Langdon Hickman

Contributions

Metal for the Masses: "We Are Not Your Kind" Sees Slipknot in Absolute Top Form

We dive into the wave-making new album from Slipknot, a band whose image may precede them but whose sound and energy will go down in history forever.

Far From Square: Russian Circles' "Blood Year" Bleeds True

The long-standing post-rock/metal hybrid masters take another step into the experimental unknown with upped intensity and renewed vibe.

I'm Listening to Death Metal #9: Gorguts' "Colored Sands" and "Pleiades' Dust"

Langdon sprawls himself across Gorguts’ esoteric discography, dissecting the meaning of ambition and charting the progressive influences of a band who wields death’s sonic hammer like no other.

Champions (and Challengers) of Black Metal: Krallice's Career Has Helped Define an Age

In this massive feature, Langdon dissects Krallice’s entire body of work to discover, well, how it all works — the band’s highly technical brand of black metal has enraptured fans for over a decade.

Back So Soon: Tomb Mold's "Planetary Clairvoyance"

Tomb Mold releases their new full-length Friday, so here’s our review of an album which comes hot on the heels of a very successful predecessor.

"Portent," False's Latest Phantasm, is Furious and Fastidious Art

We delve into “Portent,” the widely anticipated second full-length from the Minnesota black metal outfit which hit shelves just a few days ago.

I'm Listening to Death Metal #8: Morbid Angel's "Formulas Fatal to the Flesh" and "Kingdoms Disdained"

Morbid death, morbid life: Langdon dissects Morbid Angel while uncovering the nuances of interior darkness as it, only sometimes, can cede way to light.

Nekrasov Vaporizes Brains with "Treachery of the Yoke" Video

Nekrasov unleashes a bewildering video from the project’s latest full-length “Lust of Consciousness” which released earlier this year via Prosthetic Records.

True to Form: Baroness Excels on "Gold & Grey"

“Cherish it. Music this good doesn’t come around every day.” Here’s our in-depth review.
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