Blood Incantation's Paul Riedl talks record collecting, record stores & more
Blood Incantation/Spectral Voice member and vinyl lover Paul Riedl talks favorite record stores, prized possessions in his record collection, the importance of physical media, and more.
Overkill - Ironbound
The return of the green & black attack
Avsky - Malignant
The intro to “Fuck Your Values, Fuck Your Beliefs” is a direct throwback to Black Sabbath’s “Black Sabbath,” heavy metal’s big bang moment. Church bells toll over stark tritones, as iron boots trudge underneath. Eventually, the mid-paced slog of mid-period Darkthrone settles in. Most of Malignant (Moribund, 2008) is mid-paced, a refreshing change from black […]
Tour Diary - Amarok
A father of two’s first tour in nine years takes him to two fests and every main metal hamlet on the West Coast
Belladonna - Metaphysical Attraction
Black SwanMystical Elysian Love Self-Released2006 Not the Anthrax singer nor the adult film star, Belladonna is an Italian band that falls somewhere between hard and goth rock. But these terms are really too crude to describe this band. The former implies a certain simplicity, and the latter a certain aesthetic, neither of which apply here. […]
Evergreen Terrace - Wolfbiker
Craig Chaney’s clean vocals are Evergreen Terrace‘s best weapon, and they probably know that. They withhold his trademark melodies until the second track; when they hit, it’s like hearing an old friend. For better or for worse, Wolfbiker (High Impact/Metal Blade, 2007) is Sincerity Is an Easy Disguise in This Business, pt. 2. That means […]
Interview: Averse Sefira
Photo by Vic “thor da” VikingInterview by Cosmo Lee Averse Sefira are perhaps America’s most potent practitioners of black metal. Their name roughly means “opposing angel”; it comes from the concept of the sephirot in the Kabbalah. This Austin, TX trio, composed of bassist Wrath Sathariel Diabolus, vocalist/guitarist Sanguine Mapsama, and drummer The Carcass, began […]
Motörhead - Overkill
Talk about being productive! In 1979, Motörhead put out Bomber and Overkill, which turns 30 today. Bomber had better artwork, but Overkill had better songs. It was the first major statement by Motörhead’s classic lineup: Lemmy, “Fast” Eddie Clarke, Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor. Their eponymous 1977 record was a punky rush job. Bouncy and bluesy, […]
Sufferage - Bloodspawn
Few female vocalists approach Arch Enemy’s Angela Gossow in brutality. However, Sufferage’s Jasmin Fleiner does, and then some. Without knowing her identity, I would have sworn that the vocals on Bloodspawn (on Remission) came from a man. In real life, that would be bad, but in metal, that’s awesome. Her voice is no joke; I […]
Huntsmen Announce New Album "The Dry Land" (Watch Teaser Video)
The Chicago progressive doom group is back with a new album – check out details and a teaser here.
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