Entering the Underground #7: Yoth Iria Wields Hellenic Black Metal Might
Featuring members of legendary Greek black metal bands Rotting Christ and Necromantia, Yoth Iria carries the powerful traditions of the style into the future.
Halloween Metal '08 - Corrupted, Asunder, Ludicra, Fuck the Facts, Cattle Decapitation, Nadja, Menace Ruine, Villains, Negative Plane
Corrupted, Ludicra. AsunderSlim’s, SF, 10.31.08 Lots of good metal going on this All Hallow’s Eve. Japanese doom legends Corrupted kick off a short US West tour (dates) with Bay Area doomsters Asunder tonight at Slim’s in San Francisco. Corrupted haven’t been to the US in 11 years, so this is a big deal. Making it […]
V/A - Hails & Horns Sampler Vol. 2
A town can be measured by its record stores. By that standard, Minot, ND, has gone to the dogs. I’m back in my hometown for the holidays, and I discovered that the one record store in the one mall here recently closed. Tellingly, a Christian bookstore also replaced the only toy store. Now, the only […]
Hellish Form's Slow Motion Horror Holds "Shadows With Teeth" (Early Track Stream)
Stream a new track from Hellish Form (members of Body Void, Keeper, Elder Devil), a project that fuses funeral doom with drone for an extra dose of despair.
an interview with Weekend Nachos, and "Dust" stream (ft. Dylan of Full of Hell)
Relentless Chicago grindcore act Weekend Nachos has in fact finally relented, as their fifth and final album Apology will be released on May 20 via Relapse Records (pre-order). However, that doesn’t mean they aren’t going out without a dogged fight of power violence fury…
Cirith Ungol's Monstrous Heavy Metal Is Eternally "Half Past Human" (Interview)
With their new EP of re-recorded long-buried material releasing next week, Cirith Ungol is well along into a reunion that is perhaps one of heavy metal’s most successful ever. Read an interview with drummer Rob Garven about “Half Past Human,” how the band picked the songs for the EP, and more.
Blood Incantation's "Hidden History of the Human Race" is Death Metal Infinite, Incarnate
The shortest possible critical statement: “More Blood Incantation! AOTY 5/5.” This, however, clearly won’t suffice, so here’s a more comprehensive set of thoughts. The new album releases tomorrow.
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 […]
Planes Mistaken for Stars Live at San Francisco's Bottom of the Hill
Together again at last
Villainy - Villainy II: Dim (Premiere)
The rocktimist invasion of black metal continues
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