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Click to enlargeText by Cosmo Lee OK, this is just an excuse to post the album cover. It’s my favorite so-bad-it’s-good artwork from last year. Just look at it! Click it to make it really, really big. There’s a lot to take in. Seriously, though — can anyone explain modern power metal to me? I […]

Wolf photo by Mark CoatsworthText by Cosmo Lee Traditional metal has long been a staple of my workouts. The beats are simple, the riffs are strong, and the melodies cut through surrounding noise. It’s only a matter of time before I do a proper Manowar workout. Here are three of my current workout favorites. Wolf […]

by Franceso Ferorelli Ah, the cover art gamble. The Internet in all its wisdom has yet to conjure up an adequate facsimile of this experience. Sometimes in high school if I had a few extra bucks, I’d buy a tape or CD because it looked cool — the ignorant music fan’s Hail Mary pass. This […]

The Ruins of Beverast has won nearly universal acclaim since Alexander von Meilenwald (formerly of Nagelfar) started the project in 2003. The solo outfit’s previous two releases, Unlock the Shrine and Rain Upon the Impure, were hailed for their musical innovation and conceptual density. Innovation, however, should not read in the boilerplate way it has […]

I feel a lot of estrogen floating around the metalsphere. Or, more accurately, a lot of testosterone floating around the estrogen. People got worked up about Revolver‘s “Hottest Chicks in Metal” issue. Then people got worked up about Leaves’ Eyes singer Liv Kristine’s blog post about Why Females in Metal Rule. Then people got worked […]

What I listen to when I work out is much different than what I listen to otherwise. My ideal workout music has power, regularity, and low end. This excludes mathcore, most black metal, and technical death metal, but includes metallic hardcore, brutal death metal, and Amon Amarth — none of which I enjoy for recreation. […]