Coliseum - No Salvation
If Fugazi were on Deathwish Inc., they might be Coliseum. Thus, abstract yet hard-hitting politics meet dirty tones, Motörhead worship, unison bends, and a general hardcore ethic. Ryan Patterson’s howl even suggests Guy Picciotto with more testosterone (“defeater” sounds like “repeater”). Kurt Ballou’s behind the boards on No Salvation (Relapse, 2007), so it pulses with […]
World Downfall - Beyond Salvation
When you name your band World Downfall, you pretty much guarantee yourself a lifetime of Google page rank fights with Terrorizer (I wonder if Daylight Dies are pissed that Killswitch Engage put out an album with their name in it). And on Beyond Salvation (self-released, 2006), this Cologne band indeed walks a similar line between […]
Live Report: Raspberry Bulbs, Salvation, Pharmakon
Crushing teeth
Ultra Silvam Throws Back Toward the Future on "The Spearwound Salvation"
As a blend of old-school and new-school, Ultra Silvam’s debut full-length succeeds in the saturated black metal realm — “The Spearwound Salvation” releases today, and it’s a ripper.
Album Debut: Vanhelgd - Relics of Sulphur Salvation
That is not dead which can eternal lie
Salvation Delayed: Zeal & Ardor's "Gravedigger's Chant"
The first video from the band’s new record skimps on the metal, still chills the soul
So Grim So True So Real: Pain of Salvation
Their best, worst, and most beloved albums
Humanity is Cancer Deems Us "Beyond Salvation" (Track Premiere)
Stream the burly debut EP from this opinionated death metal group, which blends elements of late 1990s death metal into a modern, serrated offering.
Apocalyptic Prog: Predicting Humanity's Downfall with Pain of Salvation and Mile Marker Zero
We deconstruct the dystopic narratives of two prog albums to illuminate the very real danger facing humanity today.
Pyrrhic Salvation Draw From Death Metal's Widespread Legacy On "Manifestum I" (Early EP Stream)
The internet-based technical death metal group is set to release their EP this Friday, which shows off their varied style. Stream it here.
