Reviews Round-Up 005: A Plethora of Forward-Thinking Extreme Metal
Featuring YOB’s transcendental new album, Here Lies Man’s second offering, and the return of Orange Goblin.
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The Trials and Tribulations that Birthed YOB’s Our Raw Heart
YOB’s Aaron Rieseberg on Our Raw Heart’s gestation, and how they turned personal tragedy into triumph.
Alien Weaponry Are Exposing New Zealand’s Dark History One Raging Thrash Metal Assault At A Time
Teen thrashers Alien Weaponry talk indigenous persecution, politics in metal and the heavy music scene down under.
Live Review: Zeal & Ardor
Genre-hopping metallers prove the exhilarating potential of their new material.
Review: Zeal & Ardor – Stranger Fruit
Manuel Gagneux displays his songwriting skill on stunning sophomore LP.
Retrospective: Acid Bath – When The Kite String Pops
A look back at the frenzied debut LP by underground cult heroes, Acid Bath.
Review: Bridge Burner – Null Apostle
Experimentation and careful songwriting has lead to an impressive debut LP that answers to no one but itself.
The Genre-Defying Catharsis of Bridge Burner
NZ crusty doom grinders Bridge Burner explain their “vibe over everything” approach to heavy music.
Pigs x7 on The Dillinger Escape Plan, HMV Gift Cards and Four-Year-Old Fans
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – an interview.
Grind Your Mind ‘Til You Can’t Think About the Impending Apocalypse: A Grindcore Playlist
WW3 seems to be inevitable, so why not get your apocalypse playlist ready now?
Reviews Round-up 003: Two Weeks’ Worth of Killer Music Compiled
From trippy sludge and avant-garde death metal to laid-back “flower doom”, it’s been a good two weeks of music.
Soulful Vocals and Gothic Melancholia: The Haunting Death-Gospel of Louise Lemón
Recorded in a haunted cabin, Louise Lemón’s latest is another new take on the death-gospel genre.
Opinion: Buzz Bands, Satanic Pomposity and Why Ghost are Good for the Metal Scene
Disregarding question marks over personal taste and originality, there is an ironclad reasoning why Ghost are a modern hard rock treasure.
Inside The Body’s I Have Fought Against It But I Can’t Any Longer.
The Body’s Lee Bufford helps us take a deeper insight into the duo’s latest LP.
Blues, Improv and The Infantile Greed of the Human Race: A Deeper Look at Noisepicker’s Peace Off
The man behind the noisepicking gives us a rundown of the duo’s debut album.
How Jazz, Classical and Metal Clash to Form the Avant-Garde Musings of Inhumankind
Mind-melting and utterly unique, Inhumankind’s avant-garde compositions are a work of art.
