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.
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The Forgotten Trailblazers of Heavy Metal: A Study of Underlooked Proto-Metal
Metal’s origins go much deeper than the handful of bands credited as being a pioneer of the 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.
Amplified Pessimism: Gibson and the So-Called Death of the Guitar
Gibson may be dying on its feet, but that doesn’t mean the guitar, or rock, is.
Messa: Metal, Jazz, and the Prismatic Nature of Music
Italian four-piece Messa talk us through their unique blend of doom and jazz.
The Astral Noize 4/20 Roundup
On 4/20, doom dominates our first reviews roundup, which includes some surprise releases from familiar faces.
Foregoing the Frontman: An Exploration of Instrumental Artistry
The term “instrumental” seems to throw some people off, so here’s a list of bands you should check out to fix your perception.
Review: WuW – Rien Ne Nous Sera Épargné
A musical voyage where minimalist doom, post-metal and space rock collide with the avant-garde.
Inside Black Moth’s New Album and the Disturbing Waxworks That Inspired It
Black Moth guitarist Jim Swainston on their new album and the bizarre waxwork cadavers that inspire it.
Why Judas Priest Continue To Captivate The Metal Scene
Despite making such a significant contribution to the scene almost half a century ago, Priest continue to fire on all cylinders in 2018.
Noisepicker: Blues, But Gnarlier
After honing his riff-crafting talents in Lord Of Putrefaction, Decomposed, Hangnail, Firebird and The Earls Of Mars, Harry Armstrong’s latest project takes a step towards metal’s origins in blues.
They’re Already Inside Your Mind: Lacertilia
We chat to psychedelic stoner rockers Lacertilia about the band’s influences and the intriguing concept behind their latest LP.
Preview: Riffmass 2017
Check out our preview of this year’s Riffmass, a day of riffs hosted by prog doomers King Goat.
Review: Godflesh – Post Self
It’s almost unheard of for a band to release a masterpiece so late into their career but somehow Godflesh have achieved just that.
