It gets a bad rap but being damned ain’t such a bad thing. Head out to any metal show on a Saturday night and follow it up with a visit to church the next morning and tell me who you’d rather spend five minutes with, let alone an eternity. Besides, can you even imagine how…
Fantasy stories are full of resurrections. Just when you think your favorite wizard is gone for good, he’s back and better than ever. That villain you thought was long gone and dead in the grave? Well, you’re fucked now because turns out he’s alive and he’s pissed. It’d be nice to have some of that…
Resurrections might not happen in a literal sense (sorry, Jesus) but in metal, they’ve become a bit of a common occurrence. Bands fall by the wayside for a multitude of reasons, from infighting to life changes to just plain malaise. Time away to grow, more opportunities to release their music, and new generations discovering what…
Just like clockwork, Werewolves are back to kick the sonic shit out of you. Since 2020, Australian death metallers Werewolves have been releasing annual records of complete aural devastation. If you’ve been along for the ride with everyone’s favorite lupine group, you should know what to expect out of album number five. Die for Us, like…
There’s a lot to consider before embarking on a quest. First up, you have to make sure you’ve got the right supplies. It wouldn’t do to get caught outdoors in a snowstorm without a cloak or be stranded far from home without provisions with a growling stomach. There’s also the matter of plotting the path…
Consistency is always nice when you are a fan of an artist but not when it breeds stagnation. Staying in the same vein as previous projects lets listeners know what to expect from your upcoming releases but it doesn’t tend to push them outside their comfort zone and experience something new and challenging. It’s understandable why…
You’d be hard pressed to find someone around today as accomplished in the world of death metal as Jack Owen. From his time as a founding member of Cannibal Corpse through his run with Deicide, Owen has been at the forefront of the genre’s leading bands for his entire career. Just as Owen found new…
It’s not uncommon to hear about how much someone’s favorite band means to them. For as long as there has been music, people have been drawing strength and comfort from their favorite performers. Finding a band that speaks to you and that you can relate to can be an immense sense of relief when you…
Metal stands in opposition. The mainstream, the church, politicians, pop culture…all tend to thumb their noses at metal and metalheads. Who gives a shit though? What’s popular is very rarely what’s good, and what makes the big bucks is usually, at the least, compromised and at worst, completely manufactured. If the music we loved was…
Spain’s Undead knows damn well how to make a killer death metal record that won’t die. Since bursting onto the scene in 2015 with their debut EP, Blood Enemy, Undead has steadily built a following and a name for themselves as purveyors of true, classic death metal. The promise of their early EPs was fulfilled on…