There’s never been a better time to be a pot smoking death metal fan. On the metal front, it’s easier now than ever to access any and every band, from the obscure to the most mainstream (well, mainstream for death metal), and bands are way more able to interact with their fanbase from all over…
Are you ready to have your skull caved in? Kind of a weird question to ask, I know, but if you’re a death metal fan then you’re probably always down for a little cranial crushing if the mood is right. Well, it’s a Friday and the mood is more than right if you’ve picked up…
There’s something to be said for going the lone wolf route when it comes to music. Sure, sharing the load and having others to help out can make things easier but it can also lead to a lot of tensions and scheduling issues that can hamper the actual creation of music and lead to all sorts…
There are exceptions to most rules but, by and large, the death metal faithful aren’t really the faithful type, at least in the theological sense. Sure, there are some christian death metal bands (quality not guaranteed), but it’s a style that lends itself way easier to ripping an angel apart than praising one. The fury, speed,…
It’s almost more difficult to grasp how the bizarre wouldn’t interest someone than how it would. Everyday life can get so boring and dull and routine definitely can make today feel like yesterday feel like tomorrow feel like yesterday in one long, unbroken line. The bizarre, the weird, the strange all give us a chance to…
Conjuring isn’t for the faint of heart. When you start playing around with supernatural forces and calling upon entities beyond our understanding, you risk letting something you can’t control or comprehend loose upon the world. Mess around with forces from beyond and you just might end up with a scenario on your hands that looks…
It’s been a long wait, but the first Lord Mountain LP has finally been unleashed upon the world. The Oath, released on January 20 of this year, builds on the promise that Lord Mountain displayed way back in 2016 when they released their self-titled debut EP. Fans who dug the band’s first output will not be disappointed…
People find inspiration everywhere. A brush with death could be the push you need to make a grand change. Maybe something as simple as a nice walk in the forest gave you the motivation to write something haunting. Even just experiencing someone else’s art can be the impetus that a lot of people need to…
Death metal needs bands like Nothingness. There’s nothing wrong with sticking firmly within a specific genre and making art that doesn’t stray from the boundaries of what makes that genre unique. Bands do it all the time and plenty of my favorite bands aren’t the most experimental in their approaches. There’s nothing wrong with that…
Going it alone can be tough, especially when you’re a band. Writing, recording, and performing music is an onerous enough task when you have partners around you, let alone when all the decisions fall on your shoulders. There certainly are benefits, like not fighting over creative directions and figuring out how to split revenue, but there’s…