It’s been a wild ride for Horrendous, the death metal band originating between Philadelphia and South Carolina, but one that has been an exciting journey for fans of the genre to follow. Formed in 2009 by punk loving brothers Matt and Jamie Knox along with their more metal-leaning friend Damian Herring, the group started with…
A gut wound lingers. In the movies, a gunshot to the middle tends to be a drawn out affair, with the unfortunate recipient left to suffer in agony for hours or days. It’s a visceral process of suffering, expiring from a gut wound, and one that’s a more than apt title for a death metal…
If you love death metal, you probably love Terry Butler, whether you know it or not. You can’t be a fan of the genre without liking Massacre, Death, Six Feet Under, Obituary, or Inhuman Condition. One, or all, of those bands has definitely been in your rotation at some point if you dig the genre…
Most bands take years to catch on and that’s assuming that they take off at all. Grinding it out in a band, building recognition and respect, and cultivating that fanbase is a never-ending journey for groups. That long road between deciding to start a band and having a strong following can take years or decades…
Being a new band can be tough. There is no end to the bullshit that is required of people in bands if they want to exist for any period of time, let alone make any money or gain any attention. For many bands, their local scene is a source of security and comfort. Having other bands…
Death metal has always thrived in Sweden. When looking at pockets around the globe of where the art form has always had a strong fan base and a fertile ground for exciting albums and bands, Sweden is probably the first stop outside the States for many listeners. The Scandinavian country has produced plenty of classic…
You shouldn’t really need an intro for a Jonas Renkse interview. Chances are, you’ve dug his work in one of his bands. If you’re a death metal fan, you are seriously missing out if you haven’t heard anything from his supergroup, Bloodbath. If you’re bread is buttered more on the prog and doom metal side,…
In the world of extreme metal, the Chicagoland area is an underrated spot. Sure, Florida, New York, and California get a lot of attention, and deservedly so, too. That being said, Chicago’s contributions to extreme metal and the bands that call that area home have been criminally overlooked by the national media. Plenty of cool…
It’s no surprise that musicians put a ton of themselves into their work. Just the act of creating is, in and of itself, an incredibly intimate process of putting something of yourself into your art that, you hope, will deeply affect its particular audience in some way. How much of yourself you put into that work…
Ask any metal fan and I’m sure they’ll be more than happy to tell you their own personal list of bands that are too big and bands that are too small. Everyone has their own unique takes on who should be huge by now and who shouldn’t. For every band you say, someone else will argue…