Checking in on the human condition isn’t exactly a chipper task these days. Granted, things haven’t been going smoothly in the world for quite some time, but lately it feels like everything has been kicked into overdrive and the fire is getting out of control. We could dive into examples galore but that’s a little…
Having fun is sometimes an overlooked part of metal. Beneath all the buckets of blood, corpsepaint scowls, and arguments over who is or is not trve kvlt, the music is there to be enjoyed. Sure, some bands might not come out and say they want you to have “fun” with their ultra-serious endeavor and that…
Sadly, the days of the video store are gone. Picking out a movie for the night doesn’t entail walking through row after row of VHS or DVD cases and picking out not only what appeals the most but what’s actually in stock. Now, rather than the tactile experience of wandering through aisles with other movie fans,…
Stephen King once wrote, “Sooner or later, everything old is new again.” Within the world of the creative arts, that’s one of the most true maxims in all of music. Musicians take inspiration where they can find it and mold it to fit their own unique interests and needs. Unless you were alive centuries ago…
If you’ve been paying attention to the extreme metal scene over the past decade, you should know Full of Hell. Formed in 2009 by a group of incredibly determined and musically talented teens, the band has been making harsh, utterly unclassifiable music since. The band’s first release, 2010’s EP The Inevitable Fear of Existence, marked…
If you didn’t know, the world changed a bit in 2020. With the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, virtually every industry on Earth was affected and mutated in some way. For music, live shows were done for a while, tours were cancelled, and recordings were put on hold as lockdowns and stay-at-home orders ramped up…
Gore, at least in the fictional sense, has a certain appeal to it, doesn’t it? There’s something about seeing buckets of blood and foot after foot of intestines thrown around in a scene that makes you (depending on the quality), laugh your ass off or feel sick to your stomach. It’s a time honored tradition…
If you haven’t noticed, there’s a lot to be miserable about lately. Ok, well maybe not just lately, but the current crop of obstacles to a happy and healthy future for our big blue ball can seem downright impassable sometimes. Between the never ending pandemic, a world always at war, and the rising cost of,…
A harsh, nihilistic world calls for harsh, nihilistic music. The last few decades have seen catastrophe after calamity after quagmire repeated ad nauseam. In a world constantly engulfed in war, perpetually on the brink of climate disaster, and struggling through a pandemic that still kills by the thousands daily, waking life is anything but a…