Iced Earth were always an anomaly within USPM, far darker and much more aggressive than their peers and unlike the rest of the bands from that scene, they did not…
1. So your latest release Mélamar is a stylistic departure from Fatanyu towards a more chaotic black metal approach but it still retains the same melodic foundation. What were you…
https://youtu.be/vIbDj6tKymo n the final video of the year, Nick goes through 8 albums that have marked him in particular this year and briefly analyzes why those albums stood out. Albums…
Six excellent albums in a row entirely contained within a decade is a virtually unimiginable feat yet Blind Guardian have done it without ever relying on the same tools for…
Neuropath are another unfortunate example of a highly talented band that never managed to stick around long enough for a full length. The band managed to release two demos within…
In the history of metal no band has ever managed to successfully return after a two and a half decade hiatus as these returns are generally characterized by a thinly…
Many bands purposefully try to sound "quirky" and "unhinged" and these attempts rarely lead to worthwhile music as they come across as dishonest and attention seeking as they tend to…
What draws listeners into Swedish death metal tends to be the focus on stripped back punk riffs, a reliance on the D-beat, gruff shouts, hard rock inspired breakdowns and the…
Tiamat have always been at the forefront of the Swedish scene, whether it was under the name Treblinka where they played the still nascent death/black metal of the time that…
Most funeral doom is considered to be morose and monotonous with little variation in mood or composition and relying on slow tempi and sustained power chords on low tuned guitars…