As someone who’s always ready to hear a fresh new riff waft my way any day of the week, seeing a band named Riffocity seems (a) cheesy and (b) a possibly really great idea! Add on the fact that this … Continue reading Riffocity – Under A Mourning Sky
Easily one of the most influential bands of all modern progressive metal and several other styles, Mastodon has been all over the place with the band becoming nigh-on legendary and its members being in throngs of other bands. I’ve personally … Continue reading Mastodon – Emperor of Sand
There’s not much to say about the blasphemous genre that is black metal, especially if you’ve heard it before. It’s gone through throngs of changes stylistically to make it one of if not the most diverse style of all metal. … Continue reading The Sarcophagus – Beyond This World’s Illusion
The legendary Flordia death group of Death has undoubtedly left its mark upon the world of metal, and its reverberations are still felt very strongly even today. The best tribute to come out in the last few years to my … Continue reading Gruesome – Fragments of Psyche
Bay area thrash is one of the most well-known veins of thrash metal in the entire world to a point where it’s not just restricted to the titular Bay area anymore. Oh no! Even all the way in Australia the … Continue reading Harlott – Extinction
I’ve no idea what it is, but there’s just something about doom metal that when you take away the crushing heaviness and then put it in the right hands it becomes this classic sounding slab of metal that’s all but … Continue reading Pallbearer – Heartless
Norse was easily the band that showed me how dynamic Australia’s metal scene was when I was still a budding metalhead a few years ago. Their last record of “Pest” left a good impression and many including myself have been … Continue reading Norse – The Divine Light of A New Sun
With every generation, there always seems to be a wave of nostalgia for everything from the cultures of decades past. The 70s was an absolute landmark decade for rock music like no other, and many bands today are still paying … Continue reading Ecstatic Vision – Raw Rock Fury
I’ve always coveted doom metal as being as much of a creative breeding ground much like black metal, albeit the latter being much more fleshed out and explored. However, doom has always had that special crunch and an overall flavor … Continue reading Moribund Mantras – Into Nothingness
Prior to a few months ago, I had always been into metal infused with loads of atmosphere but not the style of music that’s simply titled “noise”. Mainly because I always felt it needed more, but recently some switched flipped … Continue reading Haate – Crystal: Farewell
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