metal
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A lot like the band Torche with its latest album, Harmonicraft, sludgesters Baroness seem to be moving their heavy rock sound into more accessible territory. “Take My Bones Away” is the first track to drop from the band’s forthcoming Yellow & Green album, which will be out on Relapse
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Anguish is a doom metal band that comes straight out of Sweden. They released their debut album, Through the Archdemon’s Head, back in February via Dark Descent Records. “Illusive Damnation” makes an appearance on the album as the sixth of its eight tracks. The song shows the band pairing
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Thrash metal has a surprisingly large amount of its older acts still alive and kicking. Overkill just released a new album, and it wasn’t too long ago that Megadeth has a new release, too. Plus, there’s always the rest of the “Big Four” to take account of. Between
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No Youth by Wreck And Reference One of the heavier industrial albums I’ve listened to in a while, No Youth by Wreck and Reference, is the followup to the project’s 2011 album, Black Cassette. Hailing from California, Wreck and Reference are infusing heavy, doom-esque moments into otherwise spacious
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HUNGER PAINS by DNF HOMESICK by DNF Featuring members of Touche Amore and Trash Talk, California powerviolence outfit DNF scratches a darker kind of itch. With throttling and heavy riffs and grindcore-style blast beats, these two tracks from the quartet’s new 7″ are an all-out assault. The vocals of
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[audio:http://www.southernlord.com/mp3/6.%20Mother%20Abyss.mp3]MP3 Black Breath is a Seattle band I fell quickly in and out of love with in ’09 and ’10. The adrenaline-pumping riffs on the band’s debut EP on Southern Lord were satisfying, but the band didn’t bring
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Fisting – unmastered by Bongripper Chicago metal outfit Bongripper deals in all things heavy. If it’s a style of rock that features heavy riffs, and tons of bass, the band has probably indulged in it at some point across the five albums its released since ’06. The group has just
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High On Fire returns with an abrasive set of songs, and a crushing new sound thanks to producer Kurt Ballou. WATCH THE REVIEW
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On Koloss, it’s Meshuggah as usual as the band churns out one ribcage-cracking riff after another. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Stream: High On Fire- De Vermis Mysteriis The new High On Fire album won’t officially be out until next week, but you can experience the heavy, crushing guitars and Matt Pike’s relentless vocals right now through the NPR Music stream linked above. Enjoy responsibly. More volume, more results.
