metal
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Gearing up to release its second album in January 2012, the Devil’s Blood are an ultra-melodic hard rock band with strong hooks and harmonized guitar solos in every direction. In a way, these guys remind me of the band Ghost a band, and I know many of y’all
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Icelandic metal band Sólstafir released a new two-disc record titled Svartir Sandar on Seasons of Mist two weeks ago, and I can’t believe I almost missed it. They’ve got a really heavy and open atmosphere surrounding their music. The tunes here really build slowly and subtly, and I’
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Some dark, loud, crunchy death metal from Bastard Priest on the title track to its sophomore album: Ghouls of the Endless Night. Look for the album now on Blood Harvest, and hear a few more tracks on the duo’s Bandcamp.
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“Into Oblivion” “As Dawn Breaks” Sweden’s Entrench is plays a raw, aggressive, unadulterated breed of thrash metal that was lost in translation as the genre evolved over the decades. This band’s take on thrash really is pure. They combine it with nothing at all–not even modern production
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On the Hunter, Mastodon’s sludgy take on progressive metal is sounding more accessible than ever. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Download: Wormrot- Noise Y’all may remember back in April when I reviewed the new Wormrot LP, Dirge. Damn, that album was loud, fast, intricate, intense, and catchy. Basically, it had everything I could want in a grindcore record. I’m not the kind of person who needs to be
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Old Gods by Old Gods Featuring members of Dillinger Escape Plan, Heads Will Roll, and the Armed, Detroit’s Old Gods have put together a harsh, high-volume, and riff-heavy set of tracks on this self-titled album. I think the recording, especially on the drums, could be a little better, but
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A new video and song from Mastodon, teasing to the release of the band’s new album, the Hunter, on Sept. 27th. I’m actually digging this track a lot more than the first one to drop earlier this year. The riffs are mighty, and the drums fills are pretty
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On September 13th, black metal experimentalists Wolves In the Throne room will be dropping a new album via Southern Lord: Celestial Lineage. And to be honest, I wasn’t sure if I was gonna be looking to this one. I wasn’t a fan of the band’s output since
