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Stoner metal has always fascinated me, but over the last couple of years we haven’t really been given the opportunity to review a lot of bands in the genre. Since THE DIVE is giving me the opportunity to dig in a little bit I would like to give you some of the background. I...
I have written many pieces on doom metal bands and I actually consider PENTAGRAM to be one of the most influential bands in my quest for music knowledge because they truly opened me up to doom metal. Although I don’t normally get into a lot of personal preferences I can say that doom metal...
The term post metal has been thrown around more in the last three years then the birth of new “core” genres. Post metal started as a method to use the traditional instruments and themes of metal in a new way that remained heavy, but gave room for thought. This gave it the “thinking man’s...
I have talked with the people at METAL ON METAL RECORDS and thought they were a pretty good group, but after the last couple of weeks I’m beginning to question if my instincts were wrong. I say this because they are trying to kill me. With my weakness for thrash, METAL ON METAL has...
After a successful interview with guitarist JEREMY EDGE of CANDLELIGHT RED we are very pleased to be reviewing their long awaited release THE WRECKAGE. The band rose to fame winning a GUITAR CENTER contest to open for the legendary KISS in 2010. From that point on they have been very busy gracing great magazines...
The genre or sound of Funeral Doom is pretty much exactly as it sounds. A collection of minimalist sounds that center around themes of desolation, despair, depression, and anything else that could make you want to jump off a bridge. Since 1993 Australia’s MOURNFUL CONGREGATION has been peddling the death and extreme doom to...
http://throatruinerrecords.bigcartel.com is a company that apologizes for only one thing. Ruining your throat by you trying to immolate the vicious and brutal acts they continue to sign and promote. Whenever I see something come across the desk from THROAT RUINER I know that even on its lowest level, my head phones are going to...
If the title made you laugh I’m not making light of BONES because the names are legit: JOE NECROMANCER, CARCASS CHRIS, and JOE WARLORD are the men behind the “hellish” metal band BONES. The guys hail from Chicago and hope that this debut album will ruin what’s left of their lives and yours. Apparently...
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Betrayl: Abandonment
Before I tell you about the band let’s take a look at some of the songs on BETRAYL’s new album ABANDONMENT: LOW EXPECTATIONS starts with a vomiting type noise and all I can say is we go from there. The many starts and stops in the song blend well with the pissed off and...
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