Amanda Marie Gosse
On its independently released debut album Category VI, Newfoundland’s only female-fronted traditional metal combo, are on the verge of unlocking their blooming potential as a veritable creative force. Built upon the foundation of electrifying traditional metal with a dash of rugged thrash – and technical chops “Fireborn” oozes with old
Brian Slagel
If “Maximum Violence” was the point where Six Feet Under jumped the shark creatively then “True Carnage” is the point where they stopped caring altogether. Two years after their last recording embarrassment these Tampa, Florida natives return for another round of the most primitive, unassuming and lunk-headed death metal. “True
Belgium
By the time the sixth album of Belgian black metal outfit Enthroned was released upon the world, the band had regained a comfortable level of internal stability. With a dedicated label partner, the band wrote another strong album that was worthy of their collective and entirely second-tier legacy. “XES Haereticum”
death metal
It took Steve Tucker about a decade to launch his post-Morbid Angel project. While his tenure with Morbid Angel met its fair share of criticism (some of which was completely substantial and founded), his new international project Warfather is marred by faults of its own, be they inconsistent songwriting or
Bill Robinson
There never has been such a waste of talent as on the debut of California death metal act Decrepit Birth. Recorded as a trio at the band’s home studio in Santa Cruz and including studio drumming by the noted Tim Yeung (who cut his teeth with studio work for
black metal
The fourth Immortal album is the last of their “holocaust metal” trilogy, and primarily an album about changes. After this album Demonaz would depart from live activity with the band, having been diagnosed with acute tendinitis in his arm, instead moving forward as their manager while remaining active as their
mainstream
Terese Taylor is a singer/songwriter based out of her adopted home of San Francisco. Since 1999 she has been building a following in North America, and she has released three albums (in 1999, 2003, and 2006) prior to arriving at “At Your Mercy Circuit”. All of her hard work
Archenterum
The latest Caelestis release, a single in collaboration with French underground death metal combo Archenterum, is a curious experiment in sound that works just as much as it feels contrived. It is a bold continuation of the alternative/gothic rock sound hinted at on the previous “Heliocardio” EP, and it
electronica
Kawehi is different from the soulless drab that clogs the airwaves, and the focus-group tested artists that make up the popular music charts. Instead she’s an indie artist that has been diligently working to get where she is today. A bright and shining beacon of talent in a genre
Belgium
For their fifth album the Belgian “blackened horde” of Enthroned knew that all bets were off. After the debacle that was “Armoured Bestial Hell” the band needed to come back with a bang – and a number of facts played in their advantage. They had signed a new recording contract with
Brazil
In 1991-1994 Sepultura was at the height of their power and popularity. It is therefore not very surprising that their then-label Roadrunner Records sought to capitalize on their success after years of heavy touring and recording. In the wake of DVDs in the early 2000s the label re-issued the band’
death metal
Whereas “Conquering the Throne” was a serviceable debut of a couple of noted underground musicians, it was “King Of All Kings” that truly elevated Hate Eternal to the upper echelons of the death metal genre, domestic and abroad. The constellation of Erik Rutan (vocals, lead/rhythm guitar), Jared Anderson (bass