Brazil
“Males Infestus”, the debut EP of Brazilian death metal trio Cauterization, mostly sounds torn between two worlds. On one hand it relies heavily on the template set by Krisiun while infusing it with a dose of thrash – and groove sections. Cauterization was formed in 2008 in Presidente Prudente, São Paulo.
Black Sabbath
The 2013 demo recording of Slovenian all-girl doom metal combo Mist, aptly called “demo” to avoid unnecessary confusion, is a worthwhile demonstration of a young band taking a traditional and classic approach to a genre to its logical conclusion. The demo is significantly heavier than most of its more marketable
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
female fronted
Gothic metal is a difficult genre to pull off correctly, no matter which subbranch of it a band chooses to specialize in. The genre tends to come in two distinct varieties. The mainstream, less metallic pop brand – of which Nightwish and mid-era Within Temptation are the most identifiable acts, or
Black Sabbath
In the last years there has been an incredible influx of female-fronted psychedelic rock/stoner/doom metal bands. It seems every label is searching far and wide to find its own Jess and The Ancients, Seremonia, High Priest Of Saturn or Jex Thoth. The difference is that Jex Thoth, the
Black Sabbath
In the last five or so years there have been a significant influx of bands aping the one of metal’s earliest known practitioners and its true pillar: Black Sabbath. The practice isn’t new in the slightest, ever since Black Sabbath reared its ugly head all the way back