For metalheads, Christmas usually means receiving the wrong gifts. Whether they comes from a distant relative who doesn’t really know you or immediate family who think you need to act/dress/behave differently, metal fans’ holiday gifts […]
There are cool guitarists, and then there’s Nita Strauss. Starting off in all-female tribute act the Iron Maidens, Strauss soon rose to international stardom playing guitar alongside some of rock and metal’s biggest names. But […]
No one writes riffs like Slayer. At the end of the day, the California thrash titans’ guitar parts are what has made them such metal legends. Plenty of bands have lyrics about Lucifer and lightning-fast […]
On their new album Spectre of Devastation, Swedish three-piece Warfect deliver a spirited thrash attack that’ll give fans of all things fast and destructive reason to rejoice. With tight riffs, thunderous percussion, and harsh, Teutonic-style vocals, […]
The emotive, progressive melodic death metal of Dark Tranquillity feels timeless, both modern and classic with each new record. But the Gothenburg, Sweden-based six-piece have been around since 1989, and their riveting new album Moment […]
There are cool metal albums, and then there are awesome metal albums, and then there is At The Gates‘ Slaughter of the Soul. As infectious as it is demonic, the record set the standard for every […]
Over the past decade or so, thrash metal finally started getting the respect it’s always deserved. Though often seen as the rabid, hyperactive little brother of the ‘80s metal scene, the genre has become not […]
Metal lyrics are like abstract art: everyone thinks they can just whip some up effortlessly, but if they’re going to be effective, they take a lot of work. At their best, metal lyrics aren’t just […]
Music trends are cyclical. The wheels spins like this: a genre or sound starts off, and it’s novel, interesting, and experimental. After underground fans catch on, it eventually spreads to mainstream listeners who love the […]
At their core, every rock band wants to be at least a little scary. Fear is the oldest, most primal emotion any human being knows, passed down from our caveman ancestors who watched in horror […]
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