With eyes on all of the talent that has been emerging from the North American progressive metal scene, some of the most deserving international artists are, sadly, easily overlooked. A prime example comes in the form of one of my favourite bands, Leprous. [...]

Formed in 2015, Venom Inc. is not be confused with English heavy metal band Venom. However, keep in mind they are a sub-creation of the original monster comprising the core line-up of the ‘Prime Evil’ era, with bassist/vocalist Tony “The Demolition Man” [...]

Buckcherry fans who found themselves disappointed that the band are beginning to wind down their year may sob no more. For the newest old band on the block, Josh Todd & The Conflict features the prolific Buckcherry vocalist, Josh Todd as well his [...]

It’s long been postulated that songwriting, moreover good songwriting, is an art form. The ability to craft powerful, memorable or simply catchy pieces of music takes some craft for which a certain level of self-awareness, skill and diligence is required; [...]

When someone mentions “Industrial Metal”, the first bands that come to my mind are Rammstein and Ministry. This might be the case for a majority of people who aren’t well-versed with this genre. For how big these bands are, the genre itself is quite small [...]

Tomas Lindberg doesn’t seem to grasp the concept of rest. As well as the long awaited At The Gate’s follow-up to ‘At War With Reality’, Lindberg has been working on a project with Viscera Trail main-man Tomer Hasenfratz dubbed Sign [...]

While admired for its creative and inspiring musical prowess, the world of technical death metal has in some sense seen a little saturation in recent times. This is a very dangerous thing to say. At least from the perspectives of trends, the ideas that [...]

One of the most influential decades throughout musical history was the ‘80s. A plethora of bands made a name for themselves during this time. Now that we’ve come to 2017, many of these bands are releasing new music. In the past few years, [...]

Primus and Clutch teamed up for a tour together and on July 20th, 2017, they brought the fun to Michigan Lottery Theater, also known as Freedom Hill Amphitheater in Sterling Heights, Michigan. This was one show I was looking forward to this summer as [...]

The last day at the Rockharz Festival started with a sick package of death metal. Dawn of Disease was the first act of the day, and they were the right start. The death metallers spread a powerful mood over the infield. The guys rocked the stage and [...]

After a strong pre-show, Friday saw the majority of the stragglers pitch their tents in the baking sun. Musically, the day got off to a weak start with second stage openers Fraktions. Though musically decent, less than stellar vocals and a cringe-inducing [...]

The sixth installment of UK Tech-Fest was set to be one of surprises for me – although I question the validity of the sea of cookie-cutter djent bands that stormed the metal scene a few years ago calling themselves “tech,” this year’s [...]

  Primus and Clutch teamed up for a tour together and on July 20th, 2017, they brought the fun to Michigan Lottery Theater, also known as Freedom Hill Amphitheater in Sterling Heights, Michigan. Read Our Review Here Here are some of the killer Primus [...]

  What better way to kick the shit out of your Monday than a night of metal. The 20 Monroe Live venue in Grand Rapids hosted a fearsome night of metal with Lamb of God and Behemoth. Each band left a wake of devastation and exalted metal fans. Read [...]

  The iconic Max Watts venue in Melbourne, Australia was recently witness to a lineup of amazing metal talent – Primordial, Vomitor, Nocturnal Graves, and Abstract the Light! Here are some of the best moments from the evening:

  On July 6th, 2017, Northcote Social Club in Melbourne, was the next stop on doom metal masters PALLBEARER‘s ongoing Australia tour. Read Our Live Review Here Here are some of the epic moments of the evening:

  As is known, when a Rockharz ends, a new Rockharz isn’t far.. Therefore, there are first news to be published: The festival will celebrate its 25th birthday next year! For this celebration the organizers have already announced some first [...]

  70000TONS OF METAL, The Original, The World’s Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise, has announced ticket sales dates for Survivors and the first 16 of 60 bands to perform on board. The much-anticipated 8th edition sails from Miami / Fort Lauderdale, FL to [...]

  Italian occult rockers PSYCHEDELIC WITCHCRAFT will make their UK debut at Damnation Festival. They’ll be joined by Belgian black metallers, WIEGEDOOD, and Ginger Wildheart’s noise outfit, MUTATION, at Leeds University Union on Saturday, November 4. [...]

  US powerviolence outfit NAILS have been added to this year’s jaw-dropping Damnation Festival line-up. The grind quartet will subject the Terrorizer Stage to a live onslaught alongside the likes of Dying Fetus, Agoraphobic Nosebleed and Psycroptic. [...]