Sweden’s The Flower Kings have been one of the forerunners, and among the most active bands in the modern progressive rock scene since the mid-90s. Lead by guitarist/vocalist and primary composer and lyricist Roine Stolt, they are one of the bands [...]
The majority of extreme metal bands do not break the ten album mark and Novembers Doom, the American Death/Doom metal veterans, are not one of them. The Chicago based band is one of the oldest and longest-running bands of the style and they have made a [...]
I’ll admit up front that I am in general not a huge fan of the technical death metal sub genre. Yes it is fast, and highly complex, all of which I appreciate. Inevitably I get bored with it after about three songs. There is, however, a monumental [...]
In the last couple of decades the city of Perth in Western Australia has become a hotspot for heavy rock and alternative music. Established Perth natives like Karnivool, Pendulum, Bird of Tokyo and Tame Impala amongst others have claimed international [...]
One Day. One Stage. The taste of the old school vibes surrounded the luscious green pastures. To top things all off, the weather gods had blessed all with some glorious scenes. What more could we ask for? It was only last year that the inaugural Stonedeaf [...]
As black metal slowly shaped into its current form over the last couple of decades, Mayhem’s course obliqued into a space not very aligned with the genre. Considering how black metal was indebted to Mayhem’s early developments, not everyone [...]
In less than 10 years, this four-piece Progressive Groove metal wrecking machine has carved their very own place in the Heavy Metal landscape and are poised to go beyond. While most bands from a country not exactly known for it’s Heavy Metal exports [...]
The music of Alcest holds a special place in my heart. It has been there to comfort me at times, good and bad. It all began a few years ago while returning home from a disappointing Mayhem gig. A Facebook post showed me that this band called Alcest had [...]
