Album Reviews

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, [...]