Immortal, i.e. Demonaz and Horgh, have finished writing their new album. Now they just need to record it.
12 CommentsTags: abbath, Black Metal, Demonaz, drama, Heavy Metal, immortal, mainstream metal, news, upcoming release
Like an Ever Flowing Stream Flows Eternal
Dismember‘s Like an Ever Flowing Stream turned twenty-five this weekend. Like an Ever Flowing Stream upped the intensity from Carnage‘s Dark Recollections in the same way that Legion would do from Deicide‘s debut. Like an Ever Flowing Stream was faster, heavier, and more distorted. Dismember drenched themselves in blood and plugged dimed Boss Heavy Metal 2 pedals into dimed Marshall JCM 900 stacks, generating a ridiculously fat, high-gain rhythm guitar tone to trample and mangle all others.
12 CommentsTags: 1991, anniversary, carnage, death metal, Dismember, Like an Ever Flowing Stream, Nicke Andersson, Sweden
Sanctuaire’s Le Sang sur l’Acier Out Now
Sanctuaire released Le Sang sur l’Acier today on CD and for digital download.
6 CommentsTags: atmospheric metal, Black Metal, Canadian Black Metal, EP, Le Sang sur l'Acier, Les Productions Hérétiques, Monarque Helserkr, news, Pagan Metal, quebec, Québécois, Sanctuaire, Tour de Garde, Viking Metal
Unmerciful’s Ravenous Impulse Out July 22nd
Unmerciful’s second album, Ravenous Impulse, of technical brutal death metal comes out on July 22nd on Unique Leader Records.
10 CommentsTags: Brutal Death Metal, death metal, news, Ravenous Impulse, Technical Death Metal, unique leader, Unmerciful, upcoming release
Swords of Steel (2015)
Article by Corey M.
Featuring several authors from many backgrounds including members of metal bands Manilla Road and Solstice, Swords of Steel is an exciting collection of short stories that are for the most part squarely rooted in the tradition of serialized weird fiction.
1 CommentTags: 2015, book, book reviews, fantasy, Horror, manilla road, pulp, science fiction, Solstice, Swords of Steel
Discharge Forced to Reschedule US Tour and Cancel Appearance at Maryland Deathfest
Maryland Deathfest once again has visa troubles forcing the cancellation of a headliner. Sodom‘s visa troubles last year led to the cancellation of their headlining appearance on the main stage of the parking lot festival. Now, British hardcore legends Discharge (the originators of d-beat hardcore) get the short end of the stick from the Baltimore festival’s disorganization.
2 CommentsTags: baltimore, cancelled tour, crossover thrash, d-beat, discharge, Hardcore, Hardcore Punk, maryland deathfest, news, nuclear blast records, punk, Thrash, thrash metal, US tour
Schattenvald – Der Winterkönig (2016)
Article by David Rosales.
As a wave of revivalists of the old metal ways of the late 80s and early 90s assail us with full optimism, we are face with the dilemma of creation of the new through the emulation of that which is no more. From this sincere intent are born projects like Schattenvald who attempt to extend the lessons of the adventurers of more than two decades ago. However, the bar that was raised by those heroes is set higher than even such well-intentioned moderns band can reach.
9 CommentsTags: 2016, Black Metal, Der Winterkönig, EP, German Black Metal, germany, review, Schattenvald
Profanatica – The Curling Flame of Blasphemy (2016)
Article by Lance Viggiano.
Profanatica return with a tuneful reinterpretation of their sophomore album, Disgusting Blasphemies Against God, refined by the sensibilities of the successful Sickened by Holy Host / The Grand Master Sessions EP compilation. The band presents a newfound confidence in ambient noise by using amplifier feedback as its own instrument in a more integral fashion than previous releases. The Curling Flame of Blasphemy opts for a slow burn approach where literal variations in tempo are suggestive rather than experienced. The result is ceremonious yet there is no culmination of the ritual, no climax; the whole procession ends on a dour note which does not feel conclusive regardless of its efficacy.
29 CommentsTags: 2016, Black Metal, death metal, hells headbangers, minimalism, paul ledney, profanatica, review, The Curling Flame of Blasphemy
Manowar Farewell Tour
Manowar are apparently planning a farewell tour.
6 CommentsTags: hard rock, Heavy Metal, manowar, news, power metal, tour, upcoming tours
Demonic Slaughter – Dark Paths to Catharsis (2015)
Article by David Rosales.
Dark Paths to Catharsis an album clearly intended to be atmospheric black metal, perhaps even a little too intentionally. Its method is of the so-called ‘melodic’ type, describing long, simple melodies played with tremolo picking, a backing power chord guitar, supporting bass, and mid-paced double-bass drums. The vocals are not entirely screeches though, being more a sort of angry dad-rock that is only mildly raspy in style. There are two major problems with the orientation and the structure-building method in Dark Paths to Catharsis: first of all, it is style-oriented; second, it replaces order with feeling.
15 CommentsTags: 2015, atmospheric metal, Black Metal, Dark Paths to Catharsis, Demonic Slaughter, modern metal, review
