Supergroup Umbra Vitae's 'Shadow of Life' Is an Unusually Diverse Death Metal Album

Published May 01, 2020

What do you get when you cross Converge, the Red Chord, Job for a Cowboy and Twitching Tongues? A supergroup that would pique the interest o...

Alcest Spiritual Instinct

Published Oct 24, 2019

Widely regarded as the pioneers of blackgaze, Alcest have been interweaving the threads of black metal and shoegaze for well over a decade....

The Devil Wears Prada The Act

Published Oct 10, 2019

The Devil Wears Prada are one of few metalcore acts that have managed to remain at the top throughout the genre's evolution. For almost 15 y...

Opeth In Cauda Venenum

Published Oct 02, 2019

It's been over a decade since Opeth last featured death growls, on 2008's Watershed, yet each subsequent release has been overshadowed by th...

Northlane Alien

Published Jul 31, 2019

Over the past four albums, Northlane's sound has steadily transitioned in a relatively predictable fashion. Their early stuff was concussive...

Rammstein Untitled

Published May 16, 2019

It's has been almost a decade since Rammstein last released a full-length record — but you would never know it. The internationally beloved...

The Damned Things High Crimes

Published Apr 24, 2019

Much to everyone's surprise, supergroup the Damned Things have reformed, having initially disbanded seven years ago. The unexpected move was...

The Damned Things' New Album 'High Crimes' Is Built to Last — And So Is the Band

Published Apr 23, 2019

As excitement builds for the release of their second album, High Crimes, it's easy to forget that for heavy super group the Damned Things —...

Periphery Periphery IV: Hail Stan

Published Apr 02, 2019

At this point in their already illustrious career, Periphery have proven themselves more than capable of delivering consistency and quality...

Children of Bodom Hexed

Published Mar 08, 2019

With their best years long past, there are no expectations that Children of Bodom will release another timeless classic like Follow the Reap...

In Flames I, The Mask

Published Feb 27, 2019

It's been almost two decades since In Flames altered their sound from melodic death to alternative metal, yet with every upcoming release, f...

Dream Theater Distance Over Time

Published Feb 22, 2019

It's hard to say where progressive metal would be today without Dream Theater. With other metal acts growing tired by the late '80s and earl...

Bring Me the Horizon amo

Published Jan 24, 2019

It's almost impossible to escape controversy when Bring Me the Horizon enter the conversation. The Sheffield five are one of, if not the mos...

Architects Holy Hell

Published Nov 08, 2018

It has been a trying time for one of Brighton, UK's brightest, as Architects recently lost guitarist, founding member and primary songwriter...

Immortal Northern Chaos Gods

Published Jul 05, 2018

Much uncertainty surrounded the fate of black metal pioneers Immortal following a legal conflict in 2014 over the band's trademark, which re...

Bullet For My Valentine Gravity

Published Jun 26, 2018

For many heavy metal enthusiasts, Bullet for my Valentine served as a entry point into the genre, typically offering metal's aggressive tend...

Judas Priest Firepower

Published Mar 06, 2018

Unless you've been living in a cave you're entire life, Judas Priest are one of those bands that warrant the "This band requires no introduc...

Tribulation Down Below

Published Jan 23, 2018

With Swedish metal band Tribulation, conversation often orbits around genre and how to classify them. Whether you subscribe to their classif...

Intervals The Way Forward

Published Dec 01, 2017

After changing things up for a number of years, Intervals seem to have landed on a set roster: Aaron Marshall. Having initially started out...

Taake Kong Vinter

Published Nov 24, 2017

Since 1999, Taake have been releasing "True Norwegian Black Metal" every three years, never once deviating from schedule. With Stridens Hus...