As glib an assessment of "Helmet, but metalcore" feels, there is a distinct aptness in the appraisal. As Eye Flys whip through the trademark...

High Anxiety absolutely hates you. Making no bones of its disgust, from the opening track "Surrounded by Fucking Idiots," Oozing Wound take...

Less an album and more a test of endurance, Spectre of Ruin is a fatiguing cacophony. With oversaturated production more akin to wispy shoeg...

Plaque Marks aren't afraid of sticking to what they know. Brimming with crusty swagger, Anxiety Driven Nervous Worship rages like Pissed Jea...

Though it might seem hacky to laud the Bronx with backhanded descriptors like "workhorse" and "reliable," there is a steely truthfulness to...

With remarkable mediocrity, All That Remains return with their patented blend of small-government rock. From the blissfully average "Louder"...

Plumbing the muck of brutal death metal, Desecravity return with Orphic Signs. The band is a monolithic juggernaut, overwhelming the listene...

Ótta is a comfortable evolution for Sólstafir. Long evoking a heavier version of Sigur Rós' high drama, the Icelandic foursome have all but...

Global Depression is anchored by Hammerhead's sense of challenging noise rock. The band lurches through obtuse songcraft, but without angula...

Much like their doom-rock brethren Graveyard and Witchcraft, Bloody Hammers have taken the road paved with high-gain tube amps and mystical...

Hot on the heels of Whores' Clean are Atlanta's lesser-known sons Pretty Please, who flit around with a similar dirge. Much like Whores, Pre...

Hold onto your flannel; grunge is back. It's almost too easy to rely on referencing other bands when talking about Jar'd Loose. Treading on...

In comparison to other modern progressive metal, Anubis Gate feels almost quaint in comparison. While other bands are happy to impress you w...

No one could say Warbringer is reinventing the wheel, but said wheel is just fine the way it is. Steeped in the Bay Area tradition of "born...