Recently, I came across a video on the Underground Video Podcast through itunes which definitely caught my attention. The flashy video was cool, the style of music something that was not especially original or profound, but what caught my attention was the vocals of one Alexis Brown, who combines death growls with some very soulful [...]
In the time I’ve listened to death metal, I don’t think I have ever encountered a band quite like Kataklysm. It’s very hard to compare them to any other death metal band because of the catchy nature of their songs. I honestly cannot think of another band thats anything like them in death metal. I [...]
Okay, before anyone breathes, let me say this review marks a specific occasion. This marks the occasion in which a band transitions into a completely new direction in their sound and their fanbase begins a steady backlash while new fans overtake the old ones in this new landscape. Sound familiar? Sure, because this happens time [...]
Perhaps the most underrated aspect of heavy metal today is its diverse subject matter that is articulated into some of the most beautiful, shocking, depressing, stoic and humorous lyrics ever written in music. For the most part, it seems that people, be them fans or otherwise, tend to focus on the heavy aspects of the [...]
Alright, so technically this isn’t Sunday, but late is better than never right?
1. Enemy of the Sun - Shadows (2007)
Pray tell, what is this? Enemy of Sun and their 2007 effort is really something that I have trouble categorizing but can’t help think that it sounds like a modern, less progressive version of Faith [...]
Riding high on a wave of critical acclaim for their new record, The Formation of Damnation, thrash titans Testament are MTV’s 52/52 Artist Of The Week! For the uninitiated, 52/52 is a way for MTV to shower love on its favorite bands, giving one artist each week over 11 hours of on-air promo time filled [...]
Ministry for the time being, is officially no more, and like any worthy sub-genre of metal (or music in general), there has to be a successor. Well, would you believe that that successor could very well be a couple of ladies from Japan? That’s the band Metalchicks are just beginning to make waves in the [...]
You know those bands that you always hear about in random conversations, or flashed in a magazine someplace that you always wanted to check out but just never got around to doing so? Fleshgore is one of these bands for me. I have always heard good things about this band but have never gotten around [...]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDj5739NQJg[/youtube]
Album: obZen
Label: Nuclear Blast
Year:2008
Inspired by my post on “evilness” in metal, perhaps the most beautiful sounding form of evil in all of heavy metal was Dissection, who managed to release some of the best, most atmospheric albums in the history of black metal.
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=Vj8jLyb8×0w[/youtube]
Album: Storm of the Light’s Bane
Label: Nuclear Blast
Year: 1995
