As much as we here at AMR tend to short change or downright bash the sub-genre known as deathcore for all it’s run of the mill crapola it tends to seep out onto the metal world, and the resulting sustainable popularity of said crapola within our community, it’s hard to deny it has had a [...]
I don’t play guitar, so any equipment associated with guitars is beyond my ability to properly “review.” However, founder Rachael Becker’s work has inspired me to write a bit about her company, Heavy Leather NYC. Rachael’s company was created to make rock n roll and metal themed custom guitar straps that are surprisingly reasonably priced [...]
Forward.com, an online Jewish magazine has written up a nice feature on Israeli based Orphaned Land and the positive spirituality behind their music. This is a great read about just another colorful type of metal out there making a difference in the world of music.
http://www.forward.com/articles/124448/
Since I haven’t actually read about the comparison to these two Finnish rock bands anywhere, I figured I’d put in my two cents. I have been a big fan of Sentenced up until their untimely break up following their final release, The Funeral Album (which is arguably one of their best). While Sentenced was active, [...]
Welcome one and all to my year end list! Overall, this was a fantastic year for metal. We saw the rise of sludge based metal bands inspired by the great success of Mastodon (whom has appeared on some mainstream end of the year lists), such as Baroness and Pelican, bring a strong sense of sophistication [...]
The guys over at MetalSucks.net have unearthed a really interesting documentary from VBS.TV that I had to bring over here to AMR. It’s about an aboriginal township in the Northern Territory of Australia, where instead of tribal conflict, they have mobs of kids who form gangs inspired by heavy metal bands. This is really a [...]
Today marks the 8th anniversary of the death of the “Father of Death Metal,” Chuck Schuldiner. Chuck Schuldiner wasn’t just an originator of death metal, he was an innovator. He was an artist who just happened to hone his craft through heavy metal. He was a blessing for the metal world, and his legacy will [...]
So recently there has been an influex of best of the decade lists circulating throughout the Net, and I couldn’t let AMR sit on its laurels on such a momentous occasion. The last decade has seen probably the biggest surge in metal’s popularity since the mid-80’s, if not more, and has probably sparked a renaissance [...]
Hailing from Venezuela, Chaos Avatar is a band you probably haven’t heard of. I know that before getting a press release from the band’s management, I had never heard of them either. However, that quickly changed after listening to a couple of the band’s albums. I was immediately hooked, and then began wondering why a [...]
If you’ve been a regular reader of All Metal Resource, you may have noticed my positive opinions of the new Shrinebuilder and A Storm of Light, particularly the former which could very well make my #1 album of the year. What unites these bands though, isn’t merely my amazing taste in music, but the label [...]
