One of my most significant memories of childhood is my father’s persistent chorus that I needed to be more aware of my surroundings. Awareness…
While their nom de plum gives off the impression (odor?) that High Priests are midnight tokers about to blaze the night away with sweet, slow riffs, Spinning sure…
Post-metal is great and all, but not everybody has the time to wait nine minutes for the real riffs to get delivered, right? Enter in…
Musical experiments rarely feel so, uh, experimental as Future Cult, the brave new frontier for The Lion’s Daughter. The St. Louis sludge act’s blackened take on audio…
Mortuous – what a name for a metal band – highlight how thin the line between copying and paying homage is. Their debut full…
Metal has been obsessed with necromancy for ages, but few get to live it. No matter how hard Charon has tried to ferry their…
Early success is a blessing and a burden. Few encapsulate this enigma like Midwest extreme metal outfit Skeletonwitch, who just a couple years ago…
When members of Vastum, Cretin, Ludicra, and Agalloch all come together to make what they call “dumb death metal”, you know the results are…
While it feels particularly odd to commend a psychedelic stoner rock band’s focus, From Beyond are far from the typical. Their hypnotic and addicting…
Imagine you are part of a committee put together with the goal of creating and destroying a universe. You and a small group of…