The double-bass is too far forward, the guitars are an afterthought, and the horror strings don’t take the moonlight until three minutes into this snoozer.
Symphonic metal masters of horror Carach Angren have unveiled the second new single from their upcoming 6(66)th full-length, Franckensteina Strataemontanus.
Greek metal veterans Rotting Christ will headline 2020’s Devastation on the Nation tour. They will be supported by Borknagar, Wolfheart, and Abigail Williams.
Enigmatic world music outfit Heilung will embark on a long-awaited North American headlining tour, their first ever live appearances in the States and Canada!
Norwegian black metal titans Abbath have just dropped “Harvest Pyre,” the first single from their upcoming sophomore release, Outstrider, due on July 5.
With decades of genre-defining black metal under his spiked belt as frontman for Norwegian legends Immortal, one wouldn’t think Abbath had much left to prove.
Done right (and, crucially, if you’re a fan of the band), odds and ends collections offer an interesting new perspective on a band’s musical evolution.
French metalcore crew Eths remind me of the nu metal acts that were shunned outright because of their association with an increasingly unpopular style.
The zombie thing has long since become a cultural phenomenon and been subsequently beaten to (un)death. Be wary of a 2012 release called Hordes of Zombies.
Samael settles into its trademark midtempo mood and plays things a little too safe at times, but the highlights leave more of an impression than the dips.
Sweden’s Engel barrels down the road at a great clip for the first four tracks of Threnody, bashing through some modern metal with incredible energy and polish.
A sad record. Not in a boo-hoo way, it’s more of a hands-in-pockets, head down, kick the can as the weight of existence slows your movement kind of way.
Jupiter zips and crashes around the room, its sharp edges colliding with surfaces hard and soft, hurling itself constantly forward with impossible energy.