Drama. It’s one of those things that, in the context of metal or extreme music, often feels clichéd like some sad self-parody, or just hackneyed and predictable. Things like the demonstrative highs and lows of symphonic or power metal and the cinematic tension of post-metal immediately come to mind, but…
Each month, we always seem to come to the same conclusion when it comes to our Editors’ Picks column: Friday release days open the floodgates and unleash a seemingly endless stream of quality new music. But while some of our Editors and Contributors sit down gleefully each week to dive into this newly stocked treasure…
There’s more than a touch of irony in the title of this crushing EP from Transatlantic mathgrind project Fawn Limbs. Press play on their second EP and you’ll be left as far from “calm” or “tranquil” as humanly possible. Imagine waking up from a night terror soaked in sweat, breathing…
Constantly defying expectations and obscuring the lines between numerous subgenres of extreme metal, France’s Deathspell Omega are without a doubt one of the most consistently exciting and forward-thinking acts in the modern black metal landscape. Though their approach to songwriting and meticulous structuring of riffs has almost nothing in common…
And so the wave of abstract death metal continues! Keeping in the practice of bridging death metal with jazz-fusion inspired technique and dark atmospheric qualities, New York’s Baring Teeth are the lesser known peers of critically acclaimed acts such as Pyrrhon, Ulcerate, and Mother Brain. With the budding genre gaining…
Sometimes limited and one-off local and regional shows are the best and most intimate. They’re often unique and special experiences that national tours can’t offer. Our photographer Chris Collins recently attended one such show and captured photos of influential hardcore act Touche Amore and avant garde/progressive death metal group Baring…
In this modern age of music, it seems that new sub-genres and tags are being created by the week to match a somewhat constant push towards innovation. Much to the chagrin of elitists and the conservative-minded that are, for some reason or another, afraid and enraged by evolving sounds. Every…
