Into the Pit // Q2 2021
Hey there headbangers!
Bit of a mixed bag this round, although the Big Four is solid as always. I'm sticking with the quarterly format for now, but if thrash bands could try and space their albums out more a... Read More...
Release Day Roundup – 1/15/21
Editor’s Note: Longtime reader Remi VL is a regular guest contributor to our Release Day Roundup posts! He submitted several of the albums listed below. Join his Facebook group for more recommen... Read More...
Death’s Door // November 2020
I’m hard pressed to think of a better time for death metal ruination than during an election cycle. Tensions run insanely high, anger seethes, and the need for healthy outlets for explosions of emotion and pri... Read More...
Reaching Enlightenment: A Conversation with Spirit Adrift’s Nate Garrett
Spirit Adrift are one of the leaders of a cadre of bands currently pushing the sound of American heavy metal back to the forefront of the headbanger’s consciousness. Across three albums in four years - 2016’s ... Read More...
WVRM – Colony Collapse
There's probably never been a better time for a new WVRM record. South Carolina's premium-blend extreme music outfit have always championed the working class, aiming their aggression and bile towards the bloate... Read More...
Nightfear – Apocalypse
Recently, I've been handed a term by a friend and I've found myself using it a lot. That term is "Pringles metal," which they used to describe death metal stalwarts Cannibal Corpse, who have built a 30-year ca... Read More...
Metal Journalism’s Top 50 Albums of 2019
We may have already posted every list imaginable for the year of 2019, and we may have turned the corner well into our coverage of 2020 and all of the goodness it has to offer, but there is still one order... Read More...
Death’s Door // 2019 in Review
Welcome, Hellions, to our last Death’s Door installment of the decade! Wipe your feet on the mat and pull up a bone throne. We’re about to embark on a journey through another fairly amazing year of music. Oh y... Read More...
Death’s Door – October 2019
Greetings, hellions! I'm occupying the throne in Jonathan's stead this month, so gather 'round, grab a chalice, and let's chat. There's plenty to cover.
We have a few months left this year to consume as mu... Read More...
Editors’ Picks – October 2019
If it seems like I always mention how much good music has been released during the previous month that's because that's probably correct. The fact is that we've been enjoying an insane outpouring of music for ... Read More...