The sound of epic doom has fallen by the wayside a bit. Scores of upcoming bands heed the clarion call of 80’s/90’s revivalism within metal and new groups are churning out excellent death metal, speed metal, and heavy metal albums by the minute. Dormant giants reawaken as Cirith Ungol and…
As someone who likes to keep an eye on all things Australian and thrash metal, I’d been looking out for the second full-length effort from Adelaide up-and-comers Hidden Intent for some time. Yet, when Fear, Prey, Demise dropped digitally back in February, it somehow completely passed me by—as I imagine…
Here on Half-Life, we go through a band’s discography and see where they stand today compared to where they started. Pallbearer is one of metal’s rising stars and their progression has been so fun to watch. Every record has its own identity and set of surprises. To take on this project, I enlisted the assistance of my talented colleagues, Jordan Jerabek and Bill Fetty. We hope you enjoy!
