Eric Smith fronted the Virginia-based hardcore/screamo band, The Catalyst, but the chances are you’ve never heard of them if you’re a reader from outside the USA. They split in 2016,…
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Cro-Mags are back once again after their triumphant return with 2020’s excellent In the Beginning album. It’s true that we run of out of superlatives to describe the man and…
Few musicians can boast the pedigree and talent of Nick Barker over the years. Having occupied the studio drum stool for Cradle of Filth, Dimmu Borgir and Brujeria and filled…
New Orleans heavyweights, EyeHateGod, have been creating misanthropic vibes and walls of feedback since 1988. Despite being around for over thirty years, this is only their sixth studio album after…
How significant could it be that Pupil Slicer and Autarkh released their debut albums on the same day? The chances are you’ve seen both names plastered all over the metal…
You know Thirdface will be an interesting band just by looking at them. One member is decked out in Doc Martins and a Bad Brains t-shirt, another sports a Cleric…
Something has to give when Greg Puciato (Dillinger Escape Plan), Max Cavalera (ex-Sepultura/ Soulfly) and Troy Sanders (Mastodon) come together for a Killer Be Killed record. The iconic sounds of…
Metalcore is a turnoff for a lot of metal fans. All those youthful emo kids playing breakdown riffs and unleashing radio-friendly choruses in between the gurning and false testosterone is…
Sacramento’s Psychosomatic are veterans of the thrash scene with six albums under their belt and over a thousand shows to their name since their formation in 1988. Now on their…