Kelly Shaefer is an innovator who helped to invent technical death metal as the guitarist and vocalist in Atheist. Others might identify him as one of the self-indulgent virtuosos that…
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Californian quartet, Exmortus, are veterans of the modern thrash genre, but they never seem to leave behind a lasting impact in the global scene. Now on their sixth album, they’ve…
English prog metal veterans, Threshold, dazzled minds with last year’s Dividing Lines album, but their predecessor record is the raison d’etre for Oblivion Protocol’s existence. Threshold keyboardist, Richard West, enjoyed…
Californian crossover quartet, Dead Heat, have built an impressive CV since their inception in 2016. They have three EPs, one split record, and two albums to their name, including 2021’s…
You don’t find many grunge revival artists that evolve into a metal band. The pejorative term for the former is post-grunge. Some people in America lampoon it as “butt rock”,…
Krista Van Guilder might have a quintessential Dutch surname, but she’s synonymous with Massachusetts in the Northeast of the United States. A veteran musician in the state’s doom metal scene…
English thrashers, Must Kill, were the first band to go under the microscope when Scream Blast Repeat launched in April 2020. Their Ghost Malevolent EP secured a blazing 9 out…
America has little pedigree in the black metal scene. Other than Possessed’s 1985 debut and the first Slayer album, not much else has influenced the development of the genre. The…
Greater Manchester unit, Tortured Demon, are the ultimate teen prodigies. They attracted a record attendance at the 2021 Bloodstock ‘New Blood’ tent and sold all their merchandise within hours. Their…