The progression from hardcore punk to thrash metal and beyond is often treated as mono-directional flow as if […]
retro metal
The seven trumpets, seven natural disaster themed horrors described in the strange fables of the Book of Revelation (CE […]
With time the disintegrating and self-shaming hulk of Göteborg’s brief melodic death metal superiority mutates into parody and […]
North Canton, Ohio progressive death/thrash metal underground legends Ripped might have formed under the name R.I.P.T. (Rebellious Intellectual […]
Formed in Nokia, Finland in the late 80’s as a short lived rehearsal only thrash metal band named […]
Throughout the history of French death metal few pockets of lasting impact remain as underappreciated as the short […]
Formed as a supremely grotesque doomed death metal outfit in 1988, Cottbus, Germany project Necrophenistic Nightmare would undergo rapid […]
TEN FROM THE TOMB is a weekly feature in the form of a themed list devoted to grouping […]
Nigh pornographically heightened levels of paganistic pride run through this third album from Meerssen, Netherlands extreme thrashers Bifrost […]
In getting booted from Antabus in 2013 musician Juho Vaarala has thrived in the move from ‘too-close-to-Russia’ town Imatra […]
In giving the keys to the underground to the largely self-obsessed, tactless millennial crowd the hope is that […]
At face value it would seem the dissolution of promising Portland, Oregon heavy metal legends Spellcaster in 2017 was […]
As the long-dragging Cold War brought state and federally funded scientific incorporation and community to several competing nations. […]
Extreme rarity, obscurity and zero provenance offer some of the biggest thrills of collecting where the chase is […]
Formed in 2016 through a mutual love for classic heavy metal, NWOBHM ’82 and the horny hard rock […]
The first ten years of releases from Lee Dorrian‘s still-ripping Rise Above Records might have began with intermittent […]
A clear standout on Shrapnel Records‘ early US power/heavy metal line-up before it became primarily a shred label, Hexx […]
The earliest demos and ‘Absence of Light’ EP from Pessimist were a combination of Slayer, Insanity and Hellwitch […]
Indiana based throwback heavy metal act Sacred Leather might feature ex-members of extreme metal acts like Coffinworm and […]
