Posts Tagged ‘death metal’

Black Dahlia Murder frontman Trevor Strnad is living the dream of every metal fan, and he knows it. Since coming onto the scene in 2003, The Black Dahlia Murder have consistently put out a record every other year. In that time they have grown to become [...]

When it comes to contemporary tech-death, I run a bit hot-and-cold – and at this point, it’s mostly cold. Of course, there’s still the occasional band or album that will get me excited, but too much of what the labels best known for the style are putting [...]

Indianapolis has become world renowned for its bands in the doom/stoner genre, but you might not know that we’re also home to some phenomenal death metal. One of the newer acts to hit our radar this year is Obscene. Made up of Indy scene veterans, they’re [...]

There’s been a fair amount of buzz surrounding Milwaukee death metallers Pig’s Blood over the last few months. Of course, since I’m old and kind of cynical, I’m always skeptical about any band that generates any kind of advanced buzz. Is the buzz because [...]

One-man black metal may as well be its own sub-genre by now.  Whether or not one actually plays every instrument or recruits the help of session players or drum programs, there is no shortage of great music coming from the mind of one single individual. [...]

Goatwhore may as well be synonymous with consistency at this point; while each album released by the NOLA blackened death metal group has it’s own quirks and distinctions, the band has a very specific sound that is rarely deviated from. Vengeful [...]

Now, here’s a tantalizing treat for any fan of technical death metal. Afterbirth are an extreme technical slamming death metal band that sound like the mutilated offspring that arose from a horrible orgy consisting of Atheist, Cynic, [...]

Now, for some, deathcore is a touchy subject. Despite what the pimple-poppers who live in the darkened corners of metal forums might tell you, there are indeed good deathcore acts out there. Despised Icon, Shadow of Intent, and Rings of Saturn all come to [...]