Sal Abruscato is well know for the being drummer on the first couple of Type O Negative records and the first two essential Life Of Agony albums. The latter band is in a state of suspended hibernation, so Sal decided to do his own solo project under the A Pale [...]
Heavenly Ecstasy is the fifth studio release from the Norwegian quintet known as Pagan’s Mind. The lineup has remained constant since formation in 2000 with only the loss of a guitarist. This stability of cast certainly instills the listener with some confidence of delivery. With the melodic metal cup already [...]
Southern California-based hardcore band Retox have released their debut full-length, Ugly Animals, as a joint venture between Ipecac Recordings and Three One G. The group share members Justin Person and Gabe Serbian with the Locust, and Person is also the founder of Three One G. Ugly Animals is painted with [...]
Nightrage. Insidious. Fitting names, because the sun is down and listening to them is infuriating me. The album is getting under my skin. Never before have I struggled so hard to pick out what I specifically hated about an album because I just didn’t give a shit. Seriously, I maintained [...]
One of the finest releases in the progressive rock and metal spere so far this, is Bilateral by Norwegian avant-garde/prog rock outfit Leprous. It’s incredibly free spirited and dauntless musical experience which gives bigger and more established bands a run for their money. Guitarist Oddmund Suhrke was more than happy [...]
The thing about having a bit of potential is, well, at some point you either have to demonstrate that you can fulfil that potential or you might just find that fans move on to the next new thing pretty quickly. It was with no little sense of anticipation therefore that [...]
The first time I heard about So Hideous, My Love… I was DDing/babysitting at a backyard keg party in June. I was talking to a longtime friend and former coworker when he mentioned that he had recently joined a new band I had never heard of. I couldn’t hear much [...]
In the Questionless Metal Interview (QMI), I ask individuals involved in metal (from musicians to engineers to publicity people to reviewers, etc.) to “answer” a series of unspoken “questions.” This idea was adapted from writer George Murray’s popular and always interesting Questionless Book Interviews. The results, well, are always completely [...]
Sometimes you just can’t please some people. If I said to you I had a record that had all the best bits of the Melvins, Queens of the Stone Age, Kyuss and Black Sabbath- with a smattering of Kylesa thrown in for good measure, you’d be well pleased wouldn’t you? [...]
The Dillinger Escape Plan’s Option Paralysis truly lives up to its name. To the casual listener, the album comes off as a complete sensory overload, however to fans of the band, this is the crowning achievement of their long and diverse career. The Dillinger has always traveled at light speed [...]
The New Art Center in Newton The New Art Center in Newton announces the opening of We Still See The Black, the first of its two fall exhibitions, which features the work of mostly Boston and New York-based artists who draw inspiration and imagery from Heavy Metal album covers, [...]
Following their 2010 tour supporting Therion around Europe, Swedish progressive metallers Loch Vostok release fourth album Dystopium. My first introduction to the band I was interested to see that they were born from the ashes of Mayadome back in 2001, after 10 years sat behind the drums, Teddy M?ller decided [...]
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