Tagged - metal
concert
A trip down memory lane — I saw Sleep Token in concert
I have a very odd relationship with Sleep Token, who probably the biggest act to emerge from the metal scene in recent years (although their categorization as a “metal” band is often debated). Read More
metal
Mirar’s debut “Ascension” brings a metal with a different sort of appeal to the mainstream
While it’s unlikely Mirar will become metal’s new flagship band — they are still a bit too subversive to attract any truly mainstream appeal — the crossover elements at play here serve to make them a band worth watching. Read More
bands
Top 10 best albums of 2024
It’s been an amazing year for music — some of my favorite albums of the decade came out, pop music thrived, as did rap, metal, and overall there were pretty much great albums coming out consistently every week. Read More
Album
The World is in Shambles and Chat Pile is the soundtrack
Just when I thought that “Knocked Loose” would be the best album I’d hear this year, Chat Pile swooped in with their sophomore record, “Cool World.” Read More
Album Review
Nu metal powerhouse Linkin Park makes a controversial return
With their debut performance, the band welcomed new vocalist Emily Armstrong to the lineup with an announcement of a new tour and upcoming album. Read More
Album Review
The new Nails album ripped my ears off and I liked it — “Every Bridge Burning” review
Extreme metal legends, Nails, have returned after eight years since their last effort, “You Will Never Be One of Us,” with a new project that continues their streak of deadly and pummeling grindcore. Read More
activism
‘Everyone’s A Murderer’: To The Grave’s activism in deathcore
Starting with the cover art, the overwhelming artistic rendition of children brutally consuming dead animals represents the realistic horrors and atrocities that humans have done to animals. Read More
Albums
“She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She” by Chelsea Wolfe: gloomy atmospherics and gothic shadows – but not too inaccessible
Chelsea Wolfe is a name I was familiar with before listening to her newest album, “She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She,” due to her adjacency to the metal scene. She is technically not a metal artist, although she has collaborated with notable metal acts like Converge and included a bit of a […]
Album Review
100 gecs are not comedians, they’re artists
"Anthony Kiedis sucking on my penis." Read More
