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Strange, but what isn't in the world of indie metal? As I Lay Dying releases, A Long March: The First Recordings via Metal Blade, which includes...Read more

Though neither of their first two albums had sold in very large quantities (even by heavy metal standards), by 1983 Venom had become simply...Read more

Track Listing: 1. Black Metal, 2. To Hell And Back, 3. Buried Alive, 4. Raise The Dead, 5. Teacher's Pet, 6. Leave Me In Hell, 7. Sacrifice, 8....Read more

On their anthemic mission statement "Kings of Metal" Manowar once again proclaim their metal superiority thusly: "Other bands play, Manowar...Read more

Weckt Die Toten is a skilled debut, In Extremo blending vintage and modern metal styles for a fantasy-themed joyride.Read more

GWAR continues to prove that no subject is too crude, no form of typified rape too base to relate in their relentless jaunt to use dramatic excess...Read more

Many up-and-coming American metal bands of the early 1980s wished they were Iron Maiden, but few came as close to achieving the feat as Los...Read more

Black metal masters the Children of Bodom deliver a face-melting blast of musical brutality in this release of a performance captured live at the...Read more

A decent follow-up to Parallels that at times exceeds it, but not as effective as a collective whole. Mark Zonder's drumming approach continues to...Read more

Boasting the awesome "Chemical Warfare," a regular staple of Slayer's live shows, the Haunting the Chapel EP was a more crucial stepping stone in...Read more

A lot of people have the propensity to give H.I.M. unnecessary doses of grief simply because of the band's friendship and professional allegiance...Read more

A lot of people have the propensity to give H.I.M. unnecessary doses of grief simply because of the band's friendship and professional allegiance...Read more

Two of Falconer's three members are alumni of Swedish black/Viking metal outfit Mithotyn, but Falconer is a lot more than merely Mithotyn Mark 2....Read more

Inishmore finds Riot continuing in the melodic, Gothic metal direction begun on their earlier '90s albums, with a feel reminiscent of Rainbow and...Read more

The stability of staying on the same label and with the same lineup for two records in a row has paid off for Swiss metalcore outfit Cataract:...Read more

There is no such thing as "too much Tibetan bowl music." Xumantra, aka Marco Dolce, has a massive collection of sacred metal bowls from Tibet and...Read more