There’s a moment halfway through “WATCH OUT!” where everything starts spinning. Not metaphorically, not musically, but viscerally. The chorus swirls in psychedelic loops around your head, mirroring the “spinning in a circle” lyric so literally, so perfectly, it’s as if…
There’s something magnetic about a band that makes you sweat and swing fists before you even know their discography. That was my introduction to Malevolence at Brutal Assault 2023, a relentless, sun-scorched set that carved out one of the weekend’s…
There was a time when discovering Volbeat felt like stumbling onto something oddly perfect. Music that bridged two seemingly distant worlds: the bruising gallop of thrash and the dusty soul of Americana. The band’s early records wore this duality proudly,…
There are few heavier crowns to wear in extreme metal than the one Behemoth forged for themselves with The Satanist. Released in 2014, it was more than just a comeback after frontman Nergal’s battle with leukemia. It was an artistic…
It begins, as all hauntings do, with a false sense of safety. A soft shimmer, a haunting children’s choir, and then Peacefield rolls in – an 80s-inspired opener that plays tricks on your memory, as though you’ve heard it somewhere…
Being the gateway into the genre that will remain my favorite to this day, Tobias Sammet and his merry ensemble called Avantasia have always held a special place in my heart. Therefore, being objective while drooling over their every new release…
It’s been three years since Slipknot released their last album, “We Are Not Your Kind.” During that time, the world has been dealing with a crisis unlike any in recent history, and the music industry has arguably suffered the most.…
It’s been a while since we’ve had a proper Blind Guardian album, but it was worth the wait. Their last offering, “Legacy of the Dark Lands,” was a departure from the band’s traditional heavy metal sound. Instead, the album labeled…
When Megadeth released their album “Dystopia” in 2016, many fans were taken aback. The album had a very different sound than their recent opus. It was clear that Dave Mustaine was trying to recapture the sound of their earlier albums,…
Muse’s early records were full of lyrical topics, many labeled conspiracy theories. However, in 2022, following a global pandemic and standing on the edge of downright world war, they feel like real wake-up calls. You can’t deny that songs like…