Death/Black Metal

Orange County's Chain Reaction got a taste of sweat, angst and Death Metal

Oct 24, 2009 - Ingrid Calderon

Death metal is a subgenre of heavy metal which emerged during the 1980's, typically seen as having split off from the burgeoning thrash movement exemplified by Slayer.

Aug 28, 2009 - Nicholas Morine

Brooding industrial metallers improve their game with a new vocalist, and an album that shows they are swiftly finding their own sinister but well polished sound.

May 17, 2009 - Ashley Jacob

Gearing up for a summer Nebraska-Iowa tour, A Portrait of Mortality, are scary good and establishing themselves as strong death metal contenders.

Apr 6, 2009 - Melissa Kucirek

A discussion of commercial and independent death metal continues, choosing and illustrating some of the finest metal musicians to be found within the genre.

Apr 3, 2009 - Nicholas Morine

While nearly impossible to provide a selection from the multitude of subgenres spawned from the thrash metal of the 1980's, some suggestions can go a long way.

Apr 3, 2009 - Nicholas Morine

How does the newest Ensalved album compare to the rest, and how does the new album fare as a stand alone. These issues and more are addressed within.

Mar 19, 2009 - Tom Findlay

The American/Mexican band The Chasm have built a strong fanbase, and the new album scheduled for 2009 is set to be an exciting event.

Mar 18, 2009 - Tom Findlay

The self-titled lastest album from American black thrash band Absu is a stunner, and this article describes why.

Mar 18, 2009 - Tom Findlay

Forefather's 2008 album blends black metal brutality with melody, strong songwriting and an awareness of England's ancient mythologies.

Jan 12, 2009 - Linda Yu

Many bands get sidelined because they have not started off in Noway and are not immediately associated with black metal. This article seeks to shed a little (black) light

Dec 19, 2008 - Tom Findlay

In this article, laid down for the headbangers of the future, is a selection of fine death metal albums that will withstand the fall of time.

Dec 16, 2008 - Tom Findlay

Finnish extreme metal has fine riff masters who gel the aura of an estranged wintery wonderland and the urgency of a decent song to create some truly classic material.

Dec 15, 2008 - Tom Findlay

Another delve into the minds and careers of some very important people in the history of extreme metal.

Dec 12, 2008 - Tom Findlay

Forever associated with the church burnings and murders committed in Norway in the early to mid 90s, black metal began a decade earlier with bands like Venom and Bathory

Nov 19, 2008 - Paul Travers

Famed as the frontman with Finnish metal band Children Of Bodom, Alexi Laiho has also appeared in numerous side bands and projects including, briefly, Impaled Nazarene.

Oct 5, 2008 - Paul Travers

The High Champions of Viking flavoured death metal celebrate ten years with a brace of songs packed with sagas of the old world. A must for their growing fanbase.

Sep 29, 2008 - Tim Bolitho-Jones

In the history of metal there have been legendary bands as well as legendary warriors whose ability transcends teamwork as their influence is felt across a wide catchment

Sep 18, 2008 - Tom Findlay

The piquant latest album from Greece's metal maestros Septicflesh proves their case a strong one and maybe a spot in a few top ten lists at the end of the year.

Sep 15, 2008 - Tom Findlay

How bands have created an apocalyptic and futuristic sound as well as theme within extreme metal over the past decade.

Jul 28, 2008 - Tom Findlay

Death metal band Septic Flesh's 2008 releash traverses metal's boundaries, ultimately creating a record accesible to all metal fans.

Jul 20, 2008 - Brenna Beckelman

Black metal legends Venom return next month with new album Hell. Here, Venom frontman Conrad 'Cronos' Lant talks about the climbing accident that nearly ended his career.

May 21, 2008 - Paul Travers

Noëlle Harrisons Geschichte um das irische Au-pair-Mädchen Barbara geht unter die Haut und deckt viele menschliche Abgründe auf.

Mar 16, 2009 - Nicole Korzonnek

A review of the latest album by death metal band Brain Drill released on Metal Blade Records.

May 8, 2008 - Tom Findlay

Deicide drummer and main songwriter Steve Asheim talks about the death metal band's new album Till Death Do Us Part and considers whether it's Deicide's most brutal yet

Apr 22, 2008 - Paul Travers