Vio-Lence – Let The World Burn

Vio-lence. The name says it all. You want neck-breaking thrash metal about the darker sides of life? To feel like Slayer never went away? Then this is your band. Originally formed in 1985, this Bay Area quintet has established a solid reputation for peeling faces. After lead singer Sean Killian recovered from a rather severe…

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Cult of Luna – A Dawn To Fear

How do you sum up a legacy like that of Cult of Luna’s? It would take someone or something of incredible skill, depth and eloquence to really grasp what it is that makes the band so revered, so beloved and so fabled in the world of post-music. Having released what is – spoiler – one…

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Batushka – Hospodi

Being taken from the Slavic Old Church word for God, you may go into the new Batushka – The Metal Blade one – album with expectations of something continuing in their ritualistic approach to black metal. You would be correct. With their sophomore release, Batushka continue in the manner that made them such an exciting…

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