Irish metal. Sounds like one of those Starburst contradiction commercials, doesn’t it? Here in the states, speaking on my own encounters, Irish metal bands are pretty uncommon. My first thought when I heard “Irish metal” was Celtic meets Metallica, and then I listened to Chosen’s newest album “Resolution” and any previous[...]
Have you ever listened to a band and your only thought was “Well, damn.”? In today’s modern metal scene where bands are turning more towards processed drums, backtracked keys and samples, auto-tuned vocals, and the generic “let’s start off with a clean chorus, go into a breakdown, transition the breakdown[...]
Ritual is the fifth studio album from Melodic Death Metal band The Black Dahlia Murder. Through their previous two releases, Nocturnal (2007) and Deflorate (2009), The Black Dahlia Murder has become a well-known and reputable melodic band in the metal community. After the success of Deflorate, Ritual has quite a lot to live up to. After a[...]
Veil of Maya have had such a wonderful progression as a band since their inception and first two albums (All Things Set Aside and The Common Man’s Collapse.) Any die-hard fan of the band has seen them grow over the years and flourish into the finally stable and niche-recognizing band that they[...]