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Crystal Lake cover The Ghost Inside’s “Wide Eyed”

April 15, 2016

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In the wake of The Ghost Inside’s devastating bus accident, several musicians have reached out with their love and support. In even more specific instances, these musicians have also released touching tributes through covering a selection of the band’s songs. One such band hail all the way from Japan, proof of how far this tragedy […]

Asking Alexandria The Black album review 2016

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ALBUM: Asking Alexandria – ‘The Black’

March 25, 2016

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Asking Alexandria are simultaneously standing with one foot in the past and one stepping towards the future with their fourth record The Black. Recently inducted frontman Denis Stoff leads the album through a whirlwind of aggressive moments with emotive death metal shrieks that rival anything heard on any The Black Dahlia Murder record, but it’s […]

The word alive – dark matter review 2016

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ALBUM: The Word Alive – ‘Dark Matter’

March 18, 2016

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If you’re the type of person who observed that The Jetsons family all possessed 60’s haircuts while living in the then distant future, you’re also probably someone who notices that history comes full circle. Musically speaking, this specific instance is referring to Arizona-based five-piece The Word Alive. Cosmetically the group dress in a style that […]

Killswitch Engage – Incarnate review 2016

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ALBUM: Killswitch Engage – ‘Incarnate’

March 17, 2016

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Being a pioneer of an entire movement in music is quite the title to be tagged with. Earning that divine right of accountability means other musicians heard your music and followed in your prestigious footsteps. This is certainly the case for Massachusetts metalcore veterans, Killswitch Engage. If one traced the lineage down throughout the metalcore […]

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ALBUM: Anthrax – ‘For All Kings’

March 1, 2016

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Thirty-five years into their illustrious career and the New York thrashers that are Anthrax have no intent of slowing down nor repeating history. After one of the most heralded comebacks from a metal band in recent memory with 2011’s Worship Music, the hardest ever are back once more to prove they are metal royalty with […]

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ALBUM: After The Burial – ‘Dig Deep’

February 18, 2016

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The theme of facing adversity is prevalent in After The Burial’s band name and completely resembled on their fifth record Dig Deep. The tragic and confusing death of guitarist Justin Lowe created quite a mountain for his comrades to climb, a mountain that is quickly ascended through the powerhouse performances on Dig Deep. The craftsmanship […]

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SINGLE: Asking Alexandria – “The Black”

February 3, 2016

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If Asking Alexandria’s title track for their upcoming album, The Black, is any indication, it will be a record full of dark conflict. “I Won’t Give In” was refusal, “Undivided” was defiance, and “The Black” is desperation. The track itself sits perfectly between the former’s structured ambience and the latter’s angry chaos, an alternative metal […]

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SINGLE: The Word Alive – “Trapped”

January 8, 2016

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The Word Alive's adventurous career path has been full of territory most bands at their level dream of achieving. Combining prog metal guitar magic, off-the-wall synth textures that give even Children of Bodom a run for their money and a knack for genuine emotional delivery, the five musicians that make up the band have done an excellent job at setting themselves apart from the genre norms. They're truly a cut above.

Ice Nine Kills – every trick in the book review

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ALBUM: Ice Nine Kills – ‘Every Trick In The Book’

December 7, 2015

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When titling an album Every Trick In The Book, it could stand for the artists in question sitting high above their peers who have seemingly shown everything their genre has to offer and revealing a fresh new side. Contrarily, it could also stand for a gimmicky approach to standing out in a genre rife with […]

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ALBUM: Devil You Know – ‘They Bleed Red’

November 10, 2015

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In the metal community super-groups typically aren’t viewed in the brightest light. Putting together a group of musicians who have little in common when it comes to musical approaches and styles can be both an interesting idea and a complete disaster. The goal is ultimately to create a band that does each of the members […]

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