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For four decades, D.R.I. has been the epitome of the aggressive, hardcore/punk thrash sound. Throughout this time, they've been one of the few genuine underground bands to remain true to their pure punk roots. While they're a little older now, time hasn't

Verminous is The Black Dahlia Murder‘s most dynamic, rousing and emotional release to date, and it achieves this without compromising one iota of heaviness. "I think this is the biggest evolutionary leap we've ever taken from one album to the next. We sto

With 2012′s Monolith Of Inhumanity Cattle Decapitation delivered a sledgehammer blow, maintaining their position at the most violent end of the death metal spectrum yet expanding their sound, allowing a little more melody in without losing any of their in

Eugene, OR's YOB has an accomplished song craft that is as much their own sound as it is paying homage to the doom metal greats of both times of yore and present. 2004's The Illusion of Motion served as the doom metal merchants' first for Metal Blade Reco

Eugene, OR's YOB has an accomplished song craft that is as much their own sound as it is paying homage to the doom metal greats of both times of yore and present. One major difference in the recording of 2005's The Unreal Never Lived versus the bands prev

Having celebrated their 30th anniversary in 2020 [their first eight years spent as Crown Of Thorns], The Crown have proven themselves one of the most enduring forces in death metal. In 2021 they further up the ante with 'Royal Destroyer', a record that se

Formed by mainman Nergal in 1991, these Polish titans have gone from strength to strength, progressing from raw and primitive black metal beginnings, to become one of the leaders of the current death metal scene. The most characteristic attributes of Behe