by Metal Insider | Feb 21, 2014 | Dissident Aggression
It could be stated, with few arguments, that the British Isles have done more for the advancement of doom metal than any other part of the world. It could also be argued that if you were to make up a list of the greatest doom metal bands of all-time that it would...
by Metal Insider | Feb 14, 2014 | Dissident Aggression
All bands evolve. Even the ones like Motorhead and AC/DC that some poke fun at for ‘making the same record’ really don’t ever make the same record. Some bands just evolve quicker than others and the musical shifts from one record to the next are...
by Metal Insider | Jan 31, 2014 | Dissident Aggression
Our friends in the Great White North have been churning out some of the finest in extreme music for well over three decades now. One place where Canada’s contributions to heavy music have been criminally overlooked though is in the world of hardcore. One of...
by Metal Insider | Jan 24, 2014 | Dissident Aggression
Relapse Records must be on a new mission for world dominance in 2014. First came the blackened audio terrorism of Chicago’s Indian. On the same day as that release the folks at Relapse also give us the monumental doom of multi-national act, Culted. If they...
by Metal Insider | Jan 17, 2014 | Dissident Aggression
Every now and then a band comes lumbering out of a scene and immediately places themselves right at the forefront. In this case the scene in question is Nashville. “Music City” has long been known as a Mecca of country, folk, bluegrass and the blues,...
by Metal Insider | Jan 13, 2014 | Dissident Aggression
Black metal has never been known to be a poppy genre. Never has anyone confused black metal with being upbeat or jocular in its delivery. Even black metal bands like Cradle of Filth who’ve found some modicum of mainstream success still don’t inspire...