by Metal Insider | Jun 26, 2015 | Dissident Aggression
Genre bending should not be something that surprises any metal fan these days. It’s almost the norm, or at least something closely approximating some kind of weird game, in certain circles to see how many sub-genres of metal can be twisted and contorted into an...
by Metal Insider | Jun 12, 2015 | Dissident Aggression
Throughout the course of human history there have been certain phenomena that have blessed us with a mesmerizing array things you could set your watch to. In the metal world over the last decade plus one of those phenomena is a new High On Fire album. Matt Pike and...
by Metal Insider | Jun 5, 2015 | Dissident Aggression
Sophomore slumps are a real thing and they are an absolute bitch. You’ve seen this play out a million times before. Band X puts out a killer debut, totally catches you off guard even, an suddenly they are in discussions as one of your new favorite bands. Then...
by Metal Insider | May 29, 2015 | Columns, Dissident Aggression, News
At the end of the day what really is the difference between Death Metal and Grindcore? Is it the speed at which each is normally played? The technicality involved? Is it simply that one style tends to vary in its delivery slightly more than the other? Certainly they...
by Metal Insider | May 22, 2015 | Dissident Aggression
With few exceptions, the entire metal world seems to be in agreement that the violent and bloody birth of the genre itself was housed in England. With even fewer exceptions, the history of British metal is easily considered one of the holy tomes to be studied and...
by Metal Insider | May 15, 2015 | Dissident Aggression
Has there ever been a genre of metal that has taken on more unique interpretations over the years than black metal? From its inception, and almost by definition, black metal has splintered off onto so many differing paths that only the tracks left behind have been...