Posted by Metal Insider on February 18, 2020
Death metal or, commonly referred to as dark metal is the genre that has brought us what probably are the biggest controversies in the world of music. The interest in this type of music is growing, especially among the younger generations. But, in the midst of all those death metal lovers, there are […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on March 13, 2019
According to the BBC, Macquarie University’s music lab ran a psychological test on death metal music to determine if the genre inspires violence. The University analyzed by using the cannibalistic-themed song “Eaten” from the death metal supergroup Bloodbath (Katatonia, Paradise Lost, Opeth), and you can find the outcome here. The results are what any true […]
Posted by Jeff Podoshen on November 7, 2018
Show Review: Cannibal Corpse @ The Chameleon Club, Lancaster, PA on November 5, 2018 Cannibal Corpse slaughtered the packed-to-the gills mess of humanity that converged in Lancaster, Pennsylvania’s esteemed Chameleon Club this past Monday evening. Nearly a square inch of floor space was not to be found as hundreds made their way through torrential downpours […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on December 8, 2017
Being an adult is exhausting, redundant, and frustrating. Let’s face it, there are more people who prefer staying at home to blast some tunes, play with their pets or an online dating app while consuming alcohol instead of sitting in an office cubicle. Unfortunately, this is what we have to do to afford concerts. This […]
Posted by Nick DeSimone on March 17, 2017
Amplified is a column focusing on small and emerging artists. If your band fits the bill, drop us a line at [email protected] If you’ve been with us for a while, you remember Jersey old school death metallers Eye Of The Destroyer. 90s death metal in the classic, Tampa style is one of my all-time favorites, […]
Posted by Chip McCabe on May 13, 2016
Black and death metal have been kissing cousins for longer than anyone would probably care to admit. Even when the corpse painted legions of Scandinavia took over as the underground’s flavor of the month in the early to mid 90s, while death metal seemed to, in general, take the proverbial back seat, the two genres […]
Posted by Chip McCabe on April 29, 2016
Once upon a time, genre descriptors mattered much less than they do today. Even now, when some folks look back on metal from its earliest days the music gets tagged with genres that simply didn’t exist at the time. It’s not necessarily a bad thing. In fact it can help those in search of a […]
Posted by Chip McCabe on April 22, 2016
There are dozens of death metal bands these days taking the genre on long, strange trips into a world of atmospherics that are almost cinematic in scope. Instead of just simply growling and blasting away about all things dark and frightening, this new generation of bands wants to personally take you there, hand-in-hand, down the […]
Posted by Chip McCabe on April 1, 2016
As death metal continues its decade-long rebuild from the ground up, more and more acts are taking the genre on long and strange trips, often times, making highly successful forays back to whence it once came. Enter Oakland’s Necrot and their new (not so new) album The Labyrinth. Not so new because it’s been culled […]
Posted by Chip McCabe on March 18, 2016
Spain may not be the hottest of metal hot beds, but the once former champion state of all things Catholicism has spat forth their fair share of musical blasphemy. However there may be no Spanish bands more blasphemous, none more downright savage in their musical leanings as the relatively new outfit, Suspiral. Fresh off the […]
