Napalm Death takes a Death March through Atlanta’s Masquerade April 10
On April 10, Napalm Death and the Melvins came to the Masquerade, co-headlining the Savage Imperial Death March Tour. They’re all still at the top of their game, and packing in shows. They’re doing 35 shows in 42 days, blazing through 22 states and 3 Ca ...
CD Review: ‘Dead Dawn’ by Entombed A.D.
Entombed AD return with a lethal dose of death n' roll on its sophomore effort, Dead Dawn. This record reminds me a lot of Entombed's 2003 record, Inferno, both in terms of production and songwriting. The band mixes elements of thrash, death, doom and pun ...
CD Review: ‘An Outsider’ by Rhine
Six months ago I was elated with the discovery of Rhine’s debut album, Duality, which enthralled me more than any other progressive death metal release had done in years. I even had the honor of speaking with founder and frontman, Gabriel Tachell, diggi ...
Black Dahlia Murder slays Atlanta’s Masquerade Dec. 11
The Black Dahlia Murder are on tour supporting their new album Abysmal, and played a well-attended show at the Masquerade on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. The crowd got more intense as a full night of down-tuned riffs, blistering vocals and double bass blast bea ...
CD Review: ‘Shadow Realms’ by Firespawn
There is nothing like a Swedish death metal supergroup to shake things up. Firespawn is comprised of vocalist L.G. Petrov (Entombed A.D.), guitarist Victor Brandt (Entombed A.D.), bassist Alex Impaler (Necrophobic), guitarist Fredrik Folkare (Unleashed, N ...
CD Review: ‘Out Of Respect For The Dead’ By Grave
Swedish death metal band Grave return from the dead with its 11th record. Out Of Respect For The Dead is pure Stockholm death metal, complete with gory lyrics, buzzsaw guitars and manic drumming. The opener “Mass Grave Mass” is a brutal headbanger that do ...
CD Review: ‘Broken Flesh’ by Broken Flesh
Christian metal often gets a bad reputation for being soft or fake. Well, one cannot say that about Oklahoma metal act Broken Flesh. The band's self-titled third album is straight up guttural, tech-death metal with a groove. In fact, one would not even kn ...
CD Review: ‘Forged in Fury’ by Krisiun
Four years have passed since Krisiun's last album, The Great Execution. The gap has not slowed the death metal outfit at all. Krisiun is all business on album opener “Scars of the Hatred.” The unorthodox song structure, mechanical riffing and relentless d ...
Interview: Gabriel Tachell of Rhine
When I first heard his one-man debut album, Duality, I was as struck as during my initial listen of Opeth's Blackwater Park. Who was this musical wonder and how was I just finding out about him? So I wrote to the man behind the Seattle progressive deat ...
CD Review: ‘Order Shall Prevail’ by Jungle Rot
Jungle Rot march on the war trail with its eighth album Order Shall Prevail. The band's previous album, Terror Regime, saw the group at its most technical and progressive. That is not a bad thing, however, the band's signature groove was less prevalent, c ...