And what a massacre it was! Man, the last time I saw Bug Jar that packed, it was 1349! It was awesome walking into a packed bar, supporting a local metal lineup. Initially, I was unsure about the turnout, but I was wrong in ever doubting Rochester to […]
Again, I’m gonna weird y’all out but my bacon loving heart is growing larger and larger for our asian metal brothers. This time, this band isn’t from Indonesia for a change. Dante’s Theory shreds in Singapore, and hot damn. They’re very energetic and entertaining. It’s not too modern for me […]
For fans of First Fragment, Beyond Creation, Inferi, The Zenith Passage Almost a year after releasing their first EP, Raleigh based tech quintet Septicemic will be releasing a new single on the first day of 2019. However, lead guitarist Josh DelVendo was kind enough to allow me an […]
Anabasis is a 6 piece progressive metal band from Syracuse, which is kind of local to us Buffalonians. “The Chamber” was a really heavy, straightforward banger that was quite a cliffhanger leaving fans in a curious frenzy what was to come next. And, alas….”Of Conviction” was what was […]
The Astral Cadence released “Paradigm” during this past fall in September. They’re an instrumental progressive metal band with ambient influences. The trio has a great sound that a lot of these instrumental prog bands generally nail…..great atmosphere and melody. “Paradigm” is a great representation of the diversity of […]
Hot dang. I recently discovered this weird and very enjoyable band this past week. This instrumental jazz fusion metal trio just blows the roof off of everything. Either you have the talent to go with solid songwriting in the weird fusion realms……or you’re just flat out talented […]
Earlier this year I wrote a brief list of some of my favourite releases of the first half of 2018. Primarily because I knew how many more incredible releases were to come, and I knew that if I didn’t mention at least a few of the earlier ones, […]
It was the late 2000s, I was still relatively new to metal, and I hadn’t yet found my niche. Sure, bands like Shadows Fall and Lamb of God were cool, but they weren’t quite what I was looking for. Not that I even knew what I was looking […]
Of Hatred Spawn is releasing their self titled debut on Friday December 21st featuring JJ and Remy Tartaglia(drums and guitar respectively), Oscar Rangel (ex-Annihilator) on bass and Matt Collacatt on Vocals. The band’s debut album is a wild and energetic effort with a fun mix of classic and […]
Hello death metal peoples! This blackened death metal project features Brad Parris (Bass) from NILE and members from Raphemuets Well and Xael. This killer song blends great groove and hints of technicality. Imperfect Reanimation is a sweet start to what is hopefully going to be great debut for […]