Riders of Rohan do not fit neatly into metal, and they are better for it. The idiosyncratic Swedish rock trio is themed around the Tolkien universe, feature multiple lead singers, and are sonically so proto-metal oriented that they were blacklisted and removed from Metallum. Following… Read More »EP Premiere: Riders of Rohan – ‘With Hope or Without’
Since its inception, the video game industry has been largely dominated by Japan, the United States and the United Kingdom with names like Super Mario Bros., Minecraft and Grand Theft Auto having reached a level of ubiquity such that even our technologically impaired editor-in-chief has… Read More »KILL SCREEN 031: Digestor is No Fake Gamer GHOUL
– February 21st, 2024 – New Video / Single Now Playing + Pre-orders Available Photo by Evil Live Photography Watch VULTURE’s “Unhallowed & Forgotten” video HERE If there is one band that combines a classic approach with fresh ideas and an expansive joy of playing… Read More »Vulture: German Heavy Metal Hellions to Release “Sentinels” Full-Length April 12th on Metal Blade Records
Venezuelan black metal force Selbst will release its new album (and third overall), Despondency Chord Progressions, on April 19 via the always excellent Debemur Morti Productions. And since neither we nor you can wait that long to get a taste of the project’s Enslaved- and… Read More »Video Premiere: Selbst – “Chant of Self Confrontation”
The line between “idol” and “artist” can be pretty thin, especially when artists start enlisting idols to feature in their music videos. I’ve never written about a solo BiBi song before, but given her ascent to the top of the digital charts it’s probably time… Read More »Song Review: Bibi – Sugar Rush