Chris Hawkins

All fans of classic 1990s European Black/Death Metal should take notice of The Spirit who have just recently released their…

Perhaps living at the epicenter of the oncoming mega-storm hurricane looming along the coast, spiraling to bring doom to all…

Seeing this release, I instantly connected knowing it had to be covered.  Integrity helped write the book on metallic Hardcore. …

When thinking of underground brutal old school Death Metal, one probably does not first list Los Angeles. Despite this fact,…

Obscura is a Progressive Death Metal band from Germany. Founded in 2002 by guitarists/vocalist Steffen Kummerer, the band have just…

Rejoice for the fact that one of the most brilliant yet savage bands from 27 years ago has released an…

Begat the Nephilim are relative newcomers to the land of signed acts and international press. Formed in 2012, the band…

Growing up, classic Heavy Metal such as Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, and W.A.S.P. served as my primary education into heavy…

Time flies. It doesn’t seem nearly twenty years ago since first acquiring the self-titled release by a band from Richmond,…

When one thinks of Doom Metal, the first band that immediately pops into one’s mind nine times out of ten…

Skogen (in English: Forest) is a Swedish Black Metal band that has recently released their fifth full-length entitled Skuggorna Kallar…

The formation of Witch Casket began in 2013 when ex-Sothis guitarist Colin “Nylock” Cameron and guitarist Neal Tiemann started working…

In 1994, I was a sophomore in high school with two years’ experience as a bass player and practically a…

One of the most anticipated releases this season for many Metal fans is the new album, Eonian, by Dimmu Borgir,…

The mid-1990s were an important time for me personally, musically, and also for the Metal community in general. I was…

Listening to this, the first full-length by Yashira from Jacksonville, FL, I feel as if transported back to 2002.  While…

In Extreme Metal, despite being the forefront of creativity perhaps in any genre of music, things can often become too…

This year seems quite different from last year.  In 2017, the scene became so populated with new albums that for…

Fans of Sweden’s Atmospheric Black Metal band, Grift, should be accustomed to Erik Gärdefors’s habit of releasing EPs. Vilsna Andars…