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A High on Fire live show is a thing to behold: Matt Pike standing bare-chested and beer-gutted and dripping sweat as he peels off some of...

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Who would have thought that an eight year break from recording new material, which ended in 2011 with the release of the scathing ‘All Gut...

As one of the most industrious experimentalists in underground metal, Locrian are quietly revered as a band that holds a weight of artist...

As soon as the word dropped that the rhythm section and one of the guitarists from one of the most influential bands in contemporary metal...

Red Fang + Wizards of Firetop Mountain @ Whelans  25 June 2013 - Dublin, Ireland Tuesday nights are notorious black holes for musici...

Huntress ’s 2012, full-length debut ‘Spell Eater’ was more of a fleeting talk-piece than anything resembling a strong heavy metal album. ...

Dragged Into Sunlight + Wound Upon Wound + From The Bogs of Aughiska 24 May 2013 - The Pint - Dublin, Ireland. A room shrouded in al...

Generally, shunting together genres known for their confrontational and exclusionary force is a dangerous move but, over the years, Shinin...

An ear-catching clarion call at the start of ‘Talion’ signals the return of Sweden’s Agrimonia three years on from their last LP ‘Host ...

Rise Above Records is a name that rouses reverential bows in doom metal circles. Lee Dorrain ’s (ex- Napalm Death / Cathedral ) label, fo...

In an age over-burdened by data from thousands of sources, it comes as quite the achievement when a band whips up even an ounce of excitem...

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