‘Gods’ Arise from the New York Underground MaelstroM emerges with a proper and epic metal debut By Justin Smulison Make all the Billy Joel jokes you want, but in Long Island, New…
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Them Corrupt Canadians A southern groove and northern doom blend is in this League’s ‘Water’ By Justin Smulison Emerging from the depths of Vancouver’s dive bars, garages and basement rock lounges, the…
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German Thrashers Unleash the ‘Bestia’ Among Us Assassin is one of those enduring German thrash bands who have strengthened over a 35-year career, even despite a long hiatus and critical lineup changes.…
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Jonas Stålhammar Rings A ‘Bell’ Of Doom By Justin Smulison Jonas Stålhammar certainly knows how to stay active. The Swedish axeman and vocalist is a member or leader of five — that’s…
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Today Blessed Altar Zine has the pleasure of speaking with one of the masterminds behind SCARAB. If you’ve had your head buried in the sand, SCARAB are a wicked Egyptian death metal…
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Age Ain’t Nothin’ But A Number After nearly 40 years of thrash and black metal and ahead of Vulcano’s new album, Eye In Hell, sole founding member Zhema Rodero discusses his band’s…
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Sludge-influenced instrumental post-metal is not a common description of most bands or musicians. For Telepathy, however, it should be something of a badge of honor, as it highlights their originality. Following the…
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Some truly dynamic metal musicians have emerged from the Danish underground. Thrash legends like Lars Ulrich, Artillery and guitarist extraordinaire Soren Andersen are some who quickly come to mind as having lasting…
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Iahsari are a Symphonic Metal band from Tbilisi, Georgia. Formed right at the beginning of 2016 and releasing their debut album “Shrine of the Ancient Gods” in 2018, the band has a…
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If you never heard of WALLFAHRER you should remedy that problem fast. Besides the fact that they produce some of the best underground black metal, they also have strong principles that back…