Kvelertak

Kvelertak – Nattesferd Review

By Mark Z. on May 30, 2016 in 2016, Black Metal, Hard Rock, Norwegian Metal, Punk, Reviews, Roadrunner, Black Metal, Hard Rock, Punk, 33 comments

“Oh, Kvelertak. Five years ago and hot on the heels of their 2010 self-titled debut, it seemed the Norwegian sextet were the subject of every third MetalSucks post, and their wild live shows were the stuff of legend. In a metal scene curdling from years of cvlter-than-thou extremity, the group’s insanely catchy combination of blistering black metal, hooky arena rock, and party-hard attitude not only appeased metalheads with a repressed desire to let loose and rock out, but also broke through to listeners who seldom dipped their toes in the insular metal blogosphere.”

Villainy – Villainy II: Dim Review

By Mark Z. on February 8, 2016 in 2016, Black Metal, Crust Punk, Doom Metal, Dutch Metal, Listenable Records, Progressive Metal, Reviews, Black Metal, Doom Metal, Progressive Metal, 26 comments

“Though I have no musical ability, back in high school I used to love plucking random strings on my friend’s Stratocaster knockoff and imagining I was composing an avant-garde interlude for some progressive screamo album.” You know, with an intro like that, I’m pretty sure you’ll end up not trusting this guy’s judgement anyway…

Tormented – Death Awaits Review

By Alex Franquelli on May 3, 2013 in 2.0, 2013, Death Metal, Listenable Records, Reviews, Swedish Metal, Death Metal, 1 comment

“Talk about stereotypes. Let me provide you with the keywords: Swedish, death, metal, riffs. You get the picture: forty minutes of carefully packed distortions and growls to dance the night away, while remembering the good old days. Days when the underground was a truly transnational parallel world (trust me: I’ve seen it) connecting the various scenes at a sub-level: one carefully avoided by the majors, the media and almost all of your friends (the cool ones, at least).” Join Alex as he reminisces about the good old days, where death metal was … well… underground and uncool.

Angry Metal Guy’s Unsigned Band Rodeo: Witch Ripper – Witch Ripper

By Angry Metal Guy on April 19, 2013 in Angry Metal Guy's Unsigned Band Rodeo, Blog Posts, 5 comments

In our new monthly feature, which will show up here on the 15th of every month and run over the next few days, I (Angry Metal Guy) will select 5 bands at random (usually those who have followed my directions and have bandcamp accounts) to get blurbed by every member of the AMG staff. The idea is to do at least a bit of our part to point out that the metal underground is still an important part of the world of metal. While we simply don’t have the manpower to produce regular reviews of unsigned bands, this is my attempt at a minor mea culpa if nothing else. So enjoy Angry Metal Guy’s Unsigned Band Rodeo and our fifth and final entry: Witch Ripper!