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Epitaph – Sinner Waketh
There are nine full songs across the album’s ten tracks that pivot between blast, groove and doom and keep the vocal carousel spinning throughout.
Panzerfaust – The Lucifer Principle
The void calls. There is no escape. As a whole, The Lucifer Principle is haunting and ominous, dark as blackest sin, and utterly feral.
Pain of Salvation – The Passing Light of Day
In the Passing Light of Day simply overflows with music of astounding color and textural variety.
George’s Best of 2016!
“List” season is definitely my favorite season when it comes to music
MI Metal Shows Update: 12.12.16
Don’t let the cruelty of winter keep you from a show, the pit is always warm! Go check out some of these bands this week: We Came As Romans, As We Divide, For We Are Many, Behind the Silence, Northern, Drifter, Heart At War, Martyr for Madison, Sleep Waker, Mushroomhead, and a bunch more or Watch Incite’s new video. Pick up a MPN Hoodie while they are on SALE! Plus… Upcoming Shows, New Releases, Videos and MORE!
SONG OF THE WEEK: Mayhem – Life Eternal
Though their past is rife with violence, murder, suicide, Nazism, and more, they are undoubtedly one of the creators of the sound we now call black metal.
Rudra – Enemy of Duality
Enemy of Duality, is intense in a restrained manner. It is fierce and harsh, but not savage, uncontrollable, but not out of control.
Echelon – The Brimstone Aggrandizement
Sometimes playing an established style to the point of excellence is preferable to masturbatory experimentation. That is certainly the case with Echelon.
Aenaon – Hypnosophy
Hypnosophy brings to mind the gods of old, risen again to walk the earth and to have their final vengeance on usurper man.
MI Metal Shows Update: 12.05.16
Metal doesn’t take a break for winter! Hed PE, Drowning Pool, Queensryche, Red Fang, Torche, Whores., Heartsick, Shallow Side, Kill Tomorrow, Infinite Design, Gift of Hera, Ten Second March, Chugger, The Bitters, Slumlord Radio, The Holy Warheads, For Today, Norma Jean, My Epic, & Silent Planet are all playing in MI this week. Once Human’s new single is a monster. And Hallow Earth release Dead Planet. Plus… Upcoming Shows, New Releases, Videos and MORE!
Soothsayer – At This Great Depth
Through this two song album, you are able to understand and see as the soothsayer into your own future.
Khaos-Dei – Opus II: Catechism
Only the glare of red flames give any glow and it is a dark malevolent glow indeed.
Grossty – Crocopter
Crocopter is insanely fun or possibly just insane.
MI Metal Shows Update: 11.28.16
Go work off all that turkey and stuffing in a pit! In Flames & Hellyeah in Kzoo, Nuskin & 6 Prong Paw in Battle Creek, Metalheads S/C Metal Fest Pt 2 at Diesel Concert Lounge, Jackyl in GR and Flint. Serpentine Dominion’s video to assault your earholes. Plus… Upcoming Shows, New Releases, Videos and MORE!
MI Metal Shows Update: 11.21.16
Have some metal with your pie this week! It Lies Within in Owosso, Lakeshore Drive, Kill Tomorrow, & Of All We Cherish at Popes, Augres, Among the Essence, Dreamsick, Minus Two in Whitecloud. Metallica and Lamb of God have new music. Plus… Upcoming Shows, New Releases, Videos and MORE!
MI Metal Shows Update: 11.14.16
Cold weather is the time of metal! Aria Flame are at The Token, Anagnorisis & Cryptic Hymn are in Detroit, Sebastian Bach makes a few MI stops, Heed The Assailant are at The Foundry, and Flood the Desert, Lucius Fox, & Hundo are at Mulligan’s Pub. Quicksand Dream has a new album after 16 years and Amon Amarth have a million cameos in their new video. Plus… Upcoming Shows, New Releases, Videos and MORE!
Eggs of Gomorrh – Rot Prophet
The savagery of Rot Prophet gives us much to consider. We are invited to examine the most putrid layers of depravity, presented with vileness personified, and tainted forever by chaotic filth.
Graves at Sea – The Curse That Is
The complete package is moving and feels rooted in an organic, malevolent intensity.
Dark Tranquility – Atoma
I would think a more accessible hard rock sound & production as found on this album would warrant more clean-singing, like it does on the title track. However, many songs lean heavily on the harsh growls.
MI Metal Shows Update: 11.07.16
Fall into a metal show this week! (see what we did there) Find the power of partying with Andrew WK in Detroit Sunday or Dark Tranquility is in Westland. Scary Women is heading to Lansing. Stryper is in GR. Seduce is at The Token. Testament has a new video and Vader released their new full length. Plus… Upcoming Shows, New Releases, Videos and MORE!
Calligram – Demimonde
Calligram is a consuming fire raging across the landscape to destroy all who are unworthy with their brand of blistering hot blackened crust.
SONG OF THE WEEK: Night Demon – The Chalice
Check out The Chalice in all of its ritualistic glory below, and then move on and discover the rest of the EP.
Oozing Wound – Whatever Forever
Oozing Wound remain my favorite black mold metal band, their style jokingly dubbed with this genre label during an interview I did with them two years ago. I am, however, determined to make the label stick.
MI Metal Shows Update: 10.24.16
Halloween Weekend had all the metal shows! Hair Metal rules the weekdays with Dokken and Tracii Guns. Attila comes to GR. Satan and One Way System hit Hamtramck. Mushroomhead in GR. Clutch in Detroit. Lamb of God new music. And some metal items to keep you warm as the weather gets cold. Plus… Upcoming Shows, New Releases, Videos and MORE!
