Back in 1986, English Dogs delivered their third and most successful album in the form of “Where Legend Began” via Under One Flag, a subsidiary label of Music For Nations based in London England, which now defunct was responsible for re-releasing a wealth of Metal material on vinyl and for the numerous albums from the
Chuck Schuldiner founded Orlando Florida Death Metal band Death in 1983 and was their vocalist, guitarist and occasionally bassist until his tragic death in 2001. The band were a revolving door of musicians including Obituary guitarist James Murphy and Strapping Young Lad, Testament and Fear Factory drummer Gene Hoglan at various points in time. “The Sound
Composed by Multi Award Winner Jerry Goldsmith, the man behind film scores for “The Omen“, “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” and “Logan’s Run“, the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack for the 1979 film “Alien” is an integral part of the classic science-fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott. Creating a bleak and dissonant soundscape to accompany
For those who are unfamiliar, Dark Tranquillity are a six piece Swedish Melodic Death Metal act originally formed as Septic Broiler in 1989 in the city of Gothenburg and widely considered one of the creators of the Gothenburg scene sound along with In Flames and At The Gates. They made their major label debut “Skydancer”
Ain’t it funny how some music takes its time to weave it’s way into your brain and something you thought was a take it or leave it release you grow to love? On the flip side of that, isn’t it strange how some albums grab you by the hair and drag you through a hedge
Five years after their 1989 debut “Pretty Hate Machine“, 1994 saw the release of the second, critically acclaimed and highly influential album from American Industrial Rock outfit Nine Inch Nails. A concept album that depicts the self destruction of a Man as he moves along “The Downward Spiral” to his eventual suicide, it’s widely considered
July 12th 2005 and the height of the Metalcore era saw a handful of bands buck the trends. Hailing from Charleston, West Virginia and formed five years previously, Byzantine are one such band. Their sound is arguably one of Progressive Thrash, combining technical elements with occasional clean vocals and spoken words, groove riffs and Jazz
“The Death Card” is the debut album from Grayslake Illinois Metalcore act Sworn In. Having formed in 2011 they signed for Razor & Tie after the success of their debut EP “Catharsis” and the record’s release was preceded by a video for the first single “Snake Eyes“. Spawning five singles between 2012 and 2014, almost uniquely
Released in 2016 “Low Teens” is incredibly the 8th studio album from Buffalo New York heroes Every Time I Die. The only album to feature Daniel Davison (Underoath, Norma Jean) upon the drum stool and saw Will Putney in the production chair as well as their usual guest appearances, this time out from Brendon Urie
Starting out in Chicago Illinois in 1997, Soil had to wait four years before their fans could sink their teeth into their major label debut album “Scars“. Heavily influenced by the Grunge era and the likes of Alice In Chains and also classic Rock, they were seen by J Records as being the next Staind
