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Renihilation: a term coined by band founder and guitarist/frontman Hunter Hunt-Hendrix to refer to the end product of a dissension against dissension, creating something entirely new and clear in the face of destruction.
Everybody knows that New York...
Sadly, Burst have called it quits and will play their farewell show at Sticky Fingers, Sweden on December 18. The Swedes will divide the show into two parts, playing the last album ‘Lazarus Bird’ in its entirety on the first set and performing some...
Following up a classic and highly praised debut like ‘Red Album’ can be a daunting task, but damn, not only Savannah’s Baroness have pulled it off they’ve also written an album that’s greater in scope and tops everything the band has done...
At last, Swedes Skyfire has finally completed their long-delayed fourth-full length work “Esoteric”, which was issued last September through US-based label Pivotal Rockordings. The wait was long and particularly arduous for the band, who suffered...
Video footage of Sweden's KATATONIA talking about artists that have inspired them and ones that have influenced music on their upcoming new album ‘Night is the New Day’ (mostly non-metal artists like Red House Painters, David Sylvian, Jeff Buckley,...