With new releases from Between the Buried and Me and Cattle Decapitation, 2015 has been quite a stellar year for Metal Blade Records. As the final months of the year roll around, The Black Dahlia Murder returns to the frontline with Abysmal to round out the impressive Metal Blade catalog. Beginning with 2011’s opus, Ritual,… Continue reading Album Review: The Black Dahlia Murder’s Abysmal (Metal Blade)
Tag: death metal
Black Breath’s Slaves Beyond Death: The Epitome of Death-n-Roll
After indulging in the more hardcore side of their pedal-abusing sound on their last album Sentenced To Life, Seattle’s favorite sons of darkness have decided to slow things down a bit and play some good old-fashioned fetid death metal. We’re talking the type made popular by bands from Sweden such as Entombed and Dismember. There has… Continue reading Black Breath’s Slaves Beyond Death: The Epitome of Death-n-Roll
The De-Evolution of Mankind: An Interview with Josh Elmore of Cattle Decapitation
If you’re not familiar with Cattle Decapitation, the San Diego-based band delivers some of the most brutal and jarring death metal you’ll find anywhere. Alternative Control sat down with longtime guitarist Josh Elmore at Summer Slaughter earlier this week and talked about the making of The Anthropocene Extinction, the philosophy behind the band’s music, and more. Enjoy!… Continue reading The De-Evolution of Mankind: An Interview with Josh Elmore of Cattle Decapitation
Interview with End-Time Illusion
From the first time I saw End-Time Illusion, I was struck by their ability to play blisteringly technical riffs yet still maintain a strong groove. (I was also impressed by bassist Gary Godreau’s amazing hair!) On June 19 following their set at Toad’s Place for Hatebreed’s 20th anniversary show, I sat down with vocalist Adam… Continue reading Interview with End-Time Illusion
Payday Downloads: Fear the Masses and Skeletonwitch
Doug from Fear the Masses is a family friend – his wife and my brother went to prayer group together when they were teenagers. So when my bro asked me what I thought of their music, I said, “I dunno, I think they’re rap metal or something.” But then I realized I had never given… Continue reading Payday Downloads: Fear the Masses and Skeletonwitch
Baldwin’s Top Choices of 2013 Part 1: The Metal Releases
Well, another year is behind us. It’s been another awesome year for music. The metal genre seemed particularly fruitful, with many bands releasing seminal albums. Therefore, I feel that a separate write-up was needed this year for metal. And I mean, this IS a heavy metal focused blog! Keep in mind, this is a… Continue reading Baldwin’s Top Choices of 2013 Part 1: The Metal Releases
Album Review: Exhumed/Iron Reagan Split 12”
Peanut butter and chocolate. Sir Mix-a-Lot and pro-grade posteriors. Some things are made to go together. On the upcoming split EP from Exhumed and Iron Reagan we discover gore-tinged death metal and thrash-infused hardcore are a pretty tasty match. At first glance it is a bit of a puzzling situation with Exhumed’s splatter-and-pony show swapping… Continue reading Album Review: Exhumed/Iron Reagan Split 12”