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Trio known for its hyper-technical metal instrumentals unleashes its wildest creation to date
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Greg Saunier’s takes on songs from the Quebecois prog-metal legends’ 1991 LP, ‘Angel Rat,’ highlight the eerie poignancy of the original
New Zealand extreme-metal outfit privileges atmosphere over speed in one of its grandest, most unsettling tracks to date
Holden Matthews acknowledged he was inspired by infamous Norwegian church fires carried out by Mayhem bassist
Half a century since Ozzy Osbourne first bellowed, “What is this that stands before me?” the band and their collaborators look back on the album that kick-started a worldwide movement
U.K. underground veterans mix gloomy postpunk with raging metal on a track slated for their first LP in five years
Videos from the band’s only live show have been released in honor of late drummer-mastermind Reed Mullin
Mullin’s muscular, swinging style remained a constant as the band shifted from hardcore punk to groovy Southern metal