To me Xerxes has always been a band with huge potential, which they displayed on their two previous EP’s and their great split with Midnight Souls a while back...

Any fan of the death metal genre will tell you that Death was the driving force behind death metal’s growth. A vision led by the ultra-talented Chuck Schuldiner...

I’ll admit that, in my time indulging in the wonder of “core” music, I’ve only ever been to a few hardcore shows. I’ve seen Legend, Stick...

This has definitely been one of the most hectic and exciting years in terms of metal and hardcore releases. We’ve been hit with releases from such giants in every...

These days, there is a (frequently) unspoken connection between “heaviness” and an abundance of breakdowns. This isn’t necessarily bad, or untrue–after all, bands use...