A Female-Fronted Japanese Metal Band Just Took Over Colbert, and They Won’t...
The J-pop band Babymetal might be ready for American mainstream; on Wednesday they appeared on The Late Show, a trio of chipper, hyper-choreographed Japanese girls harmonizing and talk-singing about...
View ArticleNo Longer Under the Radar
X Japan, the subject of the documentary “We Are X,” live at Madison Square Garden, October 2014.It’s an interesting time to be in a Japanese punk or metal band — especially, but not only, if there are...
View ArticleCementing their reputation
If there is one band rock and metal fans can trust, it is Deftones. The American alternative metal band have always managed to make their fans rejoice with every release, for delivering the kind of...
View ArticleReview: 'Jomsviking' by Amon Amarth
Vikings. Swords. Blood. War. Beer. These are the themes that have kept Swedish death metal act Amon Amarth near the top of the metal scrap heap for nine consecutive albums. Now, you can make that ten...
View ArticleHear Kvelertak Fuse Black Metal, Cock Rock on Eclectic New Album
Kvelertak are the rare metal band that seem to succeed at trusting their intuition. The Norwegian group goes freeform where more traditional headbangers often question and belabor even the most...
View ArticleProving their 'metal'
Lnspired trio They are men of few words but one of the loudest bands when they come together. Fans flock to ‘Shepherd’, the sludge metal band, which bleats a crusty sound with heavy guitar riffs....
View ArticleShepherd – Stereolithic Riffalocalypse
Bangalore metal has got a brand new release to rep it, and that’s coming from sludge and heavy rock band Shepherd, who, as the genre tag suggests, like to dive deep into heavy atmospheric guitars, a...
View ArticleProving their 'metal'
Lnspired trio They are men of few words but one of the loudest bands when they come together. Fans flock to ‘Shepherd’, the sludge metal band, which bleats a crusty sound with heavy guitar riffs....
View ArticleShepherd – Stereolithic Riffalocalypse
Bangalore metal has got a brand new release to rep it, and that’s coming from sludge and heavy rock band Shepherd, who, as the genre tag suggests, like to dive deep into heavy atmospheric guitars, a...
View ArticleProving their 'metal'
Lnspired trio They are men of few words but one of the loudest bands when they come together. Fans flock to ‘Shepherd’, the sludge metal band, which bleats a crusty sound with heavy guitar riffs....
View ArticleShepherd – Stereolithic Riffalocalypse
Bangalore metal has got a brand new release to rep it, and that’s coming from sludge and heavy rock band Shepherd, who, as the genre tag suggests, like to dive deep into heavy atmospheric guitars, a...
View ArticleProving their 'metal'
Lnspired trio They are men of few words but one of the loudest bands when they come together. Fans flock to ‘Shepherd’, the sludge metal band, which bleats a crusty sound with heavy guitar riffs....
View ArticleShepherd – Stereolithic Riffalocalypse
Bangalore metal has got a brand new release to rep it, and that’s coming from sludge and heavy rock band Shepherd, who, as the genre tag suggests, like to dive deep into heavy atmospheric guitars, a...
View ArticleProving their 'metal'
Lnspired trio They are men of few words but one of the loudest bands when they come together. Fans flock to ‘Shepherd’, the sludge metal band, which bleats a crusty sound with heavy guitar riffs....
View ArticleShepherd – Stereolithic Riffalocalypse
Bangalore metal has got a brand new release to rep it, and that’s coming from sludge and heavy rock band Shepherd, who, as the genre tag suggests, like to dive deep into heavy atmospheric guitars, a...
View ArticleTankcrimes reissues Final Conflict's 'Ashes to Ashes' LP
Tankcrimes has re-released the 1987 debut album, Ashes to Ashes, by Los Angeles, California’s hardcore punk quartet Final Conflict. With the thrash of D.R.I. and Institutionalized-era Suicidal...
View ArticleShepherd – Stereolithic Riffalocalypse
Bangalore metal has got a brand new release to rep it, and that’s coming from sludge and heavy rock band Shepherd, who, as the genre tag suggests, like to dive deep into heavy atmospheric guitars, a...
View ArticleMusic Reviews: The Latest From Jessie J, Idina Menzel and More
Brad Barket/Getty Images This week British pop songstress Jessie J drops her third album, "Frozen” star Idina Menzel gives us an early start to the holiday season, Bloc Party’s Kele Okereke drops his...
View ArticleQueen: 10 of the best album tracks
With a new Queen album out, and a tour in the new year, let’s celebrate some of the tracks that weren’t all over the singles charts for months on end...
View ArticleRecord Release Rundown: The Latest From Kaiser Chiefs, Christina Perri, Cloud...
Isaiah Trickey/Getty Images It's another interesting collection of reviews this week. First, out of Leeds, England, Kaiser Chiefs comes back with its fifth release. Then, we listen to the latest from...
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