Reviews, Interviews, and Podcasts celebrating the best Extreme Metal music

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  • 70000 Tons of Metal Review

    70000 Tons of Metal Review

    One does not simply go to 70000 Tons of Metal only once – be warned that once you go, you will most likely be returning. My world is still swaying as I write this, but I cannot wait to go again in 2026 (and hopefully many more after that). This metal festival at sea was…

  • Harsh Vocals – Episode 20 – Discovering New Music

    Harsh Vocals – Episode 20 – Discovering New Music

    For our twentieth episode, we decided to talk about how we discover new music. We go into detail about all the resources that we use to help us build our weekly playlists, as well as how we find worthwhile older music that we might have missed. We may have different methods, but we also both…

  • Unto Others – Never, Neverland

    Unto Others – Never, Neverland

    From the moment I discovered Unto Others, I knew this band would be legendary. Previously known as Idle Hands from 2017 to 2020, Unto Others have branded their new name into many fans’ hearts and playlists with their unique blend of heavy metal, gothic rock, and post-punk. This group of talented musicians, based in Portland,…

  • Satan – Songs in Crimson Review

    Satan – Songs in Crimson Review

    Formed in 1981, Satan were, for a brief period, the hardest and fastest of the NWOBHM bands releasing, in 1983, the magnificent Court in the Act.  The promise the band showed back then was off the scale and many a young metal fanatic, myself included, assumed that they would be ‘the next big thing’.  However, like…

  • Dark Tranquillity – Endtime Signals

    Dark Tranquillity – Endtime Signals

    Back in the early 2000s I was just getting started writing reviews for the website Metalcrypt.com. I was one of those metalheads that initially felt kind of lost in the 1990s when Heavy Metal was once again relegated to the underground (for the most part). I was in a Sam Goody store (who remembers Sam…

  • Harsh Vocals – Episode 10 – What is Heavy?

    Harsh Vocals – Episode 10 – What is Heavy?

    For our tenth episode, we discuss what makes music heavy, and how some music can be considered heavier than others. How can power metal and black metal both be so different, but both be considered heavy? Of course, we also discuss each of our top 3 tracks from the past two weeks as well as…

  • Harsh Vocals – Episode 09 – Lyrical Themes

    Harsh Vocals – Episode 09 – Lyrical Themes

    For our ninth episode, we discuss Lyrical Themes and their importance in Metal. Can good lyrics ever save bad music? Can good music make up for poor lyrics? Listen as we go deep. Of course, we also discuss each of our top 3 tracks from the unbelievably stacked past two weeks as well as several…

  • Harsh Vocals – Episode 06 – Physical Media

    Harsh Vocals – Episode 06 – Physical Media

    For our sixth episode, we discussed the topic of Physical Media. Both of us are huge Vinyl collectors, and we wanted to talk about why we got into collecting, the best places to shop, preorders, and some tips and tricks of the hunt. We each brought our top 3 tracks from the past two weeks…