Q&A: Down, NOLA’s reigning metal super-group, goes four for IV
Last year, long-running metal super-group Down released the first of a sprawling four-part EP series. Aptly titled IV, the releases…
12 years ago
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Interview: Nile guitarist Karl Sanders on “a gazillion riffs,” vocal timbres, and endless learning
An openness to feedback — on top of the willing self-critique — has helped technical death-metal outfit Nile achieve creative…
12 years ago
Review: Nachtmystium’s Silencing Machine
Following its Black Meddle series, Nachtmystium takes the lessons learned from experimentation and applies them to the conventional black-metal language…
12 years ago
Review: Ihsahn’s Eremita
Former Emperor guitarist and vocalist Ihsahn has made a career of densely melodic riffs. On Eremita, his fourth solo album,…
12 years ago
Review: Nile’s At the Gate of Sethu
Nile’s At the Gate of Sethu finds guitarist Karl Sanders taking his song-craft to the next level, all while retaining…
12 years ago
The Metal Examiner: Harm’s Way’s Isolation
Every Friday, The Metal Examiner delves metal's endless depths to present the genre's most important and exciting albums. Harm's Way:…
13 years ago
The Metal Examiner: Miasmal’s Miasmal
Every Friday, The Metal Examiner delves metal's endless depths to present the genre's most important and exciting albums. Miasmal: Miasmal…
14 years ago
The Metal Examiner: Septicflesh’s The Great Mass
Every Friday, The Metal Examiner delves metal's endless depths to present the genre's most important and exciting albums. Septicflesh: The…
14 years ago
The Metal Examiner: Blaspherian’s Infernal Warriors of Death
Every Friday, The Metal Examiner delves metal's endless depths to present the genre's most important and exciting albums. Blaspherian: Infernal…
14 years ago
The Metal Examiner: New Lows’ Harvest of the Carcass
Every Friday, The Metal Examiner delves metal's endless depths to present the genre's most important and exciting albums. New Lows:…
14 years ago
The Metal Examiner: Ghost’s Opus Eponymous
Every Friday, The Metal Examiner delves metal's endless depths to present the genre's most important and exciting albums. Ghost: Opus…
14 years ago
The Metal Examiner: Inquisition’s Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm
Every Friday, The Metal Examiner delves metal's endless depths to present the genre's most important and exciting albums. Inquisition: Ominous…
14 years ago