Skullduggery: Kvelertak debuts “Trepan,” more heavy-ass rock ‘n’ roll
Norway's Kvelertak, possibly the heaviest "rock-'n'-roll band" on the planet, has released another tune from its new album, Meir (out…
12 years ago
Indie Recordings
None more metallic: Integrity signs to Norway’s Indie Recordings
Legendary Cleveland hard-/metalcore band Integrity has signed to Norwegian label Indie Recordings. The band will release a limited-edition 7" called Black…
12 years ago
Bruce Lamont (Yakuza) announces solo dates and SXSW performances
Yakuza vocalist / multi-instrumentalist Bruce Lamont will perform with a plethora of musicians this month around the Midwest, including appearances at…
13 years ago
Video Premiere: Shining’s “Healter Skelter”
Two years ago, Norway's Shining completed an epic transformation. Led by saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist Jørgen Munkeby, the outfit had moved…
13 years ago
Video: Shining’s “Fisheye”
Two years following the release of Blackjazz, the epic transformation of Norway's Shining into a progressive industrial-metal powerhouse, Jørgen Munkeby…
13 years ago
100 Unheralded Albums from 2010
Among the thousands of under-appreciated or under-publicized albums that were released in 2010, hundreds became our favorites and were presented…
14 years ago
The Metal Examiner: Enslaved’s Axioma Ethica Odini
Enslaved: Axioma Ethica Odini (Nuclear Blast / Indie Recordings, 9/28/10) Enslaved: "Ethica Odini" [audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Enslaved_Ethica_Odini.mp3|titles=Enslaved: "Ethica Odini"] Enslaved abandoned black metal…
14 years ago
Norway’s Shining announces more European dates
Style-shifting Norwegian band Shining continues on its acoustic-jazz-turned-jazz-fusion-turned-progressive-metal agenda, announcing 15 new dates for its fall European tour. Shining will…
14 years ago