Bye Bye Tsunami Honor a Banana in “Bye Bye Tsunami” (premiere)
Exciting, manic avant-jazz/noise trio Bye Bye Tsunami further indulge their fascination with chaos, frenetic energy, entropy, and… bananas!
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MetalMatters: The Best New Heavy Albums of April 2022
The best new heavy albums of April 2022 feature Satan’s return, Fer De Lance’s step into traditional heavy metal, and Eunoia’s take on blackened post-hardcore.
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MetalMatters: The Best New Heavy Albums of March 2022
Post-metal legends collaborate, boundaries between black metal and emo are crossed, underground cult legends are reshaped, and progressive death metal explorations are underway.
“I Am the Fire”: Iron Maiden’s ‘The Number of the Beast’ at 40
Forty years ago Iron Maiden’s The Number of the Beast introduced 39 minutes of fury that would turn heavy metal on its ear and introduce new superstars.
Ghost’s ‘Impera’ Is a Morbidly Exhilarating Soundtrack to Dark Times
Twelve years after setting the underground metal scene ablaze, Ghost’s Impera establishes them as a commercial hard rock force.
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MetalMatters: The Best New Heavy Albums of February 2022
The Best New Heavy Albums of February 2022 feature an abundance of excellent debut works across the spectrum and the return of heavyweights.
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MetalMatters: The Best New Heavy Albums of January 2022
This year things off in a furious manner with the Finnish black metal scene spotlighting two releases. Doom/death had an excellent representation. The outer edges feature post-metal, Boris, and rich jazz-metal.
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MetalMatters: The Best New Heavy Albums of December 2021
The end of 2021 arrived with an insane combination of experimental and extreme works, including new albums by Corroded Spiral, New Age Doom, Kayo Dot, and more.
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MetalMatters: The Best New Heavy Albums of November 2021
November really had something for every taste. Khemmis and Black Soul Horde relish their doom ethos through traditional metallic influences and so much more.
Metallica Take Over San Francisco with Help From Kamasi Washington
Metallica celebrate their 40th anniversary with a pair of career-spanning arena shows and bonus club shows from friends including Kamasi Washington.
Knocked Loose’s ‘A Tear in the Fabric of Life’ is a Fictional Story Infused with Real Emotion
Kentucky metalcore band, Knocked Loose explore trauma and grief through a tragic narrative on their new EP, A Tear in the Fabric of Life.