Pantera aside, no one defined groove metal with more singular intensity than Machine Head. Widely hailed as a classic upon its release, Burn My Eyes had all the necessary swagger and precision, but it ...

A couple of years ago, a groove metal band from the Los Angeles area named Soulbleed got a hold of my blog and asked if I would want to review their recently released eponymous LP. I always enjoyed ...

Because of the relentless, pounding humidity and heat, a different kind of anger boils in the veins of Southern metal cowpokes. Southern metal is at all times heavy, like metal should be, but it’s ...

Drone metal, black metal, speed metal, sludge metal, death metal, groove metal, deathcore, stoner metal, deathgrind. In 2017, hard, aggressive rock has splintered into so many factions that it takes a ...

We ranked the entire Pantera discography in order (yes, even the glam albums). On the anniversary of its release, we look at how White Zombie’s Astro-Creep: 2000 harnessed the disparate influences of ...

New York has a very rich history of strong contributions to heavy music. While the NYHC pioneers get worshipped (and justly so), New York often gets overlooked in discussions of other influential ...