Holy Blood represents Christian viking metal

The Ukrainian band’s first release in three years gushes melodramatic bombast.
Maxwell Heilman, Writer
• May 17, 2017
Memoriam resurrects misunderstood genre

The death metal supergroup’s debut reminds listeners the nature of the beast.
Maxwell Heilman, Writer
• March 28, 2017
Nothing can stop Meshuggah

Sweden’s tech-metal innovators gain momentum with “The Violent Sleep of Reason.”
Maxwell Heilman, Writer
• October 9, 2016
Vektor reach surpassingly creative heights

“Terminal Redux” secures the band in the future of thrash metal.
Josh Rosen, Writer
• May 10, 2016
Nucleus produces a sadly disappointing debut

“Sentient” fails to meet key standards in death metal.
Maxwell Heilman, Writer
• April 19, 2016
Obsidian Kingdom hones their craft.

“A Year With No Summer” organizes the Spanish metaller’s experimentalism.
Maxwell Heilman, Writer
• March 14, 2016
Crimson Moonlight retake the throne

“Divine Darkness” rechristens the kings of Christian black metal.
Maxwell Heilman, Writer
• March 1, 2016
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