Holy Blood represents Christian viking metal
The Ukrainian band’s first release in three years gushes melodramatic bombast.
Memoriam resurrects misunderstood genre
The death metal supergroup’s debut reminds listeners the nature of the beast.
Nothing can stop Meshuggah
Sweden’s tech-metal innovators gain momentum with “The Violent Sleep of Reason.”
Vektor reach surpassingly creative heights
“Terminal Redux” secures the band in the future of thrash metal.
Obsidian Kingdom hones their craft.
“A Year With No Summer” organizes the Spanish metaller’s experimentalism.
Crimson Moonlight retake the throne
“Divine Darkness” rechristens the kings of Christian black metal.
The heart of poet Dana Gioia’s work is being able to capture the beauty of God’s creation: “What beauty does is beauty draws us to the...