A number of long-running metalcore bands are known for softening their sound and going radio-friendly as time goes on. Well-known examples include Architects, Parkway Drive, and Bring Me the Horizon (though the latter band did so in a way that was much more well-received, with Sempiternal widely considered their best release to date). What happens…
Along with nu-metal’s rise in popularity came its usage in numerous movie soundtracks in the late ’90s and early 2000s. Among them– The Matrix trilogy, Freddy vs Jason, Queen of the Damned, and xXx. The soundtrack for the first movie adaptation of the Resident Evil video game series is an underrated example. Starring Milla Jovovich…
Originating in Shiprock, New Mexico, Heart Museum is one of several rising metal artists in the Navajo Nation. As noted in a previous feature, the bands in this scene are largely independent and DIY, playing locally. A good introduction to Heart Museum is their latest EP Relentless, which released last September. The band’s melodic hardcore…
Last year, we took note of the impressive self-titled debut album from then-unsigned New York band Solemn Vision. Now they have gained some deserved attention for their Black Dahlia Murder-influenced style of melodic death metal. Solemn Vision is newly signed to Black Lion Records, a Swedish label specializing in death and black metal. The six-minute…
