Along with 2002’s The Art Of Balance, Shadows Fall’s The War Within stood out in the packed metalcore scene of the early 2000’s with a more thrash-oriented attack than their peers. Armed with a gifted vocalist in Brian Fair and with a very talented rhythm section that made their music genuinely fun to listen to,…
In their 25+ years of existence, Sweden’s melodic death metal exports In Flames have become metal icons. While it’s probably true that their last few albums haven’t been as great as, say, The Jester Race, that shouldn’t take away from the fact that they have a deep and varied discography. While their mid-period works like…
Calling Death founding guitarist/vocalist Chuck Schuldiner one of the most important figures in extreme metal seems almost a disservice to what he accomplished in his 3 decades on Earth. Tragically dying in 2001 at the all too short age of 34, Death’s 7 full-length albums (and Control Denied, too!) influenced genres as diverse as progressive…
In their 20 year history as one of the most important post-hardcore/metalcore bands in the music scene, Tampa’s Underoath have influenced a legion of veteran bands themselves, like The Devil Wears Prada and August Burns Red. Their albums have managed to chart high on the Billboard Top 200, and few regional acts can rival their…
