The bridge between rap/hip-hop and metal is often a tricky one to cross. Many bands that attempt to combine the two either don’t do it too well (focusing on one or the other), or the merging of genres comes across as unauthentic and even “fake”. Australia’s DVSR has already dispelled those concerns, though, with their…
There’s been so much in the way of good music so far in 2017 that this catch-all article is going to have to omit solid releases from Miss May I (Shadows Inside) and Sorority Noise, among others that didn’t quite make the cut. That doesn’t speak for the aforementioned bands as much as it does…
They may be an entirely different beast (and the harlot) in 2017, but back in 2005 upon the release of their 3rd full-length album City Of Evil, Avenged Sevenfold weren’t close to the level they are now, playing with their heroes Metallica on a stadium tour. Remember that this is the same band that was…
A far cry it may be from “Days Of The Phoenix” or even their 2003 breakout Sing The Sorrow, but AFI’s polarizing 2006 album Decemberunderground, which was released on June 6th, 2006, is certainly an important evolution for the band. Though a lot of the synthpop and retro influences were thought to be sellout material…
