Grindcore has always been on the fringe of everything current in the metal scene. The first time I heard Napalm Death’s Scum I have to admit I was completely put off. Here were these blasts of noise that were nowhere near long enough to be actual songs, nor could I tell whether the record should […]

The first Hardcore record I ever got was Agnostic Front’s Cause For Alarm. I was in high school and I had never heard anything like it before. It was the early days of the crossover scene and until this point I had been listening to metal exclusively. That quickly changed. The short songs, the vitriol […]

2015 brings the return of England’s Paradise Lost for their 27th year in existence. It also brings fourth their 14th full length album. In this day and age, it is amazing to have a band with this kind of longevity and productivity. Add to that the fact that the lineup is original except for the drummer, […]