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Album of the Week 15-2026: Dir en Grey – Mortal Downer
With Dir en Grey being ever the idiosyncratic band, and without the help of a new single to represent the album, it was unclear what to expect from ‘Mortal Downer’. Until recently, I would have said that was part of the band’s appeal, but the piece of steaming hot garbage…
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Interview Diego Valdez (Assignment): “I Like Challenges”
Since moving to Europe about a decade ago, Argentinian singer Diego Valdez has been part of several projects in multiple rock and metal styles. The one band he stayed with all these years, however, is the German progressive power metal band Assignment, whose excellent new album ‘With the End Comes…
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Album of the Week 14-2026: Immolation – Descent
Death metal bands don’t typically improve as they get older, but New York’s Immolation is a notable exception to the norm. While their first few albums are considered classics of the genre, I think they have actually reached their peak with ‘Atonement’ (2017) and ‘Acts of God’ (2022), on which…
Latest Interviews
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Interview Diego Valdez (Assignment): “I Like Challenges”
Since moving to Europe about a decade ago, Argentinian singer Diego Valdez has been part of several projects in multiple rock and metal styles. The one band he stayed with all these years, however, is the German progressive power metal band Assignment, whose excellent new album ‘With the End Comes…
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Interview Danny Vaughn (Tyketto): “Collaboration Will Always Make Songs Better”
‘Closer to the Sun’ is the first new studio album in a decade from American – or technically British-American at this point – melodic hard rockers Tyketto. It’s also their first album with singer Danny Vaughn as the sole remaining original band member. Vaughn shares his experiences getting the current…
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Interview Gary Holt (Exodus): A Creative, Awesome Explosion
With ‘Goliath’, thrash metal legends Exodus have just released what might be their most diverse album to date. According to guitarist Gary Holt, it also is their most collaborative one. He tells us about how the recording process, the guest musicians, and the return of vocalist Rob Dukes have influenced…
Latest Reviews
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Album of the Week 15-2026: Dir en Grey – Mortal Downer
With Dir en Grey being ever the idiosyncratic band, and without the help of a new single to represent the album, it was unclear what to expect from ‘Mortal Downer’. Until recently, I would have said that was part of the band’s appeal, but the piece of steaming hot garbage…
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Album of the Week 14-2026: Immolation – Descent
Death metal bands don’t typically improve as they get older, but New York’s Immolation is a notable exception to the norm. While their first few albums are considered classics of the genre, I think they have actually reached their peak with ‘Atonement’ (2017) and ‘Acts of God’ (2022), on which…
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Album of the Week 13-2026: Corrosion of Conformity – Good God / Baad Man
Quite a lot has changed in the Corrosion of Conformity camp in the eight years since ‘No Cross No Crown’ was released. Drummer Reed Mullin passed away in 2020, and longtime bassist Mike Dean quit the band. However, with Stanton Moore returning on drums, the band suddenly consisted of three…
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