Of all the bands that Converge have influenced over the years, the Chariot feel like one of the few that really get it. On their fifth album, On…
The Chariot – One Wing (2012)
Becoming the Archetype – I Am (2011)
I Am is the fifth studio album by the heavy metal band Becoming the Archetype. The album was recorded between May 21 and June 17 and was released on September…
Black Tusk – Taste the Sin (2010)
There’s a reason why Black Tusk refer to their sound as “swamp metal.” Not only is their brand of metal the murkiest, dirtiest sludge to come out of Savannah since Kylesa, but…
Theocracy – As the World Bleeds (2011)
As the World Bleeds is the third studio album by Christian progressive Power metal band Theocracy. It was released…
Mastodon – Hunter (2011)
On 2011’s The Hunter, Mastodon abandoned the proggy, conceptual route taken on previous outings, choosing instead to mine the trailblazing, riff-heavy…
Mastodon – Live at the Aragon (2011)
Progressive metallers Mastodon finally broke through to the masses — such as they are for heavy metal, anyway — with 2009′s Crack the Skye, which deals…
Becoming the Archetype – Celestial Completion (2011)
Celestial Completion is the fourth studio album by the American heavy metal band Becoming the Archetype. The album was released…
The Chariot – Long Live (2010)
On “Calvin Makenzie,” the third track on the Chariot’s fourth album, Long Live (all of the song titles are either people’s names or abstractions…
Kylesa – Spiral Shadow (2010)
This Savannah, GA-based hard rock band has finally painted its masterpiece on this, its fifth full-length. Kylesa’s use of two drummers…
Norma Jean – Meridional (2010)
The time spent with Deftones’ Chino Moreno during the recording of Norma Jean vs the Anti Mother must’ve been a real…
Sevendust – Cold Day Memory (2010)
Sevendust’s 2010 release features the reunion of their original lineup, with guitarist Clint Lowery returning for the first time since 2003, but stylistically…