Metal mayhem

The mighty Meshuggah: Read more

Lancaster, Pa., represents! more about "Friday Metal: August Burns Red, “Medd…", posted with vodpod Read more

Okay, these guys make Alice in Chains sound like Britney Spears. I like how they have two singers to get the full range of incomprehensible screams and guttural growls: Read more

All-female metal bands are a rarity, but the Canadian group Kittie have shown considerable staying power: Read more

Killswitch Engage’s new, self-titled album doesn’t break much new ground. It combines the same elements of hardcore, thrash, and soaring, anthemic choruses that we’ve come to expect from their last two discs (The End of Heartache and As Daylight Dies). The lyrics still dwell on lost love and being a positive force in the world Read more

Lamb of God isn’t the most innovative band in the world, but they’re great at cranking out catchy, workmanlike, Southern-fried metal that fills the Pantera-shaped hole in your heart. (Some bad language) Read more

These guys are from Topeka, Kansas, where–as the joke goes–the zip codes start with ‘666’: And here’s God Forbid, “War of Attrition”: Read more

Here’s Tori Amos'(!) nearly unrecognizable version of Slayer’s “Raining Blood”: Here’s the immortal original: Read more