Brandon "Show No Mercy" Stosuy highlights the best new metal music whenever he damn well pleases.
Mar 18th Comment
Yesterday I saw 12 metal bands before High On Fire hopped onto the outdoor stage at the Mohawk sometime around midnight to make it a perfect baker's dozen. A few of those were a lot of fun --… Read Story »
Mar 10th 14 Comments
People hate Burzum. A passing mention of Varg Vikernes' longstanding one-man black metal project is enough to kick-start a heated debate. (I know, it happened to me in a bar last night. And a few… Read Story »
Mar 3rd 4 Comments
Over the past few days, I spoke with Kat from Salome about her day job as a massage therapist, premiered a song from Alcest, and posted on Dillinger Escape Plan's forthcoming Option Paralysis via… Read Story »
Feb 9th 6 Comments
In this installment I intentionally paired two longstanding bands who've shifted their approach/sound significantly during the course of their careers, not always to their fans' approval. Katatonia… Read Story »
Jan 22nd 7 Comments
In March, longstanding crusty, female-fronted San Francisco black metal quintet Ludicra are releasing The Tenant, the excellent followup to 2007's Fex Urbis Lex Orbus. I was a fan of the last one,… Read Story »
Jan 8th 11 Comments
I included the longstanding occult black metal group Nightbringer's Apocalypse Sun on the list of my 10 Most Anticipated Albums Of 2010 (scroll all the way to the end). I've heard a few complex,… Read Story »
Dec 19th, 2009 33 Comments
Every year I'm tempted to -- and sometimes do -- say "this has been a great year for metal." It's a toss-away idea: If you consume the genre obsessively, every year seems sort of great, the chaff… Read Story »
Dec 11th, 2009 2 Comments
As I mentioned in the last installment, this edition of Haunting The Chapel features an interview with towering Gaza vocalist Jon Parkin (I'm 6'5", he's 6'7", so he earns "towering," for sure).… Read Story »
Dec 2nd, 2009 18 Comments
When I included "Haunting The Chapel" in the headline to my last column, I'd intended it to be a smart-ass joke regarding my inability to legally use the name "Show No Mercy" after relocating things… Read Story »
Oct 30th, 2009 52 Comments
Regular readers of this blog know that our own Brandon Stosuy is a passionate metal fan. And in recent months we've seen an enthusiastic response to our occasional coverage of the genre. So starting… Read Story »
