Fast, furious, brutal, and technical progressive tech death that will melt your face off! I enjoy discovering and supporting new bands, and it never ceases to amaze me the sheer amount of undiscovered talent just waiting to be consumed. It is also interesting how searching for information on a band can help you learn about […]
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Dark, eerie, and moody doom / post metal from Spain! Black holes have always been a fascinating topic, at least to me. They are powerful constructs that seem to have the ability to suck away everything in their path, even light, holding it all in a natural maximum security prison with no possibility of escape.
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How the band got started, album and song deep dives, technical issues becoming bloopers, and Progstorm: A fun conversation with Dawn of Ouroboros! The second edition of Progstorm is coming very soon, taking place across 3 days, August 21 – 23, 2026, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. As part of the lead up to the Fest,
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Origin stories, album deep dives, behind the scenes stories, and Progstorm: A super fun conversation with An Abstract Illusion! The second edition of Progstorm is coming very soon, taking place across 3 days, August 21 – 23, 2026, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. As part of the lead up to the Fest, 4 of the 5
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A terrific festival goes on indefinite, but hopefully not permanant, hiatus, with a killer lineup for the seventh edition! Hyperspace Metal Festival has been a great power/prog/symphonic/melodeath festival in the Pacific Northwest since 2018, based in beautiful Vancouver, BC, Canada. I went for the first time last year and discovered so many new bands that
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Epic folksy melodic death metal that is catchy, fast, and furious! Vancouver, BC, Canada, melodic death metal band Atavistia has been quite active lately. Their last full length, “Cosmic Warfare,” was released in 2023, but in December of last year, the band decided to release a “reforged” version of their 2020 release, “The Winter Way.” With
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Five albums from February 2026 that deserve your listening attention! I am a little late posting this (yeah, I know I said this for the January listing too, but I did also launch my YouTube channel recently), but here are my top 5 releases from February 2026. February featured a lot of great albums, and
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Fantasy loving cinematic atmospheric melodic black metal from Australia! Imagine lyrics deeply based in the world of fantasy, heavily influenced by J.R.R. Tolkien (Lord of the Rings) or George R.R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire). Add in inspiration from the fantasy video game world of Diablo. Melodies are abundant and inspire a world
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Fun facts about Sam and her band Nocteris! When I attended the show featuring 4 different black metal bands at The High Water Mark in Portland, Oregon, on April 3, I did a short impromptu video interview with Sam, lead vocalist / bassist of Portland-based symphonic black metal band Nocteris. We are just hanging outside
Deep diving with The Lord of the Logos into creating logos for bands and mymetaloftheday! mymetaloftheday is officially adding video interviews to its content offering, and our first interview features Christophe Szpajdel, aka “The Lord of the Logos.” We thought this would be a great way to kick off this new content category since he
