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Unsigned & Unleashed with Blind Hex

New Music From Blind Hex & More! [U&U]

So far, 2021 has been a great year for independent metal music. We have heard new music from a range of different subgenres all across the globe, and this edition of Unsigned & Unleashed is no different. We’ll be headbanging to neo symphonic metal from Blind Hex, as well as some thrash from Mani_ac, and more. Don’t forget to cast your vote for your favorite song that was featured in this edition of U&U! The song with the most votes...

Best New Metal Music September 2021 [NMM]

Happy New Music Monthly! Formerly known as New Music Monday, this is the first of many editions to come of this extended new music series. I have a playlist full of heavy new songs that are waiting for you to discover or revisit. I’m also giving you the power to vote for your top 5 favorite songs of the month. The 5 songs with the most votes by the end of polling will be added to our Best Songs of...

Metal Halloween Songs: Heavy Halloween

The Best Metal Halloween Songs Playlist For 2021

If you’ve been keeping up with me here and on Instagram, you know that it’s my favorite time of year! Halloween has always been my thing, to the point that I even had a Halloween wedding. In my house, it’s not just a holiday, but a lifestyle. I jam to my playlist filled with metal halloween songs all year long, no matter the season. Because of this, my heavy halloween playlist on Spotify is something I’m always honing in on....

5 Songs That Made Me A Metalhead Ancient Settlers

Ancient Settlers: 5 Songs That Made Me A Metalhead

They may be an emerging metal band, but the musicians in Ancient Settlers are no newbies to the heavy music scene. Founding members Carlos Chiesa-Estomba, Herman Riera, Rene González, Emmy Reyes, and Antony Hämäläinen joined forces in 2020, bringing their more than 15 years experience in the European and American metal circuits to the table. And thus, Ancient Settlers began their musical journey. This entailed the exploration of modern melodic death metal while the band honed in on their own...

Underground Metal Music Playlist

Underground Metal Music [Playlist]

One could argue that there’s a lot of good and bad things about the way music distribution has evolved over the years. But the biggest game changer to me is that we now have more access than ever to underground music. And with the way technology has developed over the years, small independent bands are able to create, distribute, and market like never before. We headbangers LOVE to tell people about bands they should be listening to. It’s even better,...

Metallica Blacklist Album - 10 Best Covers

The 10 Best Metallica Blacklist Album Covers

(Cover Image Credit: “James Hetfield (Metallica)” by Alberto Cabello Mayero is licensed under CC BY 2.0) Metallica’s Blacklist album has finally arrived! It’s full of a wide selection of cover songs from their iconic 1991 self titled release, nicknamed The Black Album. However, it is a bit of a long listen- clocking in at 4 hours and 5 minutes in length. That’s why I’m giving you my list of the 10 best Metallica Blacklist album covers. So if you don’t have a ton of...

No Coffin Talks All Life Must End

No Coffin’s All Life Must End [Review & Interview]

Miami’s No Coffin makes their return this week with a brutally heavy new EP, All Life Must End. Coming in at full force, All Life Must End viciously and unrelentingly slams and thrashes. And just when you think it’s over, it creeps back in for one more track- a hauntingly heavy cover of Portishead’s “Over”. No Coffin’s version of “Over” starts off with the euphoric- or rather dysphoric, atmosphere from the aftermath of the musical beatdown experienced in the 3...

Best Heavy Songs of 2021 So Far

Dead Slow Drops “SHAMPAIN” & More! [NMM]

Happy New Music Monday! This week Dead Slow gives us a taste for what to come from their upcoming album with their new single, “SHAMPAIN”. I also have new Rival Order for you and more! Don’t forget to cast your vote at the bottom of the page for your favorite song of the week! The song with the most votes will be added to our Best Songs of 2021 playlist at the end of the year. Last time you chose “Bitterend” by...

Rival Order Beyond The Ashes BMOTM Review