Monthly Archives: January 2019
Vocal lines are no longer memorable in death metal
Virtually every death metal band from the first wave had its share of infectious vocal lines. From Deicide to Dismember, death metal fans grew up memorizing and screaming morbid lyrics in much the same way their baby boomer parents may … Continue reading →
Howie Bentley’s mastery of heavy metal
Rarely has a heavy metal songwriter working in different genre paradigms been as masterful over both expressions as primary songwriter Howie Bentley of Cauldron Born and Briton Rites. The first project is neoclassical, swords and sorcery power metal and the … Continue reading →
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Tagged born of the cauldron, briton rites, cauldron born, Doom Metal, for mircalla, heavy metal, howie bentley
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Deceased – Ghostly White (2018)
In classic heavy metal manner, Deceased make evocative songs centered around instantly identifiable melodies. The band has ever been at pains to distance itself from all death metal references, at least as they are conventionally understood, and Ghostly White only … Continue reading →
Posted in Death Metal, Heavy Metal
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Tagged death metal, deceased, Ghostly White, heavy metal, King Fowley, Virginia, voivod
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Old Disgruntled Bastard 