On their fifth studio album, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE knows what they do well and rarely deviates from it: Relentlessly pummeling verses, taking their cues from both hardcore and classic metal, lead to choruses powered by swelling vocal melodies. Such a simple description, though, seems to belittle a band that has become one of the leading forces in American heavy music ... Read More

For those expecting pretty songs with a melody, you’ve come to the wrong place. From the band's name to song titles such as “Pray for Forgiveness,” “Cataclysmic Purgatory,” “Mental Hemorrhage” and “Provoking the Disturbed,” SUFFOCATION is here to crush all in its path. ... Read More

I'm happy to say 2009's Darkest Day is a full-on, unmistakable return to form on par with OBITUARY's first three classic albums, Slowly We Rot, Cause of Death and The End Complete. There are, at the least, five or six songs here destined to be live staples and OBITUARY classics. All of OBITUARY's trademarks are here ... Read More

The self-titled debut from STREET SWEEPER SOCIAL CLUB sounds almost exactly like what you would expect from the latest project of RAGE AGAINST THE MACHNE guitarist Tom Morello. It’s packed with grooving hard rock riffs with a funk flavor and politically-charged lyrics ... Read More

After the more emotional, vulnerable side Manson showed on 2007’s Eat Me, Drink Me, I was hoping for a return to the more aggressive style that characterized his earlier work. Remember, at one time Manson’s music could be considered metal ... Read More

MÖTLEY CRÜE, 'the fab four' synonymous with the bad-boy glam rock of the '80s. They've played thousands of live showsfor millions of fans, sold millions of records sold, and possibly have had more sex, drugs and rock 'n roll than any band that's ever graced this planet. But what about the music? ... Read More

The chemistry between the bandmates might have changed through time, which is something you'd expect from any band that has stayed together over fifteen years, but their passion and growth has also changed-for the better. Today's KORN is unbelievably better than the KORN of a few years ago ... Read More

REV THEORY, the band everyone was there to see, brought the same energy to their 60-minute headlining set that they do as an opening act. The set list leaned heavily on their sophomore album, Light It Up ... Read More

More than four years after their last visit to the capital city, METALLICA rolled into the sold-out Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., Thursday, Jan. 15. Metal bands, fans—anyone associated with the genre—take note: This is how the big boys do it ... Read More