Converge Embrace the Power of Collaboration on the Brilliant ‘Bloodmoon: 1’
Metalcore pioneers Converge unite with Chelsea Wolfe and Cave In’s Stephen Brodsky to craft a brooding work of goth-inflected metal with Bloodmoon: I.
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Jenny Hval’s ‘Girls Against God’ Is Pure Audacity
With Girls Against God, avant-garde musician Jenny Hval gives us a semi-autobiographical text that, like the metalhead teen she describes, won't abide by any rules.
Nightwish Go in a Folk Direction on Their Double LP ‘Human. :||: Nature.’
In the curious case of Nightwish's Human. :||: Nature., the whole is ultimately less compelling than the individual parts it comprises.
Myrkur’s ‘Folkesange’ Makes a Case for the Power of Traditional Songcraft
Neo-folk/black metal artist Myrkur bolsters her impressive discography with yet another distinctive and enthralling album that draws on other music while remaining uniquely her own.
Only Connect: An Interview With Lacuna Coil’s Cristina Scabbia
Italian gothic metal outfit, Lacuna Coil return with their ninth and heaviest album to date. Co-lead vocalist Cristina Scabbia reflects on the album's inspirations: "This record is basically us saying that it is OK not to be OK."