Nicholas Franco

Los Angeles, California’s Bad Religion, the undisputed kings of melodic punk rock, have been around since 1979. Over the course of a 34 year career they’ve released 16 studio albums and inspired a generation, while taking the art of crafting vocal harmonies to stratospheric heights. ... Read More

Leaves’ Eyes started life a decade ago in 2003. A result of a union between Alexander Krull (of German band Atrocity), his wife and Norwegian soprano, Liv Kristine Espenæs. Krull has been active in the music scene since 1985, playing everything from grindcore to industrial. ... Read More

After more than thirty years spitting vitriol at the system; denigrating religion, harmful politics as well as society’s missteps as a whole, the punk rock institution known as Bad Religion has released a Christmas album. The first question one may be tempted to ask is ... Read More

Black metal was never supposed to be about following rules. A fist in the face of all trends, it forged its bloody path in both commercial isolation and enforced misanthropy. It did this so well that its own style inevitably developed around it, resulting in ... Read More

They’ve influenced everybody from Napalm Death to Metallica, and Nine Inch Nails to the Foo Fighters. They’ve been called synth-pop, danceable doom, quasi-metal, and alternative rock. Killing Joke formed in the late ‘70’s in Notting Hill, London, England at the behest of founding members Jeremy ... Read More

In Solitude formed back in 2002 in Uppsala, Sweden. After releasing some demos and a solid debut effort, the band exploded into stardom with 2011’s The World, The Flesh, The Devil. After some unforgettable tours and a huge media push, there aren’t many metal fans ... Read More