The best metal albums of 2009 were a pretty hard year to determine. Unlike 2008, the music was relatively good. Although the deathcore/metalcore/whatevercore genres strongly took a nose dive, 2009 saw a huge growth in solid releases in the more typical genres of metal (black, death, power, straight up heavy …

The name of the band Dirge Within, is interesting to say the least and sounds as if there is a story behind it. Where did the name come from and what is the story? The name Dirge i felt was dark and fit the music i was writing at first …

I have decided to compile a list. I also decided, that after I found my top 10, I realized that from 1997-2009 I was only missing 3 years and never repeated one, so I decided to do a best of each year (I only had to research 2005, 2008 and …

This is a list of some of my favorite “sad” metal/hardcore/punk songs. Some are angry, some about death or suicide and some just plain sad. Let me know your thoughts and recommend some as well. I tried to compile these songs without Black & Doom metal, since well, they should …

The name of the band Born of Osiris, is interesting to say the least and sounds as if there is a story behind it. Where did the name come from and what is the story? The name was brought to us by our label, they presented the name when we …

Your lyrics are infused with heavy detail and raw emotion. What is it that normally gives you inspiration when writing lyrics and is there a concept behind the writing of Heart of Darkness? The dark side of human nature that is inside everyone, either on the surface or deep down …

The name of the band Pepperdome, is interesting to say the least and sounds as if there is a story behind it. Where did the name come from and what is the story? I wish I had a fantastic story about how I sat for hours discussing ideas and life …

Your lyrics are infused with heavy detail and raw emotion. What is it that normally gives you inspiration when writing lyrics and is there a concept behind the writing of Darkest Day? NO, not really.  I just like to get into each song and go with the way it makes …

The name of the band Attack! Attack! UK, is interesting to say the least and sounds as if there is a story behind it. Where did the name come from and what is the story?  The  name everywhere in the world except the US is Attack! Attack! but because there …

The name of the band Psychostick, is interesting to say the least and sounds as if there is a story behind it. Where did the name come from and what is the story? Well, as I understand it, Rob had the idea while half asleep one night, got up and …