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Somewhere between the late 1990s and the early 2010s, the rif largely disappeared from mainstream rock & pop. Its transformative power – the rif as a means to transport the listener into another dimension – became an art cherished only in...

'Audioslave' is the debut studio album by American rock supergroup Audioslave. It was first released on November 18, 2002, through Epic Records and Interscope Records. The album features the hit singles "Cochise", "Show Me How to Live", "What You Are",...

Music can have a multitude of emotional impacts and can create inner worlds out of voices, sounds, and moods. If you open heart and ear to the mesmerizing, hauntingly beautiful soundscapes of Auri, you might find a beacon of light inside a sonic realm...

Music can have a multitude of emotional impacts and can create inner worlds out of voices, sounds, and moods. If you open heart and ear to the mesmerizing, hauntingly beautiful soundscapes of Auri, you might find a beacon of light inside a sonic realm...

Produced by The Clash’s resident innovator, Mick Jones, and even boasting a vocal cameo from Kate Moss, 'Down In Albion' evokes the sights and smells of its era yet also possesses a forward looking perspective which creates a perpetually relevant...

'I Against I' is the third studio album from Bad Brains, originally released in 1986 on SST Records. It remains the best-selling album in the band's catalog, showcasing Bad Brains' unique fusion of punk rock, hardcore punk, reggae, and heavy metal...

'Stranger Than Fiction' is the eighth full-length studio album and major label debut by American punk rock legends Bad Religion, released in 1994. It was a major breakthrough for Bad Religion, being certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of...

Denmark’s Metal commando Baest strikes back with their massive 4th studio album, 'Colossal'. Produced with Tue Madsen at Antfarm Studio (Heaven Shall Burn, The Black Dahlia Murder, The Haunted, etc.), the album contains 9 tracks / 42 minutes...

'Blue Record' announces the re-awakening of Savannah’s rock giants Baroness. 'Blue Record' is an instant classic, with all the peaks and valleys, textures, and nuances that timeless records yield over repeated listens. Deep and dark, 'Blue...

Formed in Los Angeles in 1983, Barren Cross produced a powerful brand of classic metal that carried a strong Christian message alongside such contemporaries as Stryper, Bloodgood and Sacred Warrior.   Having...

Gothenburg/Malmö-based post rock power trio Barrens return with Corpse Lights, the band’s second full-length release following their critically-acclaimed 2020 debut Penumbra. Five years in the making, Corpse Lights sees Barrens strike a...

Gothenburg/Malmö-based post rock power trio Barrens return with Corpse Lights, the band’s second full-length release following their critically-acclaimed 2020 debut Penumbra. Five years in the making, Corpse Lights sees Barrens strike a...

BARRENS is a new trio from Gothenburg, Sweden, featuring 2 members of SCRAPS OF TAPE, a band that has been releasing albums on Denovali Records and touring for over 20 years, and whose last album “The Will To Burn” is an incredibly underrated...

BARRENS is a new trio from Gothenburg, Sweden, featuring 2 members of SCRAPS OF TAPE, a band that has been releasing albums on Denovali Records and touring for over 20 years, and whose last album “The Will To Burn” is an incredibly underrated...

'Blood on Ice' is the ninth studio album by Swedish extreme metal band Bathory. It was released on 27 May 1996, through Black Mark Production. It is a concept album. Bathory was formed in Stockholm in 1983. Founder Quorthon, a seventeen-year-old...

'Blood on Ice' is the ninth studio album by Swedish extreme metal band Bathory. It was released on 27 May 1996, through Black Mark Production. It is a concept album.Bathory was formed in Stockholm in 1983. Founder Quorthon, a seventeen-year-old...

'Destroyer of Worlds' is the tenth studio album by Swedish extreme metal band Bathory. It was released in October 2001 through Black Mark Production, over five years after the previous album 'Blood on Ice', marking the longest period between studio...

'Destroyer of Worlds' is the tenth studio album by Swedish extreme metal band Bathory. It was orginally released on 9 October 2001. Bathory was formed in Stockholm in 1983. Founder Quorthon, a seventeen-year-old guitarist, was joined by...

'Hammerheart' is the fifth album released by Bathory. It continued 'Blood Fire Death''s transition away from black metal to what would become recognized as Viking metal, and is considered a cornerstone work of the genre. 2LP black vinyl...

'Jubileum Volume II' is a compilation album by Bathory. It features the absolute highlights from the career of Sweden's trailblazing Bathory - a band not only responsible for launching Scandinavia's black metal scene, but for inventing the often...

'Nordland I' is the eleventh full-length album by Bathory, released in 2002. It is characterized by an unapologetic return to the Viking metal of Bathory's middle period, and features songs written mainly about Norse mythology. It was to be the first...

'Octagon' is the eighth studio album by the Swedish extreme metal band Bathory. It was released in October 1995 via Black Mark Productions. It continues the retro thrash metal style of the previous album 'Requiem'. It was reissued in 2003, combining the...

'Requiem' is the seventh studio album by Swedish extreme metal band Bathory. It eschews the Viking metal style Bathory's three previous releases for a thrash metal style that recalls many of the bands that initially influenced Bathory. This album marks...

'The Return...' (full title The Return of the Darkness and Evil) is the second studio album by Swedish extreme metal band Bathory. 'The Return…' had a significant influence on developing the black metal and death metal genres. An all time...