Articles by Joe Smith-Engelhardt

Outer Heaven

Realms of Eternal Decay

PUBLISHED Oct 10, 2018

Pennsylvania death metal newcomers Outer Heaven have impressed the extreme metal community in their short time together through top-notch l...

Beyond Creation

Algorythm

PUBLISHED Oct 10, 2018

Montreal's Beyond Creation have been pumping out quality material for the past decade, and have found themselves at the forefront of modern...

Fucked Up

Dose Your Dreams

PUBLISHED Oct 3, 2018

It's easy to lose sight of our aspirations and dreams while living in a world where so many horrible things seem to be taking place at a ra...

High on Fire

Electric Messiah

PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2018

Matt Pike has been having a busy and very successful year with his doom metal project Sleep, who released their comeback record, The Scienc...

The Black Queen's Greg Puciato Redefines His Dillinger Escape Plan Legacy on 'Infinite Games'

PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2018

As the end of 2017 came to a head, hardcore's most dangerous band, the Dillinger Escape Plan, made their triumphant exit with a trio of sol...

Revocation

The Outer Ones

PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2018

Boston metal crew Revocation have always been a difficult band to categorize. Their sound lies heavily in death metal, yet at the same time...

Fucked Up Are a Different Band on 'Dose Your Dreams' as Damian Abraham and Mike Haliechuk Choose New Paths

PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2018

Damian Abraham has been the face of Fucked Up for their entire career, but his time in the spotlight is over.   The Toronto punk act's late...

The Black Queen

Infinite Games

PUBLISHED Sep 25, 2018

A year after ending his career with the Dillinger Escape Plan, Greg Puciato is now putting all of his energy into the much less chaotic ele...