Articles by Joe Smith-Engelhardt

Impending Doom

The Sin and Doom Vol. II

PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2018

Christian deathcore pioneers Impending Doom haven't released a new album in five years, and given the quality of their latest, The Sin and...

Orange Goblin

The Wolf Bites Back

PUBLISHED Jun 14, 2018

Although it's been four years since UK stoner metal act Orange Goblin released their last studio full-length, Back From The Abyss, they've...

Ghost Take a New Form for 'Prequelle'

PUBLISHED Jun 12, 2018

For the majority of the band's existence, the members of Ghost remained anonymous. The Swedish shock-rock project was fronted by Papa Emeri...

Ghost Kill the Band and Papa Emeritus III so Ghost and Cardinal Copia Can Live on 'Prequelle'

PUBLISHED May 31, 2018

For the majority of the band's existence, the members of Ghost remained anonymous. The Swedish shock-rock project was fronted by Papa Emeri...

Slayer / Lamb Of God / Anthrax / Behemoth / Testament

Budweiser Stage, Toronto ON, May 29

PUBLISHED May 30, 2018

After giving the world more than three decades of devastating heavy metal, thrash icons Slayer are out on their last-ever North American to...

Ghost

Prequelle

PUBLISHED May 30, 2018

The hype surrounding Ghost since the release of their debut, Opus Eponymous, has grown exponentially with each new record, but the quality...

Bleeding Through Return From Hiatus, Angry and Bitter, With 'Love Will Kill All'

PUBLISHED May 28, 2018

Orange County metalcore trailblazers Bleeding Through stepped away from the stage for what was supposed to be the last time in 2014, but fo...

Bleeding Through

Love Will Kill All

PUBLISHED May 23, 2018

The return of Orange County metalcore pioneers Bleeding Through is as unrelentingly heavy as one would expect from one of the few bands of...