For a true fan of heavy music, grooving on something that is not overly negative or intense or frenetic (or even that loud) is good therapy once in a while. Sometimes the sensory overload that comes with the non-stop influx of up and coming metal bands can only be cured by something that lives somewhere …

Every once in a while, a band comes along with a sound that is so insane and preposterous, you just can’t stop listening to it. It happened in 1998, when System of a Down released their frantic self-titled debut. And now, it’s happening again. This time around, it’s a three-member band by the name of …

It would be far too easy to compare The Abuse to Kittie. But first off, four of the band members are male. Besides that, this band goes beyond choppy riffs and aggressive female vocals and transcends the all-too-glorified nu-metal genre. Their music defies definition, as it is raw, yet far from unrefined. With a perfect …

The dark, ominous sounds of eighties alterna-goth have long been buried under newer genres and styles of music which have been created since then. However, the So Cal band Parise is attempting to revive this ailing form of music by injecting it with a healthy dose of Y2K angst and energy. The result: songs that …