Arising from the death metal hotbed of Florida in the early '90s (but originally from Buffalo, NY), Malevolent Creation tend to be somewhat overlooked in discussions of groups who helped define the sound and style of American death metal. Initially inspired by the sonic and lyrical extremity of Slayer, the group landed a deal with Roadrunner... [+] Read More

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Vocalist and guitarist Dan Swano was the creative force behind the Swedish death metal band Edge of Sanity, which also included guitarists Dread and Sami Nerberg, along with bassist Anders Lundberg and drummer Benny Larsson. Edge of Sanity's recordings include their debut Nothing But Death Remains, Unorthodox, The Spectral Sorrows, Until... [+] Read More

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Enslaved was formed in 1991, by Ivar Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson. Joined by drummer Trym Torsson, they did their first demo in the summer of 1992. While working with the first full length, there came a call from England, resulting in the two 1993 legendary mini albums; Enslaved-“Hordanes Land” and Emperor-“s/t”. Due to tragic... [+] Read More

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Except for adopting the ever-popular corpse-paint makeup look, Sweden's Bewitched bucks all the usual trends of Scandinavian metal, avoiding the prevalent death, black, and Viking strains to embrace a retro style of thrash metal that was popular in the early to mid-'80s. In fact, some might even label the group -- founded by vocalist Vargher... [+] Read More

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Vocalist John Walker, bassist Ian Buchanan, and drummer Carl Stokes started Cancer in the late '80s as a brutal, simplistic death metal trio. Debuting with the amateurish To the Gory End, their lineup got a shot in the arm when ex-Obituary guitarist James Murphy signed on in 1992 for their technically impressive Death Shall Rise album. Although... [+] Read More

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Larger than life metal bassist/singer Pete Steele got his start as the frontman for Brooklyn's hardcore metal trio Carnivore (which also included members Louie Beateaux on drums, and two different guitarists -- first Keith Alexander, then Marc Piovanetti) in the mid-'80s. Much more straight-ahead thrash metal than Steele's future goth outfit... [+] Read More

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There is a scent of indefatigable fighting around Marduk. For over ten years this outstanding band has embodied values extremely rare, always strongly determined to go their own way, refusing to adjust, always fighting to stay on top and never backing down. But let’s begin from the start about how the charismatic band founder Morgan Håkansson,... [+] Read More

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Morgoth is a German heavy metal quintet featuring vocalist Marc Grewe, guitarists Carsten Otterbach and Harald Busse, bassist Sebastian Swart, and drummer Rudiger Hennecke. They debuted with a pair of EPs, The Eternal Fall and Resurrection Absurd, which were later collected on a two-fer in 1991, the same year their first full-length album,... [+] Read More

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The fathers of grindcore, Napalm Death pushed the envelope of metal to new extremes of ear-splitting intensity, rejecting all notions of melody, subtlety, and good taste to forge a brand of sonic assault almost frightening in its merciless brutality. Formed in Ipswich, England, in 1982, the group trafficked in the usual heavy metal fare for the... [+] Read More

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