The Metal Music Archive

Machine Head (Oakland California)                   Through hate, you will find peace.  Or maybe, you’ll be left in pieces.   Even if Machine Head find peace, there is always hate renewed that fuels the best of what Machine Head does, which is to crush you to pieces.  So it’s […]

Soilwork (Helsingborg, Sweden)                 Stating influences such as Pantera, Meshuggah, and Carcass, you can expect a high level of musicianship that delivers in almost every aspect and are one the leaders in Swedish Melodic Metal.  If you like your metal really fast and heavy, lots of screaming, but also […]

The Black Dahlia Murder (Waterford, Michigan)                  Straight outta Michigan these metal maniacs have been causing havoc all over the world with their blast beat driven horror infused melodic death metal so infectious it enters your cerebral and makes you hungry for more, like Return of the Living Dead zombies […]

Converge (Salem, Massachusetts)                     Take math infused poly-rhythmic experimental metal and mix that in with the intensity of hardcore punk, then put what sounds like a dying panther on the mic (sometimes you get surprisingly good melodic singing too) and you have Converge.  It is true that some […]

Gizmachi (Newburgh, New York)                      Take a bit of Meshuggah and inject that into the veins of metalcore, and you have Gizmachi.  A talented band from New York that has kind of a cult following if you will.  Whenever they release the new album that has […]

Lamb of God  (Richmond, Virginia)                 Considered Groove Metal in the vein of Pantera, they have that southern fried fuck you kind of attitude.  Intricate southern blues influenced riffs, drums that seem to punch you in the face, and arguably one of the best metal vocalist’s in metal today […]

Killswitch Engage (Westfield, Massachusetts)                   These metal-core kings are crowned as one of the biggest metal bands in the world and guilty of hooks that are way too catchy for your own good.  From studio giants to bringing it live, this band ain’t goin’ nowhere. Forming in 1999, […]

Avenged Sevenfold (Huntington Beach, California)                 M. Shadows, singer, came up with the name Avenged Sevenfold from the story of Cain and Able, although they don’t consider themselves a ‘Christian band’.  Dubbed as metalcore upon initial release, their style has broadened since incorporating, thrash, punk, groove, NWOBHM and many […]

Hatebreed (Wallingford, Conneticut)                  Jamey Jasta, lead singer, could probably start a mosh-pit with his unmistakable scream by himself.  You instantly know it’s Hatebreed when Jamey gets on the mic. Hatebreed formed in 1994 and started selling a three song demo to locals, opening peoples ears to their […]