Merrimack - Grey Rigorism2009 Moribund RecordsRay Van Horn, Jr.Fortunately for the metal community, the division lines enforcing the continental divide between France and its global neighbors--particularly the United States, as guilty as any in keeping the prejudicial fires burning--is next to nil in this scene. The ultra-talented Gojira has broken out to score opening gigs for Metallica, while Hacride is shaping up to be one of the underground's finest prog-death units around.
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Monsters of Metal Vol. 62009 Nuclear Blast RecordsRay Van Horn, Jr.Let's just say that even though here at The Metal Minute you can find tons of cyber-streamed videos of your favorite past and present metal bands, this writer prefer... Read Post
Bitch - Be My Slave/Damnation Alley Reissue2011 Metal Blade RecordsRay Van Horn, Jr.Somewhere between Girlschool, Wendy O. Williams, Lee Aaron and The Great Kat, there was Betsy Bitch. While her whips and dom facade as frontwoman of... Read Post
Merrimack- Grey Rigorism(Moribund Cult)The French black metal scene pretty much has it all. Bands such as Blut Aus Nord, DSO, and Antaeus are regarded as black metal elite in a country with a particularly strong and varied black met... Read Post