It shouldn't be a surprise that the youth of the heavy music scene are filled with so much ferocity, given the state of the world. Nevertheless, fans of bands that exhibit a level of unhinged ferocity in their style and delivery must be ecstatic with the crop of bands making waves right now.

There is an unease that has permeated our society. In the wake of the medical and cultural upheaval that has shaken our foundations, there is a gnawing malaise, which, if left unchecked, can grow into a darkness that threatens to swallow us.

In death metal, most bands are perfectly content to dwell within the grimy and intimate confines of the community that loves them best.

The golden age of diversity in metal is now.

Who are Unto Others? They're the guys that your parents warned you not to hang out with.

To paraphrase the great Sufi mystic poet Rumi, life is not this or this. Life is this and this. Such is the lesson that Pennsylvania metal darlings Rivers of Nihil aim to impart on their latest album The Work.

Alien Weaponry are a shining example of what the heavy music world needs.

It has been remarkable to watch the scope of heavy music broaden like never before.

Metal has many brothers and sisters; branching paths to the darkness which encompasses the community found within heavy music.

Solid. Dependable. Consistent. These are words that immediately come to mind when thinking of the musical output of prog-metalcorers Born Of Osiris.

There’s just not enough that can be said about the talent that is Howard Jones.