progressive metal
Fans of alt/sludge/prog metal mastery, Baroness, have something to be excited for with today’s release of “Ultraviolet”, a glimpse into the making of the [...]
PERIPHERY: Fister Interviews Adam “Nolly” Getgood
Periphery, the Washington D.C. based sextet, took the progressive/djent community by storm with the release of their self-titled album in 2010. The band grew and refined [...]
New OFFICIAL “Alpha” Video from Periphery Makes Your Favorite Band Look Bad
Yup. It’s just that good. Go buy this today. Fister Approved! Periphery’s eagerly awaited dual albums, Juggernaut: Alpha andJuggernaut: Omega (Sumerian Records), [...]
Periphery Streaming ‘Juggernaut: Alpha’ & Juggernaut: Omega’!
Periphery is streaming their two new albums with Juggernaut: Alpha available via Loudwire (http://loudwire.com/periphery-juggernaut-alpha-exclusive-album-stream/) [...]
Periphery Album Review “Juggernaut: Alpha” & “Juggernaut: Omega”
If any metal band can reinforce my passion and snobbery, it’s Periphery. That wait is over on 1/27 as the progressive metal six piece poise to drop not one, but two new [...]
Periphery Release NEW ‘Juggernaut’ Track, “The Bad Thing!”
Sure, I realize my several of my most recent posts have been about the new Periphery album – what’s your point? It’s going to be a searing [...]
Periphery Release Behind-the-Scenes ‘Juggernaut’ Webisodes
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28, 2014 – Periphery, who recently announced the release of not one, but two, new albums (Juggernaut: Alpha and Juggernaut: Omega) on Jan. 27 via Sumerian [...]
Prog Masters, Periphery, to Release DUAL Album, Juggernaut: Alpha and Omega!
Praise your metal gods liberally today, Periphery are releasing TWO new albums! Periphery, the D.C. based prog outfit whose music Rolling Stone described as “instrumentally [...]
Mastodon Release Official ‘High Road’ Music Video, Drug Use “Suspicions” = Confirmed
Looking like something from The Knights of Badassdom Blu-ray bonus footage, “High Road” comes Larping out of the gates. Mastodon has a great sense of humor for a [...]
Pre-Order New Mastodon, Get a Free, Shady, State Fair-Looking Drug Mirror
Seriously, Mastodon, every person that buys the pre-order will be rolling up hog legs in record time. Don’t these remind you of the old school Def Leppard and Iron [...]
Mastodon Release New Song ‘Chimes at Midnight – Awesome Level: HIGH
Atlanta’s most psychedelically proficient metal band, Mastodon, are gearing up for another round of global domination with the release of ‘Once More ‘Round [...]
Devil Music of the Day: NEW Opeth ‘Cusp of Eternity’!
Okay, so Monday is looking up. First of all, the fans that can’t accept Opeth’s new, more progressive, less growling sound, are clearly going to hate this. I, [...]
Mastodon’s ‘Once More Round the Sun’ Cover Art Not Drug-Inspired in Any Way
If you’re a metal head, you probably know Mastodon’s new album, Once More Round the Sun, is due out on June 24th. The single High Road is burning up the [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday! 4.4.14
Spring is finally here, which means we can now listen to metal outside. So, get to it. [...]
Devil Music of the Day: Opeth ‘Häxprocess’
I’m justifiably excited for Killer Be Killed’s debut album. I mean, really excited. I’m even more thrilled to get a new Opeth album this summer. The thought [...]
Mikael Åkerfeldt on the New Opeth Album
Opeth started working on music for their next album back in the Spring, and promise something “sinister” and “heavy” is indeed coming. Just [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday! 1.3.14
Painted Skull by Icecoldart The first Friday of the new year is a snowy mess here in the Bluegrass. I can only assume your Friday is much better…and warmer. As 2014 [...]
Dream Theater Release a Free Double Live Album!
Progressive metal superstars, Dream Theater, have released a two disc live album via torrent. Good news for metal fans, and it’s just very goodwill from a band of the [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday! 12.13.13
Friday the 13th AND we get not one, but two number thirteens in the date. That screams EFFING METAL FRIDAY. I don’t know about you, but today is going to be a good one. [...]
‘A Perfect Circle’ Releases “360” on 11/19, First New Song in a Decade
Fans of Maynard James Keenan’s supergroup, A Perfect Circle, are excited for the bands’ greatest hits release that includes the first new song in a decade. By [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday! 11.8.13
No commentary this week except November suuuuuuucks. Now through February is the worst. Barnes sure has a way with words. I played this cassette until it literally broke. I [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday! 11.1.13 Post-Halloween Depression Edition
November 1st, really? How did the most sacred of months vanish so quickly? In protest, I’ll still light the Jack-o-Lantern perched atop of my entertainment center all [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday! 10.18.13
Happy continued October, kids. I was going to make today’s theme rage-oriented because I’m so FUCKING tired of Time Warner’s bullshit. I’m not going [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday! 10.11.13
I hope everyone is having a great October so far, just a few more days until Samhain falls on us like a shroud. Seasonal beers are flowing, new albums are dropping, and [...]
Official Periphery “Rangnarok” Music Video!
I hate the term tech-metal, but I love me some Periphery. I think it might even be metal law now. Article 7: Statue 1004.1: And therefore, the ownership of Periphery, Gojira, [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday! 9.20.13 [NSFW]
It’s Friday again, thank God. Pour yourself a strong craft beer, crank some metal and celebrate you. September is the second best month; don’t waste it. This [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday the 13th! 9.13.13
Friday the 13th, kids. Spend it with the ones you love, doing effed up stuff, like watching a Friday the 13th marathon, OR driving your asses to Lexington for the largest [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday! 9.6.13
Right when we can’t take another day of summer…sweet, sweet September. Here’s one for metal Matt. He pretty much worships this new record. I hear he also [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday: Metal Covers! 8.9.13
We get excited to hear one of our favorite bands cover a song by another band we dig. Not only does it confirm that said band has great taste in music, but it can often times [...]
New Dream Theater Lyric Video! “The Enemy Inside”
I love the heavier Dream Theater. Love it. Chugging away, but layered with all the textures and elements that make them progressive metal masters. The new self-titled album [...]
TesseracT Returning for Two North American Tours – Kicks off 9/23
August 2, 2013 (Los Angeles, CA) – UK Progressive rock band TesseracT will be returning to North America for two tours! First the band will hit the road with [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday: The Occult & Metal 8.2.13
Metal and the occult go together like Nickelback and date rapes; they just mesh. While it might be cliché and played out in metal, the influence and continued presence is [...]
Fister’s Devil Music of the Day: Trivium ‘Brave This Storm’ New Song!
Google a shitty, live version, or stream it right here from Metal Storm. Despite the metal community having their cake and eating it too; haters gonna hate. Here’s some [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday! 7.26.13
Better late than never? Sorry for the late posting. A migraine put me in bed before nine last night. Crank your EFM and don’t forget Baroness have just released their [...]
Fister’s Devil Music of the Day: Opeth ‘Patterns in the Ivy I & II’
Photo via Nate Roboto Photography© Opeth are probably my favorite metal band at the moment, maybe forever. This song is peaceful, languid, and beautiful in every regard. [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday! 7.5.13
I don’t know what it is, but I absolutely can’t get enough metal now. I’ve tried to track down old music from back in the day; stuff that was either lost or [...]
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