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We here at Metal Storm pride ourselves in the metal that we live and breathe, and most importantly, write about. But there's a whole world out there aside from Satan-worshiping black metal and dragon-slaying power metal. Here's what we checked out this month.

Clandestine Cuts are the best demos and EPs from the metal underground. This issue features music from Wings Of Steel, Obelos, Swarm, Apoorv Singh Kathait, Exhumation, and Kryatjurr Of Desert Ahd.

Another festival whose 2020 edition was canceled finally coming back in 2022, Dark Bombastic Evening brought a return to dark music among fortress walls.

After a long pause, 2022 marked itself as the year where festivals could finally take place again in Romania. Though I may not be attending all of them, the one I was certain I would be attending was ArtMania.

Omne finds himself in surprisingly technical surroundings for his most recent festival excursion.

We here at Metal Storm pride ourselves in the metal that we live and breathe, and most importantly, write about. But there's a whole world out there aside from Satan-worshiping black metal and dragon-slaying power metal. Here's what we checked out this month.

No band has encapsulated the awe-inspiring atmosphere of the Misty Mountains cold, the ancient aura of wizards and Elves, the dire march of Gondorian soldiers, or the grim wickedness of Mordor like Summoning.

Clandestine Cuts are the best demos and EPs from the metal underground. This issue features music from Poisoned Chalice, Malva Silvestre, Emissary, Dornen, Zwaan, and Being-In-Itself.

We regularly review full lengths, collaborations, sometimes even live albums. EPs and demos often get love in our Clandestine Cuts series. Heck, we even review a bunch of stuff that isn't metal. But when was the last time you saw a review of a split album? Exactly! We are here to make up for that!

A continuation of the conversation over the much-derided Hall of Fame, and the merits of metal remaining distant from it.

It took two years of cancelling and rescheduling, but I was finally able to see Atlantean Kodex perform at Up The Hammers Festival.

In this article, omne metallum muses on the longstanding of the 'sellout' label in metal, its inconstencies and potential downsides.

It's live music, actual live music!

We here at Metal Storm pride ourselves in the metal that we live and breathe, and most importantly, write about. But there's a whole world out there aside from Satan-worshiping black metal and dragon-slaying power metal. Here's what we checked out this month.

Clandestine Cuts are the best demos and EPs from the metal underground. This issue features music from Bergfried, Adharcáil, Coma Hole, Voidhammer, Knight's Oath, and Wrathbearer.

Another belated festival billing is finally brought to fruition post-Covid, with London's extreme metal bonanza taking over Camden once more.

Hello, fellow Metalstormers! Now that the dust has settled from our minds, we can finally share our Roadburn experience with you! We hope that this testimony will inspire you to check out one of the finest music festivals Europe has to offer, or if you also attended, feel free to add your own experiences!

A live report of Need's return to the stages, supported by Calyces. Read what happened at Gagarin 205 Live Music Space in Athens on May 20th, 2022.