Into the Abyss of Metal

From crushing riffs to blast beats, this is my sonic sanctuary

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📺Metal Playlists

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Louder Than Life 2025 Festival Mix

Getting ready for the ultimate metal festival

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Louder Than Life 2024

Memories from last year's epic festival

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Spring Recap

Fresh finds and new obsessions

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Recently Discovered

  • To The Grave

    Vegan Death Metal • Australia

    Brutally heavy with a message

  • Bilmuri

    Experimental/Alternative Metal • USA

    Genre-bending chaos and creativity

  • Citizen Soldier

    Alternative Metal/Rock • USA

    Powerful lyrics and emotional depth

Subgenre Explorer

Death Metal

Brutal, technical, and uncompromising

Essential Bands:

  • • Death
  • • Morbid Angel
  • • Cannibal Corpse
  • • Gojira

Black Metal

Atmospheric, raw, and otherworldly

Essential Bands:

  • • Darkthrone
  • • Emperor
  • • Burzum
  • • Mayhem

Progressive Metal

Complex, dynamic, and innovative

Essential Bands:

  • • Tool
  • • Opeth
  • • Mastodon
  • • Between the Buried and Me

Doom Metal

Slow, heavy, and crushing

Essential Bands:

  • • Black Sabbath
  • • Electric Wizard
  • • Sleep
  • • YOB

Thrash Metal

Fast, aggressive, and energetic

Essential Bands:

  • • Metallica
  • • Slayer
  • • Megadeth
  • • Anthrax

Power Metal

Epic, melodic, and uplifting

Essential Bands:

  • • Blind Guardian
  • • Helloween
  • • DragonForce
  • • Sabaton

Concert Chronicles

Rock the Country

Ashland, Kentucky

Featuring Afroman and Nickelback - what a wild mix! An unforgettable festival experience.

Pop Evil w/ Meet & Greet

Louisville, Kentucky

Amazing show plus got to meet the band! They were super cool and down to earth.

Lindsey Stirling Winter Tour

Lexington, Kentucky

Incredible performance - the violin meets electronic meets metal vibes were unreal.

Wishlist Shows

  • • Opeth (for my wife - she loves them!)
  • • Shadow of Intent
  • • Slaughter to Prevail
  • • Sleep Token (again!)

Band Spotlight

SLAUGHTER TO PREVAIL

Russian Deathcore Titans

Absolute brutality personified. Led by the masked vocalist Alex Terrible, Slaughter to Prevail brings a unique blend of Russian aggression and modern deathcore that's taking the metal world by storm. Their live shows are legendary - pure chaos and energy that leaves crowds in awe.

Essential Tracks:

  • • Viking
  • • Behehlit
  • • American Grizzly in America
  • • Demolisher
  • • Baba Yaga

Why They're Incredible:

  • • Alex Terrible's inhuman vocals
  • • Crushing breakdowns that defy physics
  • • Theatrical live performances
  • • Russian lyrics add unique flavor
  • • Masks and stage presence on point

The Vault

Favorite Album Art

Interstice by Brand of Sacrifice

Interstice - Brand of Sacrifice

Absolver by Signs of the Swarm

Absolver - Signs of the Swarm

Omni by The Browning

Omni - The Browning

Underground Gems

  • The Browning - Electronic deathcore pioneers
  • Upon a Burning Body - Texas metalcore brutality
  • Versus Me - Post-hardcore energy
  • We Butter the Bread with Butter - German electronicore chaos