LILY LIVID’S TOP ALBUMS OF 2022

This year in music has had some incredible highs, and some devastating lows. From the passing of greats like Trevor Strnad and Taylor Hawkins, to all the amazing releases and performances that have been done by bands and artist both new and old alike. 2022 was a whirlwind, and in the spirit of such an […]

Album Review: Diluted – Unsubscribe

I don’t think it’s any secret, Diluted are my favorite band hands down. I’ve watched them grow not only as a band, but as people since around 2015. They’ve become some of my best friends in the world, and their music has helped me through some of the darkest moments of my life. That’s why […]

Band Profile: Meet Me at the Altar

Today I’m going to be talking about a very different band than we typically discuss here at The Metal. I’m going to be talking about the all girl Pop Punk band Meet Me at the Altar! This is for a few reasons, the first being that they are entirely BIPOC women, and because of that […]

Album Review: Fed Ash – Diurnal Traumas

Last February I booked a noise show at the California Brew Haus in Rochester. In the process of booking this show, I came into contact with Matthew Jaime; a fellow noise artist, who happened to be on tour with his project Machine Moon. After the show, I looked over his stack of tapes that were […]

Album Review: Capricorns – River, Bear Your Bones

Sometimes it’s nice to take a step back from the super heavy stuff, and appreciate the calming nature of more atmospheric bands. Today I’ll be talking a little bit about the instrumental Sludge/Doom metal/Math rock band, Capricorns. Hailing from rainy London, this relatively short lived band featured ex-members of other known UK sludge and stoner […]

Album Review: Malignant – Killdozer

I first saw Malignant at Finger Lakes Metal Fest years ago. A three-piece instrumental death metal band that frankly sounded more full than almost every other band there that night. Over the years they’ve grown as people, and developed their sound. I’m very proud of them, and so happy to have their music in my […]

Rylea Comes Out in Full Swing

I’m back again guys, and with a little bit of news! As some of you may already know, this past year I’ve been doing a lot of introspective work and learning about myself. Last year I came out as Non-Binary, and have been very femme leaning that entire time. In the last week, however, I […]

Album Review: Paradox of the Mechanical Angel by Eternal Delyria (2020)

Band: Eternal Delyria Album: Paradox of the Mechanical Angel Location: Lugano, Ticino Country: Switzerland Year: 2020 When I saw the album art, I had expectations of something very brutal; possibly an abundance of slams and inhuman gutturals. Although this would have been absolutely welcomed, as I am a huge proponent of that style of […]

Album Review: Kikoshi Meshi Tamae by Ayakasi Kagura (2019)

Band: Ayakasi Kagura Location: Tokyo, Japan Album: Kikoshi Meshi Tamae Year: 2019 It’s my opinion that the Japanese just simply do things better. Whether it’s horror films, animation or metal; they seem to bring out the most extreme parts of everything they touch. I had no idea this band even existed until a friend of […]

Album Review: Black Crown Initiate; Violent Portraits of Doomed Escape (2020)

Band: Black Crown Initiate Location: Reading, PA, USA Album: Violent Portraits of Doomed Escape Year: 2020 Genre: Melo/Technical Death Metal I want to start this article off by saying that I am so happy to be back! I found a way to get around not having the internet at home, and not being able to […]