Cyberface: Judas Priest’s Malware Monster “Cyberface” (2001) was drummer Scott Travis’s first songwriting contribution to Judas Priest. I’m not surprised it was also the last. I don’t know if this is the dumbest song in Priest’s catalog, b…

Judas Priest once gave us the Metal Gods. In 2001, they also gave us… Cyberface—a malware slasher so dumb he should’ve come pre-installed with Clippy. 🤖💀
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SAMAEL THE DESTROYER (2009) by Oceano Metal bands like to flirt with theology, but few go for all-out doctrinal seduction. Oceano’s “Samael the Destroyer” is aesthetic theft without substance. Samael isn’t a dime-store demon; he’s a co…

Oceano’s “Samael the Destroyer” wastes the rich mythos of the ultimate cosmic antagonist. Deathcore could handle Samael — but only if ambition and scholarship show up.
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The Acacia Strain’s ‘Inverted Person’: The Apocalypse Wears a Cell Phone Holster The Acacia Strain’s “Inverted Person” (2020) would be a passable slab of nihilistic metalcore were it not for one glaring lyrical misstep that drags the whole track into self-parody. The song …

The Acacia Strain’s “Inverted Person” wants you to believe paradise was ruined… by people wearing cell phone holsters.
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