What a difference a year makes: last December, Swedish death metal icons In Flames were blown off the stage by their opening band (Gojira) in Baltimore; last May, North Carolinian prog-metallers Between the Buried and Me played to a disinterested audience of Dream Theater fans at DAR Constitution Hall. On Monday at a packed 9:30 [...]

An irregular feature, in which we ponder the trappings and the suits of an album from our promo shelf.
The band: 3 Inches of Blood
The album: Fire Up the Blades
Observe:

What caught our eye: The blades! There are many. There are also maces, arrowheads, and flails. All of which serve to indicate that 3 Inches [...]