So much ’90s metalcore reeked of jock sweat, like bullying bros had discovered a way to play football with guitars. That bellicose vibe might creep into Integrity’s catalog here and there, but the Cleveland-born band masterminded by Dwid Hellion has always been more interested in picking metaphysical fights. Integrity records are all-out wars between good and evil, God and the Devil, humanity and everything that exists beyond our understanding. Hellion and his rotating cast of collaborators have been summoning cosmic apocalypses for the past 30 years, and they haven’t lost any of their unholy power.

by Chris Stamm