Nathan Harper

Even in the superlative rich world of metal music reportage, Fort Collins’ melodic death metal act Allegaeon inking a deal with international heavyweight Metal Blade Records is hard to oversell. The label that introduced the world to metal immortals Cannibal Corpse and Slayer and stays au courant with crushing acts like The Red Chord, As I Lay Dying and dozens more has chosen a hard working, brutally heavy band from our own ranks. And few bands could deserve it more.