Suicide Silence – All Hail The Black Crown
If I were to start this review with a descriptive direction cliché, such as “fasten your seatbelts,” the listener would be ill prepared when they turned on their stereo. Make no mistake, this is one of the most kinetic, chill inducing albums I have heard in years… However, a seat belt is no protection...
Metal with Teeth – Meet Red Fang
These guys separate themselves from the horde, because they genuinely don’t care. Red Fang are the sort of guys who I would welcome to any party… laid-back, good-natured Metal heads. Shotgun a few Pabst Blue Ribbons, execute a few impractical practical jokes. Average Joes who are only really concerned with rocking the F*ck out....
An Assault on the Senses
Salem, New Hampshire, Hardcore/Metal outfit Trap Them’s latest release, Darker Handcraft, (Prosthetic Records, 2011) takes an immediate, visceral hold on the listener. This record is an adrenaline spike, in a conveniently portable polycarbonate disc.
Catch Me If You Can…The Case for Protest the Hero
Protest the Hero is the next step in the musical evolution of Metal. Their newest album Scurrilous (2011), proves it. Even repeated listening leaves undiscovered nuances hidden for each fresh spin.
I Am Iron Man
It all started with Pelican. You don't even have to like metal to like Pelican. They manage to take you on epic Nordic sea adventures in their music without ever uttering a word. The swirling layers of sophisticated guitar work and fascinating drumming never once descends into that horrid Satriani-style shredding that makes traditional metal...
Brutal and Evolving – A Conversation with Kirk Windstein
Fans of Crowbar, Down and Kingdom of Sorrow know exactly what Kirk Windstein is capable of. His career has produced some of the most uncompromising, brutal and at times unexpected metal of the last 20 years.
SKELETONWITCH Play Jackrabbits
I am new to the genre of heavy metal. I know its fast it’s loud and I like it.
SKELETONWITCH, touring in support of their 2009 album, “Breathing the Fire,” played at Jackrabbits in Jacksonville last Saturday. What follows is a factual account of the events that led to the destruction of Jackrabbits and all...
