Pale Divine – Painted Windows Black Review
News reports regarding Tony Iommi’s health, combined with the recent tragic losses of Mark Reale (Riot) and Ronnie Montrose, have set me to thinking about the whole notion of ‘guitar gods’ lately. There’s an end …
Pilgrim – Misery Wizard Review
Like a number of folks out there, I was first drawn into the world of Rhode Island’s Pilgrim through 2011’s Forsaken Man demo. (Which, incidentally, is still available for Bandcamp downloadage for zero dollars and …
RIP Mark Reale of Riot (1955-2012)
On January 25, 2012, Riot founder / guitarist / mastermind Mark Reale tragically lost his lifelong struggle with Crohn’s Disease. The band issued the following statement: “To friends and fans of Mark Reale and Riot, …
Slough Feg – Made In Poland Review
On August 2nd, 2011, Slough Feg shambled into Poland for the first time in their lengthy 20+ years of existence to play before an intimate (and apparently distinctly polite) crowd at the Progresja Club in …
Dario Mollo / Tony Martin – The Third Cage Review
I’m not here to pull the wool over anyone’s eyes; this particular brand of hard rock is not likely to have a great deal of appeal with the majority of our regular readers. And even …
Antediluvian – Through The Cervix of Hawwah Review
Right about now, you couldn’t chuck a rock in the streets without hitting a murky, mysterious death metal band square in the stones. But not everyone at the ball is gonna get picked to dance, …
Captain’s Best of 2011
[photo: painting by Brad Moore from Boldly Stride The Doomed] 2011 was certainly better than 2010, but that’s like saying a sinus infection is better than contracting lupus while falling down two flights of stairs, so …
Forteresse – Crépuscule d’Octobre Review
I like to think I’m the kind of person who doesn’t judge books by their cover, but I am, and I do. I also buy real LPs and CDs so I can enjoy the artwork …