W.A.S.P. – Golgotha Review
Of all W.A.S.P.’s controversial antics throughout the years, Blackie Lawless’ fairly recent conversion to Christianity is probably the most shocking. This is the man who brought us classics like “Don’t Cry (Just Suck),” “Kill Fuck …
Ares Kingdom – The Unburiable Dead Review
The blessing and curse that goes with our shared passion for music is that there’s often so many good bands that it’s difficult to keep up with them all. Maybe it’s just me and my …
Horisont – Odyssey Review
For whatever reason – and I’m going with “an oversaturation of mediocrity” – I don’t have much space left in my world for the whole retro-proto thing, even the best of it. So I didn’t …
Motorhead – Bad Magic Review
Impermanence is the nature of things. Iron corrodes; fire burns out; stone erodes; everything proceeds at its own pace towards nothingness. Bodies break and people die, but legends live on as long as there are …
Publicist UK – Forgive Yourself Review
So I guess that, underneath this suave and collected demeanor, I’ve always been something of a mopey bastard. I say that, because post-punk, in almost all its forms, has always appealed to me greatly, from …
Norylsk – Catholic Dictatorship Review
Norylsk (or “Norilsk”), the city, is Russian – a Siberian mining and industrial town notable for being both the former center of the Norillag cluster of GULAG labor camps and one of the top-ten most …
Krisiun – Forged In Fury Review
Krisiun is almost universally described as “consistent.” And for good reason: These Brazilian brothers have been cranking out variations on a death metal theme for a quarter century now. They don’t vary their attack much, …
In Defence – Don’t Fuck With The Dungeon Master Review
Despite the British / Canadian spelling of their name, In Defence originates from Minneapolis, Minnesota. They’re a party thrash / crossover band formed in the mid-2000s, with goofy song titles and an outspoken love of …