Nux Vomica – Nux Vomica Review
Epic crust punk seems like a misnomer. But of course, the spirit of punk rock is one of belief shaking and rule breaking, even if that spirit is oft forgotten by those who strictly adhere …
Autopsy – Tourniquets, Hacksaws And Graves Review
It’s been less than a year since the last Autopsy record – California’s greatest blood-splattered death metallers certainly aren’t wasting any time. But then again, they’re repeating themselves, so it can’t really be all that …
Mekong Delta – In A Mirror Darkly Review
In his excellent encapsulation of the progressive metal phenomenon, 2010’s Mean Deviation, author and former Metal Maniacs editor Jeff Wagner outlines a definite division between bands that are “Progressive” and those that are “progressive.” To …
5Q5A – Dead Instrument
From the land of Kierkegaard and King Diamond comes Dead Instrument, a grindcore four-piece that peddles perfectly blistering blasting. Think the hyperactive razor’s edge of Discordance Axis meets the turbo-charged attack of Yacøpsæ, duking it out in …
Savage Messiah – The Fateful Dark Review
If you’ve worked in an office in the last decade or so, you’re over-familiar with the word synergy. That particular managerial buzzword is the process by which individual parts combine to form something greater than …
John Baizley / Nate Hall / Mike Scheidt – Songs Of Townes Van Zandt, Vol. II Review
Well, this is a bit of a disappointment… Released in 2012, the first Townes tribute was a winner, though not every track succeeded wholly. That earlier one was Steve Von Till and Scott Kelly of …
Hail To The King – An Interview With King Diamond
You ever get asked that stupid question, “If you could have dinner with five people, living or dead, who would they be?” I’ve never been able to give a definitive answer on it, because I’ve …
Flotsam And Jetsam – No Place For Disgrace (2014 Re-Recording) Review
For a minute, many moons ago, Flotsam & Jetsam was poised to move into the upper echelon of thrash bands. They came along in the first wave of thrashers, releasing an absolute monster in their …