Slaughterday – Nightmare Vortex Review
Too often, good bands doing the intentionally old school thing go unnoticed because, by design, they don’t exactly stand out. Fans and writers looking for The Next Big Thing might pass quickly if some original …
To The Furnace With The Fab Four! – The Beatles Done Heavy
It’s very hard to find someone who doesn’t like The Beatles. Rather, it’s very hard to find someone who doesn’t like The Beatles and isn’t just stating their dislike out of some sort of forced …
Lumbar – The First And Last Days Of Unwelcome Review
So, it seems as if very-brief Himsa guitarist Aaron Edge has recruited the talents of underground grunge (undergrunge? Ew…) stalwart Tad Doyle and Yob vocalist Mike Scheidt for a new project/band named Lumbar… Class, anyone …
Vulture Industries – The Tower Review
When you come across an album that ranges from a mix of Code and Root to full Arcturus worship, a touch of Solefaldian weirdness, and every quirky sound in between, the labels are tough to …
Inquisition – Obscure Verses For The Multiverse Review
2011’s Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm was a milestone of sorts for long running black metallers Inquisition, if only because it gained them a wider audience than ever before in their history, not …
Six Thoughts: Devin Townsend – The Retinal Circus
Devin Townsend is a busy, busy man. Under the moniker of the Devin Townsend Project, he has released five studio albums in the last four years, most of which received intense critical and fan acclaim. …
SubRosa – More Constant Than The Gods Review
If one band in “heavy metal” today has the potential for massive crossover appeal – and would likely find it in a just world – it is SubRosa. With all of the tweed-vest-wearing, old-timey-obsessed fluff …
Exitus – Statutum Est Hominibus Mori Review
One of the best aspects of The Endless Underground isn’t necessarily that there is always more and more great music to discover – the eternal bounty of jams is a known wonder – but rather …