Generally Impressed With Riffs
[Cover artwork by Subhuman at Desert Dungeon] Let’s talk about our love for quirky metal. Okay, sure, any definable level of ‘quirk’ is obviously subjective, but I’m guessing you know we’re not talking about the guy who loves The Black …
[Cover art by Mister Curse] Stack Overflow In Corpse Pile Interface. Stack Overflow in…Corpse Pile Interface? “What’s in a name? That which we call a corpse pile, by any other word would smell as putrid” – billy shakes Forgive my …
[Cover art by Jef Whitehead] Cognizance’s In Light, No Shape serves as a useful reminder that when it comes to our musical preferences, our whats are subservient to our whys. If, for example, you are a fan of the early …
[Cover artwork by Michael Cloutier] Prog, of course, is known for technical musicianship and songwriting complexity above all else, a reputation well-earned by the early giants of the genre and happily maintained by their progeny ever since. It’s also true …
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Metal fans are constantly railing against whatever they perceive to be fashionable. It’s a behavior we pick up at metallic birth, as soon as we penetrate the first rung of …
Put simply, 2011’s Path of Totality was an earth-flattening slab of sludgy, atmospheric, hefty blackened metal with a slight hardcore tinge. But underneath Tombs’ crazily appealing sound was a secret: they wrote real, interesting songs. …
originally written by Erik Highter Listening to the new Wolves in the Throne Room. Yup. So I am. Hmm. Wish I had some cheetos. Only 7:15? Huh. Wimpy had a good hamburger scam. — Erik …
Originally written by Chris Redar The EP might very well be the perfect format. Outside of a band attempting to make a grand statement via a concept album, limiting output to just a handful of …
originally written by Erik Highter Most people thought that Unsane‘s reunion in 2003 was the end of The Cutthroats 9, but Chris Spencer, Will Carroll and Tony Baumesiter are back with the bluesy and blustering …
The whole legendary-band-reunites-for-shows-and-eventually-releases-a-new-album thing has been done quite a bit in recent memory, typically with insane amounts of hype. Most notably, Carcass employed a calculated marketing campaign for what ended up being a serious winner …
Twice on these pages I’ve cheerfully expounded upon the kickassery of Milwaukee’s Enabler. If you haven’t been rocking out to them since, then I can say with certainty that it’s not my fault. So if …
