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 Ian Chainey Prostitute Disfigurement is a recently-resurrected brutal death metal band releasing its fifth album, From Crotch to Crown, on Willowtip. And, really, that’s enough data to formulate your best guess regarding …
The riff, man. The RIFF. Ever since Iommi first laid that heavy slab of Sacramental bread onto our collective tongues, we have all been SAVED – Hallelujah. And surviving all these years later as a …
I’ve read a few reviews in the last several years – and I’ve written one of them – stating that Italy’s Cripple Bastards has quietly been creeping up to become one of grindcore’s leading lights. …
We are at it again. Having previously compiled the 100 Most Essential Albums of both the 1990s and the 2000s, the Last Rites staff set its sights on that golden age of heavy metal, the …
One of the foremost preoccupations of science fiction is imagining the myriad ways in which new technologies affect society. Science fiction written after the advent of the computer age was thus given a new set …
Originally written by Ian Chainey Killing Joke‘s recently released In Dub remix collection is a monster. Taking cuts from across their career, on-again-off-again-on-again-and-on-and-on bassist Martin “Youth” Glover has done a yeoman’s job of stitching together …
