Tag: Groove
Devils In The Mist – Overkill’s Groove Years
For years, on these pages and in myriad (often one-sided) conversations, I’ve opined that Overkill’s 90s and early 2000s forays into the then-modern trend of groove weren’t as embarrassingly off-base as those of most of …
5Q5A – Hand Of Fire
In a very short time, Hand of Fire has become one of the most talked about bands in the Bay Area metal scene. Their initial demo offering, Let The Killings Begin, is comprised of three …
Prong – X – No Absolutes Review
I feel like I’ve been here before, but I don’t think I’ve ever been here with Prong. In retrospect, that’s surprising. Oh, sorry – got a bit ahead of myself. I’ve talked about Prong quite …
Fear Factory – Genexus Review
Fear Factory. Goddamn Fear Factory. Goddamn, Fear Factory. That’s the abridged, edited, and expurgated version of the thoughts that went through my mind while listening to Genexus. With a history that includes as many steps …
Lamb of God – VII: Sturm Und Drang Review
I’ve got to hand it to Lamb of God. Even after all of the shit vocalist Randy Blythe went through with the Czech government, they’ve managed to stay on their recent “every three years” album …
Faith No More – Sol Invictus Review
In 1995, I graduated high school. I kept in touch with a few of my classmates, but for the most part never saw or spoke to most of them after that. In 2005, they held …
Prong – Songs From the Black Hole Review
So we’re almost a month removed from the release of this collection of covers from alterna-industrial-hardcore-metal machine known as Prong. That means that anybody who cares has already bought it, heard it, or disregarded it …
Machine Head – Bloodstone & Diamonds Review
If you clicked the link simply looking for more reasons why Machine Head is terrible and worthy of nothing but contempt, I kindly direct you here. I’m sure any album-specific criticism still applies, as well …