April was a good month for music, but it did provide a lull in what has been an incredible start to the new year. That being said, there are still quite a few albums worth checking out, and as much as I hate grouping recommendations into posts like this, other aspects of life are...
Read More »
If you are the type of person who prefers your music shroud in an air of mystery, it might disturb you to learn that the most exciting, innovative label in the extreme scene exists not in some secret lair, but amidst a peaceful piece of land outside of Toronto, Canada. Yes, you read that...
Read More »
Not only did the city of Austin approve a 3rd day of Fun this year, but the people over at FFF6 tacked on an extra 30 or so Nite shows…for free. As if a couple days of ear, liver and brain abuse wasn’t enough, this year is going take a whole new level of...
Read More »
Absu -Abzu (Candlelight, 2011) This is the sixth album from the Texas-based blackened thrash metal band led by Proscriptor McGovern. Having been around for over 20 years now, my first introduction to this band was their opening slot for Immortal back in February. As impressive as it was to see McGovern croak out intense...
Read More »
Bad luck, freak accidents, ridiculous album titles with ridiculously named songs filled with ridiculous lyrics, Weedeater is the last band I ever expected to be attracted to. Not being a weed smoker (or eater) myself, I really have nothing in common with these southern dudes who burn through pounds of the shit every year....
Read More »
Phil Anselmo might be known as much for being an asshole as he is for bitch-slapping your eardrums with bands like (the legendary) Pantera, Arson Anthem and the super ‘southern sludge’ group, Down. Anselmo will be the first to admit he’s done and said some regrettable things in the past, sometimes he’ll say some...
Read More »
The Power of the Riff kicked off its second year in L.A. with a line-up that would make anyone on the East Coast blind with envy. As if that full day assault of brutal hardcore, metal and crust wasn’t enough, Southern Lord brought their genre and generation crossing festival up the coast with stops...
Read More »
In a year when most genres are lacking in original material, extreme music has stepped in to pick up the slack. Here are 13 extreme releases that are worth your time. Dark Castle – Surrender To All Life Beyond Form (Profound Lore, 2011) Sophomore release from St. Augustine, Florida‘s female-led doom duo, Dark Castle....
Read More »
Driving down Broadway last night, the darkening sky was lit by flashes of lightning and the thunder clouds pissed rain down on the city. The storm rolling over Denver would be a disappointment most nights, but on this particular Tuesday in July it seemed extremely appropriate. A Pacific Northwest climate — warm, dark and...
Read More »
Were the metal gods pissed at me last month? First I miss out on grind/crust legends Doom as the show gets moved far away and my buddy shows up way too late for us to go. Then it turns out we could’ve gone to see Nails instead, which I found out about the next...
Read More »
If there was one show I was sorry to have missed while in Asia, it was the Metalliance Tour at Summit Music Hall. I don’t know anyone who made that show in Denver, but Genji (and Ian Mackaye) caught the House of Blues show on 4/5 and his review is like salt in the...
Read More »
