rock/metal
News: Nick Cave film, One More Time With Feeling, gets DVD release date
It’s fair to say, that 2016 wasn’t a great year for popular culture, as we lost more than a handful of our musical greats. With the loss of such legends as Prince, Bowie and George Michael, it’s important that whilst we remember them, we also appreciate our living legends. Legend is a word that gets …
Album Review: Frank Carter And The Rattlesnakes – Modern Ruin
Modern Ruin is the second album from musical chameleon Frank Carter. The Rattlesnakes, fronted by ex Gallows and Pure Love vocalist Frank Carter, have only been a band two years but have already released an EP and a debut album, as well as performing at the biggest festivals in the UK. Modern Ruin opens with …
Album Review: Ventenner- Invidia
In a whirlwind of genre bending paired with an undeniably forceful core sound, Ventenner are ready to release their third album Invidia. With this extremely bold outing, Ventenner have developed their own take on the execution of a heavier, more aggressive piece that overshadows anything they have released prior to this. Invidia- released January 20th– …
Track: Pissed Jeans – Ignorecam
Ignorecam is the new track from Allentown, Pa. post-hardcore quartet Pissed Jeans, and is taken from their forthcoming fifth album Why Love Now, out on February 24th via Sub Pop. According to frontman Matt Korvette, the track is a twist on the idea of fetish cam shows ”where the woman just ignores you and watches …
EP: Halestorm – ReAniMate 3.0: The CoVeRs EP
The third installment in a thrilling saga of cover EPs that Halestorm have produced is enough to set 2017 off with a bang. ReAniMate 3.0 showcases, yet again, that Halestorm can turn any song into their own. From Twenty One Pilots to Joan Jett to Metallica, this new EP flings old classics and new pop …
Not Forgotten: Cat Stevens – Tea for The Tillerman
Maybe it was a reaction to being a social misfit during my school days, but while my contemporaries were falling underneath the spell of various grunge and hip hop acts back in the early 90s, I had started to pay more and more attention to my parents’ album collection. As teenagers during the 70s, they …
News: Tonight Alive, Beartooth, Goldfinger And More Added To Slam Dunk 2017 Line-Up
In the third announcement from the Slam Dunk team regarding 2017’s festival (it is now THIS year!!), they have once again smashed it with the newest set of bands added to the line-up. So get ready- added to the bill yesterday were: Beartooth, Tonight Alive, Against Me!, The Bronx, Goldfinger, Mad Caddies, The Movielife, Trophy …
Track: Consuumer – Shattered Fruit
Consuumer leave scorched earth wherever they play. A punishing blend of proto-metal, noise rock, and sludge that would’ve fit nicely within the SST roster or even Southern Lord, the Hereford duo are readying the release of debut EP Shattered Fruit on January 13th. According to the band’s press release: Consuumer’s forthcoming EP exhibits their unique brand …
Album Review: Body/Head – No Waves
I remember being pretty floored by Coming Apart, the first record by the Kim Gordon/Bill Nace avante noise band Body/Head. In fact, I can remember thinking how on the edge that album was. Piercing, jagged guitar squalls mixed with Kim Gordon’s improvised vocal belting made for a compelling listen back in 2013. The record felt …
News: Greg Lake : 1947-2016 – an obituary
So I have to say right off the bat that I wasn’t a huge fan of Emerson, Lake, and Palmer or King Crimson growing up. I’d heard things on AOR stations like ROCK104 out of Fort Wayne, IN and 95.3 WAOR out of Niles, MI. Brain Salad Surgery was an album I cherry picked from in …