Relapse Record’s Baroness have put up their new record Blue Record up for streaming on Myspace. I’d review it, but I’m a little bitter that these guys let lots of other people review it first and then want me to go to the streaming audio on their site to do the review. So, we’ll see. […]
RIP Mike Alexander
I had a scheduled interview with Evile in Stockholm, but so sadly the bassist for that band passed away from an acute illness that he contracted in LuleÃ¥, Sweden on the 5th of October. Mike Alexander died at the age of 32, and just as they were starting a big European tour with metal monsters […]
Thanks!
So, I’m four months into this little project of mine and I’d just like to say “thanks!” to everyone who’s been coming in, and especially to those of you who are subscribing to my RSS feed! The numbers had been growing steadily for a while, and now last month they burst open! It was really great. Now, part of this has to do with the fact that I got onto Blabbermouth with my interview with Henrik from Sonata Arctica, but, actually, after that, my numbers have been way up! So thanks everyone for contributing to this excellent month. This has been amazing and gratifying.
Scar Symmetry – Dark Matter Dimensions Review
I remember the first time I heard Scar Symmetry very clearly. I was checking out some stuff on MySpace when I saw that they were going to be playing the House of Metal festival and I was blown away. Not blown away with how good they are, though talented one cannot deny they are, but how sickly sweet their melodic stuff is. I sat their and listened to it with my mouth agape thinking “really? Does this pass for death metal these days? How are these guys not a Top 40 band?” The answer to that is actually quite obvious: instead of dropping the death metal vocals, these guys have blended death metal vocals in with what I think is probably the most pop sensible writing I’ve ever heard in a metal band.
Marduk – Wormwood Review
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Vote for the WMA Awards!
So, the Wisconsin Metal Alliance, who I proudly support, are running a poll called the WMA awards! You are free to go in and vote for those bands, and there’s a FAQ below. You should do it, for sure! Vote for the WMA Awards – showcasing the best Wisconsin Bands! The WMA Awards consist of […]
Austrian Death Machine – Double Brutal Review
Austrian Death Machine is a joke. It’s even a funny joke. With Arnold being the governor of California as well as the cheesiest movie star of our times, if not all-time, as well as a huge internet sensation, it is not at ALL a surprise that someone is doing this. (Though, according to Wikipedia there is another band that has been doing this for 7 years longer than Austrian Death Machine.)
Evile – Infected Nations Review
Thrash revival has been a big deal of late. I mean, thrash is the biggest thing since.. well, thrash, in the metal scene right now. Bands from all over the world, particularly in the underground, are donning tight jeans, jean jackets, Kreator and Exodus patches and looking for the next big thrash prodigy. Earache is not the only label releasing thrash revival stuff, it’s coming from everywhere (Candlelight has been particularly prolific with the thrash revival). Evile is on that bandwagon, whether they like it or not, but they have a different take on it. That is: they sound a lot more like the mature Bay Area.
Evergreen Terrace – Almost Home Review
Almost Home is a record that was influenced by how much everything sucks right now, according to the band. It’s a bit of a dissertation on America in 2009, with a shitty economic situation, how hard it’s been to keep the band going in this kind of situation and so forth. Honestly, I don’t hear it. But that’s what the band says. What I hear is a highly melodic and poppy hardcore band doing the same things that bands of this type have been doing for years. It’s unfortunate, really, because they’ve got an alright sound, but things don’t stick.
