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‘Live At The O2 Arena + Rarities’ by Alter Bridge
Earlier this year, I had the honor to cover one of my favorite bands, Alter Bridge, at a concert they were playing nearby. When I arrived, the line was…
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‘Black Smoke Rising’ EP by Greta Van Fleet
In the village of Frankenmuth, Michigan, just North of Detroit, four young men calling themselves Greta Van Fleet are re-imagining the British Invasion. Not in the sense of Paul Revere…
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CD Review: “Profane Nexus” by Incantation
You can never underestimate the old guard. Incantation has spewed blasphemous, twisted death metal for 28 years. The band's blend of death and gothic sludge has placed it in the…
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CD Review: “Ascension Gate” by Dawn of Disease
German death metal quintet Dawn of Disease unleash its fourth album Ascension Gate only a year after its predecessor, Worship The Grave. Ascension is an amalgam of melodicism, brutal blast…
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Album Review: Neil Young Returns with New Old Album, Or an Old New Album: The Hitchhiker
Though recorded four decades ago, this appears to be the work of an older man. Desperation and exhaustion come through with nearly every song.
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Darling Waste turns “The Skeleton Key”
It's always refreshing when a band you've known and loved for years returns with new material, and even more so when that material is the best the band has ever…
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CD Review: “Howling, For The Nightmare Shall Consume” by Integrity
Darkness abounds on Integrity's ninth release, Howling, For The Nightmare Shall Consume. The trio conjures imagery of black magic and devilry over a serrated blend of hardcore and metal. “Blood…
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CD Review: “Busted, Broke & American” by M.O.D.
Method of Destruction unleash a nail bomb of hardcore rage on Busted, Broke & American. “The Final Declaration” is two minutes of vitriolic American bravado over pulverizing drums and thrashing…
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CD Review: Dying Fetus- “The Wrong One To F*ck With”
Five years have passed since death/grindcore veterans Dying Fetus released Reign Supreme in 2012. Well, the lapse in time certainly has not dulled the group's aggression or musical precision. Dying…
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CD Review: Lindsey Buckingham/Christine McVie
What do you do when you’re two-thirds of the songwriting team that propelled your band to superstardom and created some of the biggest and most iconic hits in pop music…