CD Review: “Bloody But Unbowed” by Halcyon Way
Atlanta metal band Halcyon Way soldiers on with its fourth release, Bloody But Unbowed. It is a fitting title for a band that formed 17 years ago and continue to wave the metal flag down South. The opening track “Deevolution” starts with a stringed sectio ...
Smashing Pumpkins Shine Bright @ Gwinnett Arena
The 90s alternative scene is now legendary, with no band quite as beloved as The Smashing Pumpkins. With iconic songs such as “Tonight Tonight,” “Bullet With Butterfly Wings,” and “Cherub Rock,” the Pumpkins have created music that transcends decades, and ...
‘It Was Metal’ by A Sound Of Thunder
In March 2017, several dozen sweaty nerds (myself included) crowded into a Virginia bar to watch a solid hour of heavy metal; by December the band we’d come to see were performing on stage in a Spanish stadium before thousands of people. Needless to say ...
CD Review: “Jungle Rot” by Jungle Rot
After 25 years, Jungle Rot decided to name an album after the band. Jungle Rot is the tenth album from the band and is replete with the band's signature sound of death metal groove and thrashing breakouts. Drummer Jesse Beahler, who played on Terror Regim ...
CD Review: “The Sacrament Of Sin” by Powerwolf
German gothic power metal quintet Powerwolf offers its seventh release titled The Sacrament Of Sin. The album is a dark, yet accessible as it blends gothic, power metal and symphonic metal to strong effect. Album opener “Fire & Forgive” is a galloping ...
Film Review: Hereditary (R)
Hereditary “No nuts.” Hereditary has garnered a lot of hype on its way to movie theaters, drawing comparisons to such scary stalwarts as The Exorcist, Rosemary’s Baby, or Repulsion. And while those comparisons may be somewhat misleading in terms of wha ...
CD Review: “Downfall Of Mankind” by Nervosa
Brazilian death-thrash trio Nervosa deliver a blistering dose of speed on its third album, Downfall Of Mankind. The album's brief intro is dissonant and foreboding, merely hinting at what is in store. The next track, “Horrordrome,” is a full on thrash ass ...
Live Review: 99X’s Down But Not Out Show
Photo Galleries by Shaun Krisher (galleries at the bottom) \A tragedy has recently struck the Atlanta airwaves. The longstanding 99X radio station, one that has been around for over 25 years, has been kicked off the air by the FCC. Due to a conflict of ...
CD Review: “Eat the Elephant” by A Perfect Circle
A Perfect Circle hasn't had a new album for 14 years, despite promising one for the last ten. Between other projects and creative squabbles, it felt like the super group might be finished until a steady trickle of singles started showing up ahead of the ...
CD Review: “The Sciences” by Sleep
The seminal stoner metal band Sleep has been dormant nearly 20 years while the side projects of guitarist Matt Pike (High on Fire) and vocalist/bassist Al Cisneros (Om) took the spotlight. There had been rumors and rumblings, the occasional tour and a n ...