Book Review: Children Of The Program
Landscapes of torment and suffering flood the imagination. A blinding white release for a few fortunate souls. A new life carried upon the wings of birds after lifetimes of death. Indigo eyes look towards the future. Author Brad W. Cox has a way with ...
CD Review: ‘Winter Thrice’ by Borknagar
Borknagar continues its progressive push on the band's tenth record Winter Thrice. The band keeps its black metal roots to a minimum. Instead, there is a greater shift towards folk metal and even power metal. The result is a multi-textured record that dra ...
CD Review: ‘The Laboratory Sessions’ by SHEL
The Holbrook sisters are back with SHEL’s second musical offering, entitled The Laboratory Sessions. After a period of braving the road on tireless tours in support of their first album, these four talented ladies from Fort Collins, Colorado have presen ...
CD Review: ‘Shadow Realms’ by Firespawn
There is nothing like a Swedish death metal supergroup to shake things up. Firespawn is comprised of vocalist L.G. Petrov (Entombed A.D.), guitarist Victor Brandt (Entombed A.D.), bassist Alex Impaler (Necrophobic), guitarist Fredrik Folkare (Unleashed, N ...
Live Review: Acid King at Atlanta’s Drunken Unicorn Oct. 23
After a 22 year career, underground rock pioneers Acid King made their Atlanta debut Friday, October 23, at the Drunken Unicorn, in support of Middle of Nowhere, Center of Everywhere. This is their first album since 2005’s Acid King III. With Sleep and Ne ...
Live Review: Symphony X and Overkill at The Masquerade
Russell Allen You don’t really hear much about the state of New Jersey these days, now that that the trashy MTV show Jersey Shore has been mercifully put out of its hair-gelled misery. Yes friends, there are much better things from the Garden State for ...
CD Review: ‘Out Of Respect For The Dead’ By Grave
Swedish death metal band Grave return from the dead with its 11th record. Out Of Respect For The Dead is pure Stockholm death metal, complete with gory lyrics, buzzsaw guitars and manic drumming. The opener “Mass Grave Mass” is a brutal headbanger that do ...
CD Review: ‘Tales From The Deadside’ by A Sound Of Thunder
I was given very specific instructions: resist the temptation to listen to A Sound Of Thunder’s new album, Tales From The Deadside, on computer speakers or sample parts of the album. Instead, I was told to acquire a good sound system and strap myself in ...
CD Review: ‘Condition Hüman’ by Queensrÿche
When Queensrÿche’s self-titled album was released in 2013, it was the first without long-time singer, Geoff Tate. It was a solid release and one that saw the new group, fronted by Todd La Torre, embark upon a campaign to rebuild their name, reclaim fans ...
CD Review: ‘Kill The Flaw’ by Sevendust
On October 2, 2015, Atlanta alternative rock group, Sevendust, will release their 11th studio album entitled Kill The Flaw. While I’m not long-time fan, I do remember jamming out to the album Next in my best friend’s Honda Civic following its release ne ...