Breaking Benjamin rocked the Tabernacle April 22
Breaking Benjamin returned to Atlanta April 22, playing to a sold out crowd at The Tabernacle. The band recently reformed after a five-year hiatus with a new line-up and announcement of new album Dark Before Dawn, which is set to drop June 23. Lead single ...
Halestorm brought ‘Into The Wild Life’ to Atlanta April 23
Photos by Danielle Boise In support of their newest album Into The Wild Life, Halestorm, fronted by the dynamic powerhouse Lzzy Hale, joined forces for The Pretty Reckless to take the road by storm with the Carnival of Madness. They made their stop in At ...
CD Review: ‘Shred Force 1 (The Essential MAB)’ by Michael Angelo Batio
Few musicians have as long of a career as Michael Angelo Batio (MAB). Even fewer can legitimately claim to be an an inventor and innovator. MAB is one of the only on the planet with his invention on display in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Clev ...
CD Review: ‘721835’ by Double Experience
Sick of bands that only sing about love and loss? What about bands that spend more time getting dressed than writing music? Then the self-described “nerdy neo-rock band from Ottawa, ON,” Double Experience says they’re the answer you’ve been waiti ...
CD Review: ‘ExtermiNation’ by Raven
You cannot keep a good metal band down. Raven had a fairly strong following during the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. The group's influence was so great that Metallica opened for the group in 1983. The latter subsequently eclipsed Raven in both influenc ...
Film Review: ‘It Follows’ (R)
“It’s slow, but it’s not dumb.” Finally in wide release, “It Follows” is a rare breed of intellectual and innovative horror in a film genre too often mired in formulaic and uninspired exploitation. The premise is novel, but simple. After having sex wit ...
CD Review: ‘The Ark Work’ by Liturgy
If black metal fan boys hated Hunter Hunt-Hendrix before, they are going to pop a blood vessel over “The Ark Work.” Taking a progressive approach, Hunt-Hendrix brought black metal to its breaking point on “Aesthethica” by deconstructing its clichés into ...
CD Review: ‘Songs From the Black Hole’ by Prong
Prong has always had a sound of its own. Equal parts hardcore, thrash, industrial and goth, the band has managed to stay fresh for 30 years. On Songs From The Black Hole, Tommy Victor and Company pay tribute to the trio's influences and what a tribute it ...
CD Review: ‘The Number 8’ by Annalisa Tornfelt
Annalisa Tornfelt is best known for being the lead singer and fiddle player for the Portland, Ore. based Black Prairie. With a large portion of Black Prairie on tour in their sister group, The Decemberists; Annalisa is releasing her first full length solo ...
CD Review: ‘The American Dream Died’ by Agnostic Front
It has been 4 long years, but legendary hardcore band Agnostic Front is back with The American Dream Died. The band wastes no time voicing its disgust of government corruption. Vocalist Roger Miret gives a scathing commentary on the title track, covering ...