Guitarist Orianthi spreads her musical wings on Rock Candy, her fifth album. The eleven tracks on Candy are a diverse array of blues, pop and rock. “Illuminate (part1)” is a 57 second long instrumental that opens the record. Orianthi lays a blue ...
Album Review: “Ritual Violence” by Armed For Apocalypse
Californian sludge metal outfit Armed For Apocalypse return with its third proper album Ritual Violence. Ritual is the band's first LP in nine years, and its first release in four after the Palm Reader EP. This album is replete with walloping produc ...
Album Review: “The Erinyes” by The Erinyes
The Erinyes are an international metal supergroup comprised of three vocalists: Justine Daae of Elyose, Nicolette Rossellini of Walk In Darkness and Kalidia, and Mizuho Lin of Semblant. The band's name is derived from Greek mythology. The Erinye ...
Album Review: Red Rot- “Mal De Vivre”
Red Rot is comprised of vocalist Luciano George and guitarist Davide Tiso, former members of Ephel Duath alongside bassist Ian Baker and drummer Ron Bertrand. Mal de Vivre, the band's debut album, is an extreme collage of black metal, death metal, t ...
Album Review: Prosper or Perish- Shroud of Serpents
Philadelphia, PA metal quintet Prosper or Perish return with its first album in 7 years. Shroud of Serpents is a dose of deathcore mixed with melodicism and progressive elements. Opening salvo “Ironbound” is a mid-paced plodder with ferocious double ...
Album Review: Chaos Magic- Emerge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mv9_Xs9ckI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mv9_Xs9ckI Emerge is the third release from Chilean symphonic metal band Chaos Magic. The title track opens the album with eerie strings before the guitars kick in to h ...
Album Review: Cage Fight by Cage Fight
U.K. hardcore outfit Cage Fight are all business on its self-titled debut album. Initially a side project by TesseracT guitarist James Monteith, Cage Fight is straight forward hardcore with a few twists and turns for good measure. “The Mirror Sh ...
Album Review: Scarlette Saturn Explores Bold New Frontiers on “Daydream Days” EP
I've known Cirice "CJ" Adams & Michael Edwards - the creative duo at the helm of the ever-evolving art rock ensemble Scarlette Saturn - for nearly a decade. Because of their longstanding friendship with my younger brother Zach ( ...
Book Review: “Three Pianos: A Memoir” by Andrew McMahon
"McMahon’s writing prose flows as beautifully as his lyrics, and his personal asides to his instruments give the book a much warmer, more intimate touch." The first time I heard Andrew McMahon’s music, it was an AOL Session of Something Corpor ...
Book Review: Fathers, Brothers, and Sons: Surviving Anguish, Abandonment and Anthrax
Fathers, Brothers, and Sons is the autobiography of Anthrax bassist, Frank Bello. This is the second autobiography from an Anthrax band member following Scott Ian's 2014 book, I'm The Man. Fathers is a short read, with Bello discussing his family ...