CD Review: Brendon Small’s Galaktikon
Brendon Small has the sort of talent that makes you feel shame and self-pity. Review by David Feltman Brendon Small has the sort of talent that makes you feel shame and self-pity. The writer, producer, composer, voice actor, director and musician is a ...
CD Review: Phinehas – The Bridge Between
Songs slow, stutter and suddenly speed ahead like a teenager learning to drive a stick shift. Review by David Feltman Christian technical metal might be a fairly obscure genre, but Phinehas is aiming to change that. The band takes its name from a zealo ...
CD Review: Voivod – Target Earth
"Layer upon layer is plied and piled like a metal JENGA tower ever threatening to collapse but always managing to defy gravity." Review by David Feltman For an album that wasn’t going to exist, Target Earth boisterously announces a new era for Canada’s ...
CD Review: Philip Anselmo & The Illegals/Warbeast – War of the Gargantuas
War of the Gargantuas features everything a metal fan could hope for in a split EP. Review by David Feltman Split EPs are simple pleasures that are slowly disappearing in the digital age. Like compilations, splits are meant to promote new or ob ...
David’s Top 10 Albums of 2012
Since releasing bulky double EPs as single LPs seems all the rage this year, I’m drawing up my “Best of 2012” top 10 as a double top five instead. You will be treated to both “Metal” and “Not Metal” list varieties. Enjoy! Not Metal Alaba ...
CD Review: Kylesa – From the Vaults, Vol. 1
Dissonance tinged symphonics built on a solid swamp rock base and cut with punk vocals. Everything you need to know about the Kylesa sound is on display. Review by David Feltman Savannah’s sludge/crust/psych chimera, Kylesa, has been churning out Grade ...
CD Review: Bush Tetras – Happy
Bush Tetras may not have received the proper recognition at the time, but Happy offers enough hindsight to correct that error. Review by David Feltman Post-punk died out in the late 80s with the advent of grunge. Well, mostly died out. NYC’s Bush Tetra ...
CD Review: ISIS – Temporal
For long time fans hungry for just one more taste, Temporal might be just the feast you’re looking for. Review by David Feltman No, sorry, ISIS isn’t back from the dead. The post-metal pioneers broke up in 2010 after releasing Wavering Radiant and are ...
CD Review: Irata – Vultures
Punk-edged swamp rock overflowing with riffs that are slow, fat and fuzzy. This is southern metal. Reviewed by David Feltman Every time I hear a two-man band, I’m amazed at the big, big sound it gets. I don’t know if this is the result of over ...
CD Review: Patrick Wolf – Sundark and Riverlight
The techno-pop of previous albums is shed in favor of the moody minimalism of string and piano arrangements. Review by David Feltman English singer/songwriter, Patrick Wolf celebrates his 10th anniversary as a musician with a double album retrospective ...