Like a chrysalis preparing for the cocoon, Muse encases itself in a myriad of new elements. Review by David Feltman When British prog-rock group Muse promised its sixth album would be a departure, it wasn’t kidding. Consistently one of the more co ...
CD Review: Dethklok – Dethalbum III
Dethklok mixes guttural growls and blast beats with soaring melodies that aim for epic altitudes. Review by David Feltman Everything about a Dethklok album screams novelty. Dethalbum III is a soundtrack to a cartoon/album by an imaginary band fill ...
CD Review: Dark Dark Dark – Who Needs Who
For their third release, Dark Dark Dark trots out the same swagger and pillow-soft piano melodies established in previous work. Review by David Feltman No one weaves folk, jazz and melancholic Americana like Minneapolis’ Dark Dark D ...
CD Review: Dinosaur Jr. – I Bet on Sky
It’s impossible to listen to I Bet on Sky and not be hit square in the face by how much of an impact Dinosaur Jr. has had on modern music. Review by David Feltman For roughly 30 years, discounting that one 10-year gap in their discogr ...
CD Review: Between the Buried and Me – The Parallax II: Future Sequence
Continuing a motif of cosmic evolution/reincarnation, Future Sequence, the latest release by Between the Buried and Me, picks up where Hypersleep Dialogues left off. Releases Tuesday Oct. 9 on Metal Blade Records Review by David Feltma ...
CD Review The Barrens: The Barrens
The Barrens plays like someone hit “shuffle” on a collection of chimeric Flaming Lips and Black Sabbath albums... By David Feltman The self-titled debut from NYC indie rockers The Barrens demonstrates a definite affinity for combining class ...