CD Review: “MC Chris is Dreaming” by MC Chris
Even when tackling more personal topics, the self-proclaimed king of nerd-core hip-hop has consistently maintained a chipper demeanor, but his 10th album is an exception. There’s still the occasionally danceable track like “MC Chris the Shit” and the ty ...
Saying Goodbye with The Wrecking Ball
by David Feltman, Photos by Epic Photography Atlanta The second annual Wrecking Ball was a memorial service honoring the passing of the Masquerade. Not one of those dour Presbyterian services, but a raucous New Orleans-style affairs. Grim reapers and p ...
Film Review: ‘Ghostbusters’ (PG-13)
“Ain’t no bitches gonna hunt no ghosts.” Neither a direct sequel nor a true remake, ‘Ghostbusters’ takes a cue from the newest Star Wars movie by taking brand new characters and surrounding them in all too familiar territory. And it works for director ...
The Masquerade Goes Out With The Wrecking Ball
The Masquerade, Atlanta’s multi-tiered music venue, has served as a landmark in the city since 1990. The North Avenue location is now slated for demolition (the venue itself will be moving to a new home on Fairmont Avenue) and will be throwing itself a ...
Film Review: ‘The Witch’ (R)
“Woudst thou like to live deliciously?” Despite how terrifying the trailers make it look, ‘The Witch’ is not that kind of horror film. There are no bogeymen popping out of dark corners, no gratuity of gore and nudity (mostly). You will not be jumping o ...
CD Review: ‘Arc’ by Agoraphobic Nosebleed
For over 20 years, Agoraphobic Nosebleed has remained one of the principal names in grindcore despite being silent for the last seven. The members moved on with other bands during the time off, and no one complained too much since that hiatus resulted i ...
Live Review: Exodus and King Diamond at The Tabernacle Nov. 16
Photos by Michael Bradley (full photo gallery at the bottom of the page) Paranoia was high following the Paris attacks and everyone in line to see Exodus and King Diamond was submitted to a frisk and a metal detector. The line wrapped around the block an ...
Live Review: Neurosis at The Masquerade
Neurosis is a band best described as a “musician’s band.” It isn’t the sort of band that ever got a lot of radio play. It never filled arenas and, even after 30 years, most of the band members still have day jobs. This is the band that other metal bands c ...
CD Review: ‘Meliora’ by Ghost
From the opening theremin refrains of “Spirit,” Ghost immediately adorns itself in the familiar façade of religious reverie and Scooby-Doo spookiness. Ghost is a band that stretches both metal and religious conventions to cartoonish proportions, lovingl ...
CD Review: ‘The Anthropocene Extinction’ by Cattle Decapitation
Cattle Decapitation has long taken the concept approach to its albums, telling horrific tales of near future calamities caused by the unsustainable practices and selfish brutality of mankind. ‘The Anthropocene Extinction’ continues the tradition with a ...