All photos used with permission from Brad Cox. Header photo: original by Kristina DeSantis. Brad Cox is a vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, and frontman for a number of bands, including Skitzo Calypso and We Love The Underground. He's had his hand i ...
Interview with Carmine Appice
"You have to be prepared enough in your playing, in your chops, to be able to go for your goal." By David Feltman You may not have heard the name “Carmine Appice” before, but chances are you’ve heard his work. For nearly half a century the award ...
Interview/CD Review: Spoken – Illusion
by David Feltman For 17 years, Spoken has never been happy standing still. The Arkansas quartet has transitioned through multiple sub-genres in their career, from rap metal, nu-metal, hard rock, post-hardcore, metalcore, etc. At this point it seem ...
Interview with Black Sabbath biographer Brian Aberback
By Lucas McPherson Brian Aberback is a freelance music writer who spent 15 years writing for "The Record" newspaper, various magazines and websites. He’s most passionate about the hard rock and heavy metal genres. His first book with Enslow Publis ...
Grindcore grows older, not softer: an evening with Napalm Death at Zydeco Birmingham, AL 11/26
Napalm Death has a history of chaos. So much so that its lineup almost completely changed between the A-side and B-side of its debut album, Scum. The band has none of its founding members, yet it has managed to exist for just over 30 years and boasts ...