Metal playlists from the underground
South Carolina quintet Lecherous Nocturne bust out from the gates of the netherworld with a devastating eight-track excursion in tow titled THE AGE OF MIRACLES HAS PASSED. This blistering and brutal unit (featuring members of Nile and Monstrosity) rip and tear with a dastardly death meet black metal amalgamation on cuts like the pulverizing “We […]
Over the last 12 years, Jane’s Addiction has practically exhausted the compilation practice by offering the mostly live album Kettle Whistle [1997], Up From The Catacombs: The Best of Jane’s Addiction [2006], and now A Cabinet Of Curiosities, consisting of demos, live material, and outakes from their first two studio albums. At nearly $50, this […]
Boasting an impressive pedigree (featuring members of Soilwork and In Flames) and a penchant for punishment, Swedish melodic death metal troupe Dimension Zero return with its fourth installment of brutality with HE WHO SHALL NOT BLEED. This 11-track effort merges blistering thrash with diabolical death ‘n roll, relying heavily on a ferocious flurry of relentless […]
Malleable NYC metal unit Wetnurse whip up another furious flurry of forward thinking metal on the quintet’s latest effort INVISIBLE CITY. This extreme eight-track excursion eagerly runs up and down the aisles in the heavy metal supermarket, grabbing everything in sight, chucking it into a brooding battleship-like shopping cart for their diabolical devourment. Channeling the […]
16 years on the job and still going strong chugging out memorable heavy tuneage, Pro-Pain follows up their recent string of solid offerings with NO END IN SIGHT. This 11-track endeavor finds Gary Meskil and crew pumping the usual meat and potatoes hardcore metal might with the blue collar work ethic that warrants this band’s […]
Sweden’s Guillotine slay the world with their authentic brand of hostile thrash metal on the reunited unit’s latest 12-track affair BLOOD MONEY. Melding blistering speed, groovy riffs, and disciplined rhythms, there’s a whole lot of Kreator and Exodus in these guy’s bag of tricks as tracks like “Insane Oppression” and “War” denote, yet there’s also […]
Hey man, is that FREEDOM METAL, man? Well, turn it up, man! Yeah, that’s the vibe the latest eight-track affair which Chicago’s defenders of the faith Bible of the Devil emits, right down to the gruff yet glittery Paul Stanley meets Paul D’ianno vocal caterwaul of Matt Hoffman. Tracks like “Womanize” maintain a classic metal […]
Will Blink-182 perform at Coachella this weekend? It is a rumor that has been brewing on the message boards for a while now. According to Travis Barker’s reply to my tweet (Twitter.com message) an implication is maybe. However, Blink-182 is not listed on the official Coachella line-up. When I asked Barker if he was rehearsing […]
If you hunger for a raw platter of pure Hard Rock and Groove Metal from the heart, then get yourself a copy of the latest SOS record ADULT SITUATIONS. This Queens act’s sound pays homage to the royalty that shaped their culture—basking in the shades of Suicidal Tendencies, Anthrax, Biohazard, and Faith No More. The […]
Canadian rock outfit Bionic deliver a galactic group of good times rock tonnage on their bombastic 10-track attack BLACK BLOOD. Bad to the bone rhythms (“Learn to Love the Government”) and fuzzed-out jams (“Theme for a Young Lion”) collide with a marching band (“Freedom Now, Baby”) for the supercharged cruise through the desert in a […]