Review: Burial Hordes – Devotion To Unholy Creed [2009]

Greek black metal merchants Burial Hordes employ the primitive approach on their evil eight track sojourn into the abyss titled DEVOTION TO UNHOLY CREED. Armed with raw production values for an authentic black-metal-in-the-basement feel (“Hellborn”), a slew of skewered guitar riffs that range from jarring to muddy, and an unearthly vocal presence that sounds as […]

Review: Slough Feg – Ape Uprising [2009]

Veteran underground traditional metal outfit Slough Feg have been known to walk a bit on the wild side throughout the course of their twenty plus year proto-metal existence and this unit’s latest release bares no exception. Interspersing the squad’s patented eccentricities with a confident swagger straight out of 1978 for all to see, the triumphant […]

Review: Daughtry – Leave This Town [2009]

American Idol runner up Chris Daughtry has released Leave This Town, his second mainstream rock album that will continue to please his fans as well as fans of Nickelback, Lifehouse, and the likes. You will not find any devastating riffs, thunderous drumming, rock and roll screams, or Slash. What you will find are pleasant sounding […]

Judas Priest Live Jones Beach July 12, 2009

Just got back from a great Judas Priest and Whitesnake show at Jones Beach in Wantagh, New York. Below is a video of Priest performing “Breaking The Law.” Check out how cool Rob Halford is when a fan jumps on stage for the chorus at 1:48. Of course the show was far from sold out, […]

Review: Vanmakt – Ad Luciferi Regnum [2009]

Far from reinventing the wheel yet capable to drum up some scare with their competent yet common strand of evil blackened metal, nefarious Swedish troupe Vanmakt blast their way through nine-tracks of misanthropic misery on AD LUCIFERI REGNUM. Dispersing a maelstrom of tremolo-picked madness (“Reincarnation Hatred,” “The Ascension”), this band employs a large sum of […]

Rock-on-TV: Extreme Performs "Interface" on Fox News

In support of last summer’s Saudades de Rock and current tour, Gary Cherone (Lead Vocals) and Nuno Bettencourt (Guitar) of Extreme performed an acoustic rendition of “Interface.” [redlasso id=”26c08855-c4f1-4d1d-9692-6b280f81a94c”] The strength of the performance comes from Nuno’s tight backing vocals, or is it his black nail polish?

Review: Ignominious Incarceration – Of Winter Born [2009]

UK death metal mavens Ignominious Incarceration’s truncated technical torrents of dastardly death metal is bound to garner the quintet the well-deserved attention and accolades from those who appreciate bands who exercise the difficult task of balancing ferocity and brevity. Manning a full-on ambush with all of the expected death metal tactics and weaponry in tow, […]