Review: GWAR – Lust in Space [2009]

By Peter O’Brien It’s been three years since the crack addicted, necrophiliac, space-mutant maniac quintet (GWAR) went “Beyond Hell.” They return now to share their most recent intergalactic exploits through song with their eleventh studio album, Lust In Space. The album marks not only the bands return to the Metal Blade label, but also the […]

Review: U2 – No Line On The Horizon [2009]

By Peter O’Brien Henry Rollins once said, “The Clash is the band that U2 always wished they could be.” That may have been the truth once upon a time, when the angst filled, youthful quartet released their debut album Boy almost three decades ago, but now they simply have to settle for being U2. They […]

Review: The Horse You Rode In On – Beating [2008]

By Peter O’Brien Most bands who perpetually play the same songs for twenty years, and only do an annual “reunion” show would be accused, without question, of beating a dead horse, but most bands aren’t The Horse You Rode In On. Their aptly titled album, Beating, features fifteen original tracks written in the early days […]