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Tool – Fear Inoculum

Rating – 12/5. Rating – 3/5 How can there be two ratings? Read and find out.

Cable – Take the Stairs to Hell

congruent with the classic era of northeast noisecore

Mizmor – Cairn

an album to get lost in with its echoing soundscapes laden with flaring visions of traipsing through ochre-hued wastelands.

LORD – Fallen Idols

aggressive and high-precision aspects of extreme metal with infectious and anthemic choruses that border on AOR levels of sweet melodicism

Bodies on Everest/Lump Hammer – Whelmed Split Full Album Stream

Jump right in to the bizarre devastation that is Whelmed, then read on below the link to see how my views compare to yours.

Haunt – If Icarus Could Fly/Mosaic Eyes EP

speedy, melodic, aggressive, and concise tunes that are catchy as all-get-out.

Diamond Head – The Coffin Train

an inspired, if somewhat uneven, album that more than holds its own against today’s hordes of old-school copycats.

Sacred Reich – Awakening

straight-forward, groove-based thrash with occasional bursts of pummeling speed

Arch/Matheos – Winter Ethereal

veritable prog-metal all-star team weaves spellbinding soundscapes throughout

NORTHWEST TERROR FEST 2019: AN INSIDER’S PERSPECTIVE Part V

I wrote earlier about how much work and preparation goes into getting NWTF off the ground every year, and I saw just the tip of that proverbial iceberg.

NORTHWEST TERROR FEST 2019: AN INSIDER’S PERSPECTIVE Photos and words by JGILBERT Part IV

As delicious as Sizzle Pie may be, I couldn’t bring myself to live on pizza slices for a fourth day in a row.

NORTHWEST TERROR FEST 2019: AN INSIDER’S PERSPECTIVE Part III

Friday proved to be less demanding than the first day of the festival

NORTHWEST TERROR FEST 2019: AN INSIDER’S PERSPECTIVE Part II

all that was left to do was heavy lifting

Northwest Terror Fest 2019; An Insider’s Perspective Part 1

So this isn’t a review of what it’s like to attend Northwest Terror Fest; this is a review of what it’s like to WORK at one of these events.

There's going to be more to talk about than horse racing when the Louder Than Life festival invades Kentucky this September! Louisville may never be the same after this line up of rock, metal and even rap gods descend upon the Highland Festival Grounds at KY Expo...

Neurosis & Jarboe – Neurosis & Jarboe Reissue

Man is too often unprepared to stomach the realities of a woman’s honest feelings and experiences; he lacks the viscera.

Theories – Vessel

punishing and strangely familiar; like sitting down for your fifth or sixth tattoo

Pacifist – Greyscale Dreams

the best hardcore comes from Asia

Slasher Dave – Slasher Dave’s Frights

somebody needs to give me a bunch of money to throw year-round Halloween parties and we’ll give Slasher Dave a residency performance slot

Tomb Mold – Planetary Clairvoyance

Sounds exactly like what you hope a band called Tomb Mold sounds like

Immortal Bird – Thrive on Neglect

Spoiler alert: this album is shockingly good and I loved it

Recorrupter Interview at Mac’s Bar – 7/25/19

Back on July 25th, we made the short trip over to Mac's Bar in Lansing to interview the rising extreme metal band Recorrupter. The quintet gave us a great interview and then tore the venue apart with their incendiary live set. Find both below in addition to a bonus...