We were going to start this whole thing talking about the parts of a whole of Korn and how diverse the different players are outside of their day job as Nu-Metal giants. But who wants to read all that? What we will say is that coming from the band that made a pretty epic underground Gothic masterpiece with Untouchables, it’s no surprise that James Shaffer has something like Venera rolling around in his head. Also, who’d have thought that Shaffer could out creep Jonathan Davis in the spooky score department (Davis, of course, was responsible for the Queen of the Damned songs and film music)!
[Read more…]Bones UK Hit The Road Again, Drop Unplugged EP
It is imperative for those of you attending any upcoming Breaking Benjamin and Korn show to arrive in time to see opener Bones UK who is guaranteed to rawk your socks off. That said, you should probably bring an extra pair of socks to the show. Unless they sell socks at the merch booth in which case you can just buy some there.
[Read more…]Strvngers Dig Out Gothic Classics, Remix Their Own Classics On Exhumed Vol 2
Already gunning for our Top 5 of 2018, Strvngers make an even stronger case for their inclusion with their new “EP”, Exhumed Vol 2. And you didn’t read wrong, those quotes are NOT a typo. We only add them because of the sheer length of this release which includes five covers, five remixes, and a previously unreleased tune. Yeah, it’s big. [Read more…]
Hyro The Hero Soldiers On With Solid Sophomore Album, Flagged Channel
Honestly, I had to go back through the archives to find that I had, in fact, actually reviewed the debut from Hyro da Hero because the music sounded so familiar when I pressed play on the current record (Check out the review for Birth, School, Work, Death here for a refresher).
But I digress. [Read more…]