Album Reviews

Surgical Meth Machine Delivers The Ministry Album You Deserve (Album Review)

Stay with me for a moment as I attempt to describe Al Jourgensen’s latest project, Surgical Meth Machine, to you: If “Warp City” had sex with the entire “TV” series and their bastard offspring had sex with Revco and THEY had a baby, Surgical Meth Machine would be the result. [...]

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Child Bite Let Loose Negative Noise On April 1st (Album Review)

Negative Noise, the fourth full-length from Detroit’s Child Bite, is so exquisite yet at times utterly indescribable. In a good way. They’re not metal, not punk, they’re just frickin fantastic. And now is definitely the time for you to get to know them.

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Tombs Concoct Black Metal Masterpiece On All Empires Fall EP

Holy hell this is the best slab of black metal that will be released this year. The end. Go home.

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La Chinga Channel The Greats, Celebrate The Riff On Latest Album Free Wheelin’

With a mix of that Southern-fried Black Crowes twang and Led Zeppelin’s classic bravado, Free Wheelin‘ by Vancouver’s La Chinga is destined to live long and prosper in the hallowed halls of rawk.

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American Head Charge Is Back With Unrelenting Fourth Album Tango Umbrella

There’s a reason American Head Charge is one of the few bands to survive the nu-metal era and if their latest album is any indication, this Minnesota based sextet still has the goods to maintain that they’ll be around for the inevitable second coming of that genre and beyond.

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The KVB Deliver Lush Soundscapes And Fuzz-Soaked Brilliance On Of Desire

I remember years ago reading about The KVB in one of the annual “100 Bands You To Know In…” issues from Alternative Press. It was always fun for me to sift through the drivel in those issues and find the diamonds in the rough. The KVB were the diamond in [...]

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