Album Reviews

Lazer/Wulf bring some “thinking man’s metal” on The Beast of Left and Right

Holy crap! Behold excellence! Are you still not feeling Mastodon’s evolution? The good news is that Lazer/Wulf is here to comfort you during this difficult time. Some Metallica, some Masto, some Kylesa (They are on Retro Futurist after all), and a little bit of the (melvins) on speed make for [...]

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Raum Kingdom deliver on debut EP!

If Maynard James Kingdom fronted Neurosis the end result might be Raum Kingdom. On their self-titled debut EP, Raum Kingdom set the bar very high as to what’s to come with five songs that are unrelentingly melodic yet intensely brutal. Forget Isis. Forget Pelican. Raum Kingdom is the evolution you’re [...]

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Information Society say _hello world again this fall with new album!

  I was never a fan of Information Society during their beginnings and perhaps that’s a good thing. The best thing I could recommend when venturing into _hello world is to come in with a fresh perspective and an open mind. If you do, you’re bound to be blown away. [...]

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Those Mockingbirds give you THE summer rock album!

If you frequent RNRF at all here or follow us on Facebook, then you already know of our love for Those Mockingbirds. We were introduced to them when they hit Cambridge’s Middle East back in March with singles like “How To Rob A Bank” and “A Ballad From Hell” and [...]

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Jokes! Episode 6: Sinbad, Make Me Wanna Holla

Sinbad is back. ‘Nuff said.         If only you could just take my word for it, right? But seriously, Sinbad is back with Make Me Wanna Holla: an all new stand up special recorded in Detroit, MI. If all you know of Sinbad is from television shows [...]

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