We’re not sure there’s going to be another record that captures the spirit of the RAWK as much as Super 8 from Boston’s The Amplifier Heads does this Summer. One listen through Super 8 and Cheap Trick comes to mind. As does The Boss. And early Bryan Adams as well. [...]
As is the trend these days, there seems to be a LOT more singles released ahead of a given record. We’re unsure if this is to deal with the widespread Short Attention Span Theater raging across the Globe or if it’s for some other reason but love it or hate [...]
Let it be known that we tried our darndest to cover The Lion’s Daughter, the former outfit featuring BLOOD MOTHER’s Rick Giordano, as much as (in)humanly possible because the second we heard the menacing quirk of the John Carpenter meets Goblin soundscape followed by Giordano’s distinct howl we were sold [...]
We had absolutely no idea what to expect when we started in on The Ringing Bell from Fuming Mouth. We knew that Drummer Jay Weinberg (Suicidal Tendencies, Slipknot) was involved in the new record. We knew they were announced for this year’s Converge-curated Saddest Day Fest (Converge Guitarist Kurt Ballou [...]
Ah, yes! The inevitable “Wow, we actually had this record for a long time now but instead of doing anything with it writing-wise we chose to enjoy it until, per usual, the release date almost crept up and bit us in our collective ass!” Some day (Not soon) we’ll learn. [...]
Beyond the first trio of records, our biggest issue with DevilDriver releases is they tend to fall off a little after the initial onslaught. And that’s not a knock on the quality but more the way the records are structured with a fast blast of furious DevilDriver songs coming right [...]
