Everyone has their own “Intro to Steve Albini” story, right? We’re of that half that got into Shellac before even realizing what Albini had been responsible for behind the boards when we were introduced to 1000 Hurts during our Retail Warrior daze in the early ’00’s. Among the many, many, [...]
The best concept albums are the ones that can be picked apart and separated yet still enjoyed outside of the main event. Some bands manage to pull that off, others don’t (We once saw Mastodon 3 times in the same year performing Crack The Skye all the way through and, [...]
Üga Büga’s got something. We can’t quite put our finger on it but it’s there. And in this case, that “there” can be pinpointed directly to the Charlotesville, VA’s debut full-length called Year Of The Hog which is just about ready for all to hear (In fact, we’d gather by [...]
You know when Clutch went full on jam band? We’re not talking Phish or Grateful Dead but more just embracing the Rawk, experimenting and doing whatever it takes sonically to make it happen which, in their case, meant completely shedding that metallic crunch of their first two records (The self-titled [...]
This is, we shit you not, the third piece lately where the band in question features a very familiar vocalist with a very distinct set of pipes. And like the previous two we’re kind of in awe at how such an uncanny voice can be differentiated seemingly so easily from [...]
There’s a reason certain albums/artists make it onto our new year preview list without hearing a note and just the whiff or mention that something is coming down the line. In most cases, that’s due to either the collective talent involved having some past releases (Together or with other bands) [...]
