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James Macdonald: A Rock And Roll Fables Conversation

Sure, Boston Calling may have kicked off the summer season all strong-like but what have they done for us lately? More importantly, who’s going to be covering that post-4th Of July/pre-Labor Day period??? Well, that’s where the In Between Days Festival comes in as it launches its’ second year later [...]

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Will Haven Remind All What Heavy Is With Vicious And Vital VII

Our love for Sacramento Metal mavens Will Haven knows no bounds. We might sport a Carpe Diem-related tattoo and are seriously considering a trek across the country to finally see them live since, as we get older, the likelihood of WH playing the East Coast (Or MA specifically) while we’re [...]

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Singles! Teen Idle, “Birthday Cake”

What a vibrant, lush sounding single “Birthday Cake” is! From multi-instrumentalist, producer, and singer-songwriter Sara Abdelbarry as Teen Idle, “Birthday Cake” is the first slice of music from the upcoming debut record Nonfiction and hopefully a great indication of what’s to come.

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Vexed Exceed Expectations, Ready Stunning Sophomore Shredder With Negative Energy

If we were creating year end playlists in 2021 like we started doing last year then “Hideous”, the debut single from Vexed off Culling Culture, would’ve for sure been included. What a jarring, jagged introduction to the UK outfit that was being equal parts earworm and extreme Metal mastery which [...]

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Catching Hell Deliver A Righteous RAWK Fury On Debut EP

Fierce and full of fire, Boston’s Catching Hell is bringing a raucous RAWK to the population with the release of their debut EP. Boasting a line up of Thrashachusetts mainstays/regulars/familiar faces that includes Duncan Wilder Johnson, Michele Morgan, Owen Bean, and Will Sullivan who, collectively, have seen some shit around [...]

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High Priest Deliver A Heavy Cosmic Gospel From The Rawk Gods On Invocation

Diving into the latest from Chicago’s High Priest gives us similar feels when listening through recent albums from REZN and Sergeant Thunderhoof for the first time in that it’s kind of a transcendent experience and one that you kind of need to take some time out of your day to [...]

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