Easily one of our most anticipated releases for about 2 years now, FOZZY return with their 8th full-length this May and it is well worth the wait after the unexpected banger-maker that Judas turned out to be. In fact, you know what? I’m just going to come out and say it: BOOMBOX is the absolute BEST FOZZY record to date! Yep, better than Judas! Are you intrigued yet???
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If you did a double take after hearing “Pain Of Oizys”, the first single from Venom Prison’s upcoming new record, thinking this very melodic piano heavy ditty couldn’t possibly be from the same outfit who produced the blistering bombast of Samsara in 2019 then you’re probably not alone. But if you abandon the Welsh outfit after that one small bite of what Erebos has to offer then you’ll definitely be alone and missing out on hearing the ongoing evolution of Venom Prison.
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2020 has caused a lot of reshuffling to release calendars and cancelled most every show imaginable. Even the mighty FOZZY is prone to pandemic woes and while one of front man Chris Jericho’s outfits has thrived and sustained throughout the year thanks to caution, caring, and innovation (We’re, of course, talking about his other job as “Le Champion” over on AEW), his musical outfit has been forced to reschedule tours and push back the release of their upcoming eighth album to 2021.
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I’m not a big fan of writing/typing up reviews after the fact because once an album is out into the ether then it’s up to the peoples to decide if they like or not. However, on occasion a record speaks to us so much that it’d be a disservice to the artist not to promote it in some way, shape, or form. Like this new beast from The Offering that we’re about to swoon all over. And the fact that they’re from Boston is another compelling reason to give them a shout out…
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3TEETH has gradually grown into this Industrial behemoth. They were heralded as the second coming and championed by Tool AND actually lived up to the hype for a while but, if I’m being honest, their last album did not impress as a whole. METAWAR looks to course correct with this super lean, super killer slab of Industrial NOISE that’s easily the frontrunner for album of the year within that genre. And beyond.
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Rocket 88 does it again! Oh, you don’t know this fine publishing house of even finer rawk books and more? The publishing house that brought you the Devin Townsend biography? Books on Porcupine Tree and Opeth and Dinosaur Jr? An upcoming book on Devo??? More importantly, they’re the reason you’re sitting here reading about a book that you will soon hold in your hand about the greatest Italian heavy band of today. [Read more…]
At The Gates is another one of those bands that I just never got into. Aware of them? Yes. But growing up when I did when Josh Homme was still a 20-year old kid playing desert rock, The Big Four were all experimenting with the mainstream, and nu-metal was just on the horizon…I just never sought them out. And with my Metal leanings lying more towards Industrial and Thrash, Death as a genre just never appealed to me. Oops? [Read more…]
New Year’s Day continue to break new ground whether it’s on original tunes or transforming someone else’s classic into their own. On Diary Of A Creep, NYD take some beloved anthems from Garbage, Pantera, and more and infuse them with fresh takes and new technology to create a covers record that won’t make you groan. [Read more…]
Imagine Bring Me The Horizon (Think Suicide Season era) fronted by Rob Halford with a little Dickinson bravado thrown in for good measure. That’s the most basic explanation of Boston’s The Offering you can give to your friends and if they don’t know who Halford or Dickinson are then they aren’t really your friends. [Read more…]
Who knew Chris Jericho could rawk this well? I guess a lot of you did! [Read more…]