We initially decided to do this in order to alleviate some of the stress of that other ’23 list we have going on but then we cut out the local stuff and decided to go through our archives for the year and what stood out of what we reviewed/featured that came out of Massachusetts…. and came up with an even more massive list. In other words, oops?
[Read more…]Blood Lightning Combine Boston Area Heavy Luminaries Together Like Voltron For Dynamic Debut
We keep a running list of records that release throughout a given year that strike some kind of chord with us so that we don’t get overwhelmed when it comes to whittling down faves for our inevitable year-end list. Sometimes, on very rare occasions, we add a band to that list before an album even drops because we have faith in that artist while on other occasions an advance single is so strong that we can’t imagine not loving what’s to come. Boston’s Blood Lightning falls into the latter category as “Blankets” got many a spin over a plethora of different streaming platforms from us and now that we have the rest from the supergroup’s debut in house we don’t feel bad about patting ourselves on the back over that early prediction.
[Read more…]Grub, Sweat And Beers 7 Preview: Day 2 (July 29th, O’Brien’s Pub)
Sure, your ears might still be ringing and your liver might be a little sore after Day 1 of this year’s GSB (Which we previewed here) but there’s no rest for the wicked and LOTS to get to when it comes to what’s going to happen on Day 2 of the 7th Annual extravaganza from your most favorite trio of humans Aaron Gray, Jim Healey, and Doug Sherman! So are ya ready, kids??? Then let’s dive in:
[Read more…]Singles! Blood Lightning, “Blankets”
Wait, we get TWO records with Doug Sherman kickin’ ass and takin’ names on the axe in 2023??? It’s true! And speaking of “kickin'”, Boston supergroup Blood Lightning who feature the Gozu guitarist in its’ ranks has been kickin’ around for a bit but this year is going to give us their debut full-length which arrives in October through Ripple Music. But before that, we get “Blankets” as a tease.
[Read more…]Singles! JATK, “Ana”
It’s Weezer meets your most favorite crooners of the ’50’s and ’60’s with some Queen guitar bravado thrown in for good measure as JATK unleashes “Ana” to the masses!
[Read more…]Gozu Returns With The Right Amount Of Rawk On Riff-Fueled Remedy
So yeah, we may have already declared Cattle Decapitation’s latest to be our most favorite Metal record of the year but when it comes to sheer heaviness, Gozu might take the crown after the nine punishing (And creatively named) tracks they’re about to lay down for y’all throughout latest album Remedy.
[Read more…]Singles! Gozu, “CLDZ”
Absence makes the heart grow fonder and all that jazz, right? Well, that especially rings true when it comes to the music that Gozu has been spewing out ramping up to the release of Remedy on May 19th. “Tom Cruise Control”, released last month and reviewed by us here, was a great reintroduction to the Boston quartet after a 5-year gap between full-lengths but “CLDZ” is just presenting fans with some next level Gozu material that, dare we say, kinda blows away an already impressive body of work.
[Read more…]Singles! Gozu, “Tom Cruise Control”
2023 is not letting up in terms of big returns and for Boston heavy music fans, it doesn’t get much bigger than Gozu who return with “Tom Cruise Control”, the quartet’s first new piece of music in over 5 years ahead of a new record due in May.
[Read more…]22 in ’22: Rock And Roll Fables’ Guide To What To Get An Earful Of In The New Year
I don’t why I thought it’d be a good idea to do both an end of the year list and preview list reflecting the year they’re happening in….but here we are. Our list of twenty one albums and change has already posted (Which you can read here) so now it’s time to close the book on 2021 and look to the future with 22 albums we think will make this year sound even better than the last…and change.
[Read more…]Gozu Show The Kids How To Properly Worship (And Craft) The Almighty Riff On Equilibrium
Gozu albums have always been these epic events of expertly executed exercises in the worship of the almighty riff but on Equilibrium, these Boston rawkers set the bar pretty GD high for any hard/heavy band out there who dare to try and match this in 2018. If this one doesn’t propel them to the rawk stratosphere then humanity might truly be lost. [Read more…]