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In The Blind Harness A Harrowing Harmony On Heavy AF Evolve & Escape

2 December 2022 By jesse Leave a Comment

I love me some Dog Fashion Disco, okay? Jasan Stepp and crew (Including one of my all time favorite singers in Todd Smith) has been ripping it up for years across a plethora of projects which now includes In The Blind. Featuring an array of talent that features Stepp on guitar alongside former Nothingface bassist Bill Gaal, DFD’s John Ensminger behind the kit, and Megosh vocalist Josh Grosscup, debut record Evolve & Escape is unlike anything fans have heard from Stepp up to this point.

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Filed Under: Album Reviews, Music, New Releases, Rock And Roll Fables Tagged With: Bill Gaal, Dog Fashion Disco, Evolve & Escape, In The Blind, Jasan Stepp, John Ensminger, Josh Grosscup, Knives Out, Nothingface, Razor To Wrist Records, Rock And Roll Fables

Nothingface Meets Dog Fashion Disco Once Again In Knives Out! As Left In The Lurch Drops

6 September 2016 By jesse Leave a Comment

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Knives Out! is indeed back and once again features drummer Tommy Sickles, vocalist Todd Smith, guitarist Jasan Stepp (Who, ahem, steps into the lead gee-tar with Tom Maxwell absent from these recordings), and bassist Bill Gaal replacing David Cullen this time around. But if you’re looking at this as a Nothingface reunion featuring some guys from Dog Fashion Disco and Polkadot Cadaver then please get the fuck outta here right now. Sure, the framework for each of those bands lies within but Knives Out! has always been wholly a different beast altogether.

Heavier, more brutal, and more EVIL than its predecessor, Left In The Lurch is the Knives Out! record fans have been clamoring for in the years that followed the band’s initial outing.

“Deny Your Maker” is a riff-fueled master course in how to metal properly with Todd Smith leading the proceedings like a veritable madman. Y’all still drooling over Mike Patton? Smith is the real deal. Equal parts maniacal ringleader, whispering serial killer, and undeniable crooner, Smith has a range that is unparalleled in the world of modern metal. With commanding lines like “I am your god now/Look in my eyes/I am your master of pain and suffering!”, Smith owns the mic and in turn, all his followers.

“Mysterious Ways” is like being on an out-of-control rollercoaster. It’s Tommy Sickles’ insane fills and constant pummeling, Stepp and his maximum riffage, Gaal’s gruesome low end rumbles, and Smith’s crazy range.

You know what? Every song is like a rollercoaster!

“Give Up The Ghost” speeds along at a frenetic pace thanks to Sickles’ incendiary drumming then settles into these obscene grooves that’d make Lamb Of God weep with envy until the title track comes along and Stepp’s guitars sonically mesh into an unholy aurgasm.

If your brain is still intact after all of that then songs like “Gomorrah”, “Fuck My Way To Hell”, and “Cherished Possession” (Which features an anthemic chorus akin to “Hysteria” from their debut) are still waiting to ruin all other metal for listeners because of their brilliance.

Left In The Lurch is out now via Razor To Wrist. Bundles are still available here but if you seek instant gratification then head on over here and here.

Filed Under: Album Reviews, Music, New Releases, Rock And Roll Fables Tagged With: Bil Gaal, Dog Fashion Disco, Jasan Stepp, Knives Out, Left In The Lurch, Nothingface, Razor To Wrist, Rock And Roll Fables, Todd Smith, Tom Maxwell, Tommy Sickles

16 for ’16: A Rock And Roll Fables Guide To The Best Releases Of The New Year

26 January 2016 By jesse Leave a Comment

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Happy New Year’s! New year, new music! So what are we excited for this year? Glad you asked! Here’s a rundown of what we think will be played incessantly at the Rock and Roll Fables offices: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Album Reviews, Music, New Releases Tagged With: 16Volt, All Tvvins, American Head Charge, Bob Mould, Child Bite, Corrosion Of Conformity, Crazy Eyes, Diiv, Eric Powell, Filter, Gozu, He Is Legend, Incarnate, Killswitch Engage, Knives Out, Merge Records, Middle Class Rut, Napalm Records, Nuclear Blast Records, Patch The Sky, Pledgemusic, Richard Patrick, Rock And Roll Fables, Summoner, Surgical Meth Machine, Tango Umbrella, White Lies, Youth Code, Zack Lopez

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