CAVALERA Re-visit Origins, Turn It Up To 11 On Bestial Devastation And Morbid Visions Re-Recordings

13 July 2023 By jesse Leave a Comment

Revisiting older records can be a hit or miss. Revisiting older records and actually re-recording them can be an even bigger risk. Some bands do it and go the “This is how we play them now” route or the “This is how we originally envisioned this album” route and others, like the brothers Cavalera (Max & Iggor of course), just say “Fuck it! Let’s go heavier and harder than ever!” And that, my friends, is why we now have this beautiful beastly pair of updated records of two Sepultura classics.

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HOST Find A Lost Paradise With Enthralling New Wave Meets Electro Debut In IX

9 February 2023 By jesse Leave a Comment

We’re going to look back on this post and feel it’s incredibly dated but who cares! In a week that’s brought tour announcements from The Sisters Of Mercy, Skinny Puppy, and Duran Duran with news of actual happenings from The Cure also imminently on the way, it’s fitting that Nick Holmes’ and Greg Mackintosh’s HOST comes to light and sees release later this month as its’ darkened New Wave Electro Rawk is a fairly nice cornucopia of all that noise and then some.

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Incoming! 23 for ’23: The Rock And Roll Fables Guide To The Greatest The Next Year Has To Offer… As Of Right Now

27 January 2023 By jesse 1 Comment

Here we go again! Part wishful thinking, part playing detective while piecing together social media updates, and part actual facts! We could only be talking about our latest crystal ball viewing as we look to the year 2023 and hope for the best that those “confirmed” releases actually come out and that maybe our thoughts and prayers are answered when it comes to those with less concrete plans as of this posting. Join us, won’t you?

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96 Bitter Beings Bring CKY To A New Generation With The Transcending Rawk Of Synergy Restored

2 November 2022 By jesse 1 Comment

While working in retail hell, CKY’s Vol. 1 was like sonic comfort food. It was a genre-bending masterpiece from start to finish and whenever it’d pop up in ye olde 5-disc changer an instant shit eating grin would form on my 20-something face. Add the visuals of my manager scrambling to reach the stereo from wherever they were in time to skip “My Promiscuous Daughter” (IYKYK) before it blasted out to a full store and the kinds of joy that record brought (And still bring) are endless.

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Municipal Waste Thrive And Throw Down Some Sweet Thrash Anarchy On Electrified Brain

28 June 2022 By jesse Leave a Comment

This is the kind of album that makes us question our life choices regarding why we never got into Municipal Waste in the first place. Maybe we should start a column called “Oops! I Did It Again!” with the focus being artists we initially neglected only to find out they kick serious ass. Sounds better than the “How’s that egg on our face look?” or “Boy! Does that crow taste great!”, right?

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21 For ’21 Because Why Not?!? (RNRF Best Of 2021)

30 December 2021 By jesse 1 Comment

I always do like 50 different drafts for just the opening alone then end up with one stripped down thing like this at the end of it all because I just wanna get this ish out there to the masses. 2021 has been up’s and down’s in the world but a pretty solid year overall for music. So much so that I almost considered not ranking my massive list of 21 releases that did it for me in 2021. Almost. As always, thanks for liking and following and most importantly, thanks for reading!

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Ministry Bring The Vitriol And Vigor On Enigmatic Industrial Triumph Moral Hygiene

28 September 2021 By jesse 1 Comment

Post-Trump and the world is still in chaos, overrun by a virus that’s seemingly never going away due to a continuing campaign of disinformation and morons in general perpetuating lies and ridiculousness. Sounds like the perfect time for Ministry to come out of hibernation, yeah? It may have been Trump who initially lit a brand new fire under Uncle Al’s ass but it seems like the ensuing daily deluge of dumpster fires has been the catalyst to one of the most interesting and innovative Ministry releases of the 21st Century.

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The Night Flight Orchestra Is A Band Out Of Time On Classic ’70’s And ’80’s-Fueled Rawker Aeromantic II

27 August 2021 By jesse Leave a Comment

Sure there will be the inevitable Toto, Night Ranger, and 38 Special references but diving into Aeromantic II is much more akin to experiencing Genesis’ earlier days with Phil Collins behind the mic (“Domino” Prog stuff especially…or Peter Gabriel’s earlier solo works if we’re on that Genesis line). Regardless of comparisons, with Aeromantic II The Night Flight Orchestra truly orchestrate a record that sounds like nothing being done in the modern music scene. It’s lovely and lively, electric, eccentric, and eclectic!

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Carcass Cement Legacy As Extreme Metal Leaders With Torn Arteries

26 August 2021 By jesse Leave a Comment

My relationship with Carcass is pretty casual meaning I know the Metal maestros but my courtship didn’t actually begin until 2016 after I saw them slay live ahead of, ahem, Slayer. And then followed the inevitable deep dive into their catalog and a new found appreciation for the legendary UK outfit. Cut to today with the legends following up their successful 2013 return (After a 17 year gap in releases) with Torn Arteries, a defining record that cements Carcass’ reign as one of the leaders of Extreme Metal.

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Woody Weatherman: A Rock and Roll Fables Conversation V.2

15 February 2018 By jesse Leave a Comment

In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years, the classic mid-’90’s version of Corrosion Of Conformity is back! Back as a quartet! Back with Pepper Keenan! Back on tour! Back with a new album! Back!!!

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