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Cave In Hone In On Space-Rawk Roots, Create A Cathartic Crusher With Majestic Heavy Pendulum

17 May 2022 By jesse Leave a Comment

I try to stay away from other reviews when it comes to any album I already know that I’ll be reviewing myself here but after hearing the latest Cave In record all the way through for the first time I got a little overexcited to see if people felt the same way I did. That said, I’ve gotta hand it to Decibel Magazine’s Shawn Macomber who was so on point in describing Heavy Pendulum as “the best stadium-ready modern Metal record” because, in a nutshell and at its’ core, it’s exactly that. And obviously so much more.

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Filed Under: Album Reviews, Music, New Releases, Rock And Roll Fables Tagged With: Adam McGrath, Caleb Scofield, Cave In, Heavy Pendulum, JR Conners, Kurt Ballou, Nate Newton, Relapse Records, Rock And Roll Fables, Stephen Brodsky

Mutoid Man Is Ready For Battle On Blistering War Moans

1 June 2017 By jesse Leave a Comment

Holy hell, Mutoid Man just get better AND zanier with each release. Melodic Converge, Non-prog Cave In? Mutoid Man is way beyond labels now and War Moans is just fuckin’ fun so strap in! [Read more…]

Filed Under: Album Reviews, Music, New Releases, Rock And Roll Fables Tagged With: Ben Koller, Cave In, Converge, Mutoid Man, Nick Cageao, Rock And Roll Fables, Sargent House, Stephen Brodsky

Jacob Bannon Goes Solo With Wear Your Wounds (Album Review)

23 March 2017 By jesse 1 Comment

Take “Grim Heart/Black Rose” off of Converge’s No Heroes, expand it even more and structure an entire album out of it and you’ll have a small inkling of what Wear Your Wounds brings to the table. That’s, of course, oversimplifying the latest project from Jacob Bannon because just like the aforementioned song, WYW is a whole other musical journey unto itself. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Album Reviews, Music, New Releases, Rock And Roll Fables Tagged With: Chris Maggio, Converge, Deathwish Inc, Jacob Bannon, Kurt Ballou, Mike McKenzie, Rock And Roll Fables, Sean Martin, Stephen Brodsky, Wear Your Wounds

Mutoid Man’s Helium Head is the Verge-In album the world needs AND deserves!

15 November 2013 By jesse Leave a Comment

Verge-In is here! Sort of! It’s Helium Head, the debut EP from Cave In’s Stephen Brodsky and Converge’s Ben Koller (Or Cave In’s Ben Koller depending on what year it is) new group Mutoid Man! Exclamation! (Hey, you take a listen to this EP on repeat and tell me you’re not bouncing off the walls!)

It’s a two pronged sonic onslaught of delightful frenetic frenzy packed neatly into a seven track EP. If you’re a fan of either of the members’ respective “day jobs” then Helium Head has something for you. It’s also an album where if you blink, you might miss all the fun. Yeah, it’s that fast.

Koller, as always, is on fire here but it’s Brodsky who really shines in the end. Fans who thought he’s gone soft with age and let Caleb Scofield take on all the aggressive parts in Cave In need only listen to opener “Gnarcissist” or follow up “Scavengers” to know that not only is Brodsky still capable of bringing the heavy but he’s also still capable of bringing some noise not heard since the Until Your Heart Stops days. Just listen to “Friday the 13/8” or “Lost In The Hive” as Brodsky gets his rage on completely for more proof.

All around, Helium Head is a solid debut of unexpected chaos from two of Massachusetts finest and hopefully a great indicator of what’s to come.

Helium Head is out digitally on November 22nd and physically on November 26th. Check out the pre-order options over on Shirts & Destroy now.

 

Filed Under: Album Reviews, Music, New Releases, Rock And Roll Fables Tagged With: Ben Koller, Cave In, Converge, Helium Head, Mutoid Man, Rock And Roll Fables, Shirts & Destroy, Stephen Brodsky

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