Surprisingly enough, finding 24 albums incoming for 2024 was pretty easy. Maybe it’s that backlog of creativity that’s still pouring out following a global pandemic or maybe it’s just timing but whatever the case may be, we like it. A lot! Especially with a bevy of the releases mentioned below popping up within the first 3 months of the upcoming new year. In fact, by the time this finally comes out the end will be here for Project 86 who release the 2nd half of their closing curtain called OMNI and, spoiler alert, it’s pretty spectacular. Also already out and worthy of your attention are the latest opuses from The Clamps who bring some fuzzed out Rawk you need to hear, the blistering devastation of Domination Campaign, and the funky frenetic chaos of No Terror In The Bang.
[Read more…]Venera Craft A Haunting Score For The Scariest Movie Never Made On Debut Full-Length
We were going to start this whole thing talking about the parts of a whole of Korn and how diverse the different players are outside of their day job as Nu-Metal giants. But who wants to read all that? What we will say is that coming from the band that made a pretty epic underground Gothic masterpiece with Untouchables, it’s no surprise that James Shaffer has something like Venera rolling around in his head. Also, who’d have thought that Shaffer could out creep Jonathan Davis in the spooky score department (Davis, of course, was responsible for the Queen of the Damned songs and film music)!
[Read more…]Incoming! 23 for ’23: The Rock And Roll Fables Guide To The Greatest The Next Year Has To Offer… As Of Right Now
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?
[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…]The Rock And Roll Fables 2021 Preview: 13 Slabs Of New Music SURE To Make Your New Year More Tolerable
And now we begin our downward trend…meaning, of course, that we’ve hit that point where matching up the number of albums on the list with the year we’re heading toward is kind of ridiculous so we’re going to switch with lucky number 13 for the time being.
[Read more…]Singles! VOWWS, “Stay Where You Are”
The final VOWWS single of 2020 is both a blessing and a curse. Or more bittersweet, really, because on the one hand: Yaye! New VOWWS! But on the other, more edge-of-your-seat holding your breath nervousness for that highly anticipated follow-up to Under The World to materialize. Growing up sans internet I’ve learned patience when it comes to waiting for new music from my favorites so I’ll gladly hold out hope on what’s to come as should the rest of VOWWS’ fan base after hearing “Stay Where You Are”.
[Read more…]Singles! VOWWS, “Impulse Control”
If 2020 manages to yield a new record by VOWWS then I won’t label the first 365 days of the new decade a total fucking wash.
[Read more…]Poppy Delivers Your First Must-Have Metal Record…Or Must-Have Pop Album Of 2020 With I Disagree
You can blame VOWWS for my newfound love of all things Poppy. As stated in our 2020 preview (Which you can conveniently read now by clicking here), I didn’t get “I Disagree” when it was released. At all. The music was all over the place and the accompanying video, while visually engaging, did nothing for me. Then I found out that VOWWS, whom I adore, was supporting Poppy on her European tour. And on her North American tour. Then I heard “BLOODMONEY”. And I was hooked.
[Read more…]18 for ’18: An Exhaustive Look At All The Albums You Should’ve Already Heard In The Year 2018
It’s here! The moment you’ve all be waiting for! And instead of splitting it in half this year I decided to bombard you with one huge pile of word vomit featuring everything that got our goat in 2018. Enjoy! Because we definitely did (Links to reviews highlighted where applicable):
But first! [Read more…]
VOWWS Channel Wall Of Voodoo On Spaghetti Western Meets Electro Masterpiece Under the World
I’m always hesitant to type up a review after the release because once it’s out for mass consumption, what’dya need a reviewers opinion for? That said, it takes a special kind of album to compel us to write about it after the fact. VOWWS latest is that kind of an album. [Read more…]