Just Released: No Anchor – Rope/Pussyfootin’ 7-Inch
No Anchor – Rope/Pussyfootin’ 7-Inch (Self-released, 17 March 2012) Good morning, readers. It felt like this week was never going to end, but it’s finally Friday! All we need to do is fumble our way...
View ArticleUpcoming Shows: Maryland Deathfest (MDF X)
As everyone knows, almost all of the awesome metal tours and festivals take place over in Europe. They’ve got Wacken Open Air in Germany, Download Festival at Donnington Park in England, Metalcamp in...
View ArticleOut Last Month: Pigs – You Ruin Everything
Pigs – You Ruin Everything (Solar Flare Records, 11 April 2012) Well, good morning. Another new day, another day closer to the weekend. The real shitty part is, though, I spent about half of yesterday...
View ArticleVOS Interview: A Drummer Double Feature! Molasses Barge vs. Vulture!
Hello folks, and a happy Friday to you! Just when it felt like it would never happen, the weekend’s finally here. I’ve got a feeling this is going to be an especially good one, because there’s a ton of...
View ArticleMeth Quarry Interview: Pittsburgh’s Grim Hardcore Assault!
Folks, if you’ve had your ear to the ground over the past few months you might have noticed that there has been some rumbling coming out of the dark underworld of hardcore. There has been so much...
View ArticleThe Huge List of 2012 Year-End Lists!
Well, friends, here we find ourselves in the waning moments of 2012. It’s been an interesting, eventful year that’s had lots of high and low points — a ton of excellent new music has been released and...
View ArticleWinter’s Wake Winterview: Drones for Queens
We’re drawing closer and closer to the Winter’s Wake 2013 Thursday Night Pre-fest Show! Here’s one more interview with a band that’s playing tonight! I already wrote about this particular band a few...
View ArticleTwo Reviews: The Swan King and Jar’d Loose (2014)
The Swan King – Last So Long (War Crime Recordings, 03 June 2014) Jar’d Loose – Turns 13 (CD/digital on The Path Less Traveled Records; vinyl on Threshold of Pain Records, 27 May 2014) For those...
View ArticleOut Last Month: Pigs – You Ruin Everything
Pigs – You Ruin Everything (Solar Flare Records, 11 April 2012) Well, good morning. Another new day, another day closer to the weekend. The real shitty part is, though, I spent about half of yesterday...
View ArticleVOS Interview: A Drummer Double Feature! Molasses Barge vs. Vulture!
Hello folks, and a happy Friday to you! Just when it felt like it would never happen, the weekend’s finally here. I’ve got a feeling this is going to be an especially good one, because there’s a ton of...
View ArticleThe Huge List of 2012 Year-End Lists!
Well, friends, here we find ourselves in the waning moments of 2012. It’s been an interesting, eventful year that’s had lots of high and low points — a ton of excellent new music has been released and...
View ArticleBardus – Solus (2014), Stella Porta (2016); Grizzlor / Barren Womb – Split...
Bardus – Solus (Wolf Beach Tapes, 21 October 2014) Bardus – Stella Porta (Solar Flare Records, 01 April 2016) Grizzlor / Barren Womb – Split (Riotous Outburst Records, 17 March 2015) Hello, and...
View ArticleGrizzlor – Cycloptic (2015), Rhin – Passenger (2016)
Grizzlor – Cycloptic (Hex Records, 28 October 2015) Rhin – Passenger (Grimoire Records, 06 May 2016) Hey — remember a few weeks ago when I wrote about a split record by Barren Womb from Norway and...
View ArticlePigs – Wronger, Sofy Major – Waste (2015)
Pigs – Wronger (Solar Flare Records, 02 October 2015) Sofy Major – Waste (Solar Flare Rcords, 29 October 2015) Hey folks, how are you? Today has seemed like the longest day — like since I left...
View ArticleFashion Week – Prêt-à-Porter (2015)
Fashion Week – Prêt-à-Porter (Solar Flare Records, 23 February 2015) New York Fashion Week, or — excuse me — New York-based band Fashion Week, have been around for some number of years, with some...
View ArticleKetchup Day: Upcoming Release News (Septicflesh, Unsane)
Yeah, it’s a silly name and a silly concept, but we’re doing this thing again. Further explanation for those who need it here. Greek Metal Titans Septicflesh Announce New Album Codex Omega...
View ArticleGreylock / BEDTIMEMAGIC – Split (2021)
Greylock / BEDTIMEMAGIC – Split (Tor Johnson Records, 12 February 2021) Good afternoon, and a Happy Monday to you all! Submitted for your enjoyment, I’ve got a split tape that came out a couple...
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