With new releases from Between the Buried and Me and Cattle Decapitation, 2015 has been quite a stellar year for Metal Blade Records. As the final months of the year roll around, The Black Dahlia Murder returns to the frontline with Abysmal to round out the impressive Metal Blade catalog. Beginning with 2011’s opus, Ritual,… Continue reading Album Review: The Black Dahlia Murder’s Abysmal (Metal Blade)
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When All You’ve Got is a Hammer: A Review of Bedroom Rehab Corporation’s Fortunate Some
This eastern Connecticut band knows a thing or two about using your tools in every way possible. The doom rock duo, comprised of Adam Wujtewicz on bass and vocals and Meghan Killimade on drums, will put out their EP Fortunate Some on October 3, 2015. Their second official studio release, these four songs represent Bedroom… Continue reading When All You’ve Got is a Hammer: A Review of Bedroom Rehab Corporation’s Fortunate Some
Worshipful Music: A Review of Ghost’s Meliora
Say what you want about Ghost, but they remain one of modern music’s most unique acts. Their clerical stage presence, anonymity, campy Satanic image, and pop sensibility is something entirely new to the heavy metal genre, even if the music is a complete throwback in many ways. But when dealing with a consumer’s acceptance, it’s… Continue reading Worshipful Music: A Review of Ghost’s Meliora
Tempted by Your Cunning Voice: A Review of Mile Marker Zero’s Young Rust
Comprised of former Western Connecticut State University music students, Mile Marker Zero puts their education to good use on Young Rust. The April 2014 EP is multi-faceted without pretension, complex without sacrificing catchiness. The short album vacillates between moods, from spacey and romantic on “Bound” to forceful on “Toughest Love.” Much to my relief, the… Continue reading Tempted by Your Cunning Voice: A Review of Mile Marker Zero’s Young Rust
They’ve Still Got Something to Say: Motörhead at the Toyota Oakdale Theatre (Wallingford, CT — 9/15/15)
By Jim Clegg I’ve been listening to Motörhead for twenty years now. I have no idea what took so long but now I can say that I finally got to see them live, at the Oakdale Theater in Wallingford CT. The Oakdale has regular theater seating. I couldn’t wrap my head around the idea of… Continue reading They’ve Still Got Something to Say: Motörhead at the Toyota Oakdale Theatre (Wallingford, CT — 9/15/15)
Lamb of God Comes Out Swinging with VII: Sturm Und Drang (Epic)
It’s been a rough few years for Lamb Of God. In 2012, vocalist Randy Blythe was arrested in Prague for allegedly pushing a fan on-stage, who later died off-stage. Though acquitted, he spent five weeks awaiting trial in Pankrac Prison in Prague. This put stress on the band as there were talks of taking a… Continue reading Lamb of God Comes Out Swinging with VII: Sturm Und Drang (Epic)
EP Review: Charity’s Yellow
This may be our first R & B review — but with Mr. Council doing guest vocals on a Xenosis track, it’s time to expand our repertoire! Detroit-based singer-songwriter Charity will be releasing her debut EP, Yellow, on September 18, 2015. It features four tracks that “weave together seemingly disparate genres of music into something… Continue reading EP Review: Charity’s Yellow