Review of Kali Ma’s The Devil Knows You’re Dead

Instrumental metal powerhouse Kali Ma released their long-awaited second studio album The Devil Knows You’re Dead on March 29th, 2014 to an enthusiastic crowd at Cook’s Cafe.  Their CD went right into my car stereo on the ride back and it hasn’t come out since. “Taking the Crown” is one example of the awesome build-ups… Continue reading Review of Kali Ma’s The Devil Knows You’re Dead

Vestal Claret Brings Out the Fine Wine

Let’s get right into things, here. What a pleasure it was the listen to Vestal Claret’s upcoming sophomore LP, The Cult of Vestal Claret. Every once in a while I come across a real gem of the metal genre, and this one shines like a bloody diamond. Is it Black Sabbath? Is it Dio? Is… Continue reading Vestal Claret Brings Out the Fine Wine

Review of Sinaro’s Darkest Hours (The Rebirth)

Gus Sinaro is one busy dude.  Along with his six-string and vocal duties with melodic metal hessians Symphony Of Malice,  Gus gives guitar lessons, pimps Hughes & Kettner, Ernie Ball, and BBE products, and records YouTube play-though sessions of various SoM jams.  If anyone would have an excuse to put their feet up, dive into… Continue reading Review of Sinaro’s Darkest Hours (The Rebirth)

Review of She Walks Without Legs’ Relentless Determination

I had the recent opportunity to check out She Walks Without Legs at Axles in North Branford (which by the way is an awesome venue that does Thursday night rock/metal shows every two weeks, go check it out!) and I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed their set. Yes it’s true, not every… Continue reading Review of She Walks Without Legs’ Relentless Determination

Controverting The Comedy: A Review of Lightsbane’s Controverting Irrelevance

  Anyone who knows Lightsbane personally understands that the guys have a pretty modest and humorous view of themselves. Experiencing them live is always a hefty helping of great music with a little extra comedy thrown in to make the whole show more approachable. And in my opinion, if the local metal scene needs anything… Continue reading Controverting The Comedy: A Review of Lightsbane’s Controverting Irrelevance

Suffocation Show Review

The Palace Theater in Stafford Springs played host to a highly anticipated metal show this past Saturday, where Long Island’s Kings of Death Metal, Suffocation, played headliner over a bunch of local and regional loud rock bands. The bands were split up onto two stages with the headliners Hanzel Und Gretyl and The Summoned playing… Continue reading Suffocation Show Review

Payday Downloads: Fear the Masses and Skeletonwitch

Doug from Fear the Masses is a family friend – his wife and my brother went to prayer group together when they were teenagers.  So when my bro asked me what I thought of their music, I said, “I dunno, I think they’re rap metal or something.”  But then I realized I had never given… Continue reading Payday Downloads: Fear the Masses and Skeletonwitch