by Jordan Jerabek | May 27, 2016 | New Music
San Diego’s Earthless threw me for a loop with 2013’s From the Ages. Two of the albums four tracks clock in at over 14 minutes, while the closer is almost 31 minutes in length. The level of musicianship is impressive – these guys aren’t your...
by Jordan Jerabek | May 25, 2016 | New Music, News
This djent stuff has the kids abuzz. To me, it’s mostly rehashed and polished-up Meshuggah soundalikes that would make great soundtracks to someone falling down the stairs – technical for technicality’s sake. But hey, nothing is perfect. It’s...
by Jordan Jerabek | May 24, 2016 | New Music, News
I’m currently in the process of moving, so unfortunately I didn’t have my morning brew today as I’ve packed away my kitchen gadgets (ugh). As luck would have it, Revocation have me (and whether you’re going caffeine-less or not) covered with...
by Jordan Jerabek | May 23, 2016 | New Music, Releases
It’s been years since the whole “retro-metal” resurgence became hip. So long in fact, that we’ve moved on to some more creative (albeit mostly useless) labels for the stuff: proto-metal, trad metal, occult metal, vest metal, beard metal....
by Jordan Jerabek | May 18, 2016 | New Music
There’s little doubt that the dudes in Sylosis have some serious chops, but writing an abundance of kick ass thrashy tunes doesn’t necessarily mean you’re free to do everything you want. Let’s be honest, working in the confines of a band...