Posted by Chris Annunziata on January 11, 2018
Vexes is the collaborative effort of former members of A Life Once Lost, Vessl, Fury of Five, and Downstage. They are about to drop their debut record, Ancient Geometry on February 23rd. The band has already dropped two catchy tracks, “Lift” and “Plasticine” and now have released a third single, “Helion“. The band provides a very accurate description […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on September 28, 2017
You might not be familiar with Vexes, but you probably have a working knowledge of some of it’s members. Featuring former members of A Life Once Lost, Fury of Five, Vessl and Downstage, the New Jersey band draws influences from a number of post-metal influences including Cave-In, Helmet and Thrice. They’re all apparent on “Lift,” […]
Posted by Seth Werkheiser on July 16, 2015
After A Life Once Lost broke up in 2013, soon after the release of Ecstatic Trance the year before, guitarist Doug Sabolick formed psychedelic rock / metal band Ecstatic Vision with former ALOL drummer Jordan Crouse. Their debut album came earlier this month on Relapse Records, and now the band just released a 13 minute music video for the song “Astral […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on May 7, 2015
[youtube]https://youtu.be/PnV1i5zzi8c[/youtube] We ran into Doug Sabolick, formerly of A Life Once Lost, last year at a show, and he gave us a CD from his new project, Ecstatic Vision. It was one song, and it couldn’t have been more of a departure from his former band, trading in the Meshuggah-like rhythms of ALOL for psychedelia, […]
Posted by Seth Werkheiser on September 3, 2014
Ecstatic Vision, a band half-made of former A Life Once Lost members, have signed with Relapse Records. Said vocalist and guitarist Doug Sabolick, “We are currently recording our debut album at various studios around Philly. The album is a great mix of trance inducing primitive African tribal meets heavy psych a la Hawkwind. We are stoked to […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on July 12, 2013
While you wouldn’t know it from looking at their Facebook page, A Life Once Lost have broken up. In an interview with Doylestown PA magazine Fig, frontman Robert Meadows reveals that he’s stepped aside from the band to focus on carpentry. On the eve of his first art opening, Meadows discussed his decision to leave the […]
Posted by Nathan Katsiaficas on June 7, 2013
Scion Rock Fest took place on June 1st across 5 venues along Beale St. in Memphis, TN. The full festival lineup included a myriad of bands from different metal subgenres, giving fans a diverse lineup to check out all day long. To make things even better, tickets were 100% free. The day itself was supposed […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on March 26, 2013
Last week, part of the lineup to the 2013 edition of the Scion Rock Fest was revealed. Today, though, the full lineup was revealed, and holy crap does it look awesome. Testament has been confirmed as the additional co-headliner (along with the Melvins), while bands like Corrosion Of Conformity, Whitechapel, Royal Thunder, Touche Amore and […]
Posted by Daniel Cordova on March 20, 2013
6. Howl MetalSucks presents South By South Death at the Dirty Dog Prior to this performance I was only casually acquainted with the band’s fifth full length Full of Hell, which is quite solid. Since then, Vincent Hausman dropped the guitar to focus fully on vocals which seems to have been beneficial for the band. his performance […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on March 20, 2013
At the beginning of March, Scion A/V revealed that the fifth annual Scion Rock Fest would take place on June 1 in Memphis, TN. And yesterday, the first batch of bands were confirmed for the festival, and it’s already shaping up to be a killer billing. One of the co-headliners has been confirmed to be […]
