Death From Above 1979 – The Physical World
In the name of complete disclosure, I must confess that I wasn’t the biggest fan of Death From Above 1979 on their first trip…
Gob – Apt. 13
As of this writing, it has been seven years since Gob‘s last album of new material came out. That’s a pretty long time to…
Bands In Tandem – A Flaming Lips Brainstorm Gives Birth to Electric Würms (so says Steven Drozd)
Steven Drozd has already had a very busy year. So far, 2014 has seen Flaming Lips begin recording a cover album focused on The…
Rise Against – The Black Market
After illustrating that they were more than capable of moving forward beyond their melodic hardcore foundations with Appeal To Reason and Endgame, The Black…
Nick Oliveri’s Uncontrollable – Leave Me Alone
It sounds a little unlikely on its face, but sometimes you just know what you’re going to get from an album, even if it’s…
Feeding Back – Conversations With Alternative Guitarists From Proto-Punk To Post-Rock
Read any book featuring a few world famous guitarists who have been asked to analyze both their instrument and how they play it, and…
Hunters Re-Introduce Themselves
While Hunters’ smash self-titled album has been on record store shelves now for almost a year, the shine hasn’t faded from the album for…
Judas Priest – Redeemer Of Souls
If Judas Priest‘s track record has done anything for metal over the last forty-five years, it has taught us that lineup changes can either mark…
SOiL – Whole
Few things are more instantly satisfying than a hard rock song which isn’t afraid to embed a glistening pop hook at its core. Songs…
Inside Mastodon’s Next Revolution
The anticipation of getting to play Once More ‘Round The Sun – Mastodon’s sixth full-length album – has finally overcome drummer Brann Dailor. He…