Author: Sean Palmerston

  • Astrakhan – The Pillarist EP

    For a band that has only been together a couple years, the chemistry is incredible. They’re already crafting their art in such grand fashion that before long they’ll be forcing the bands now considered influences to up their game.

  • Band Brand Beer Battle: Iron Maiden’s “Trooper” vs AC/DC

    Matt Hinch compares the new Iron Maiden “Trooper” beer to the recently released AC/DC brew in a Band Brand Beer Battle

  • Motorhead’s Phil Campbell reunites with Persian Risk (video)

    Check out this cool video of Motorhead’s Phil Campbell playing a recent 2013 show with his original NWOBHM band PERSIAN RISK

  • Carcass – Surgical Steel

    “A record of solidarity between chaps from Liverpool who sharpened their skills in ’88 to explore what rotting flesh would sound like, to persevere through the age of Grunge before taking a break from the operating room. You could say this band is in a state of post-mortem, but the founding spirit of Carcass is…

  • Corrections House – Last City Zero

    By Gruesome Greg Q: What do you get when you put Mike Williams, Scott Kelly, Bruce Lamont and Sanford Parker in one building? A: Corrections House. (And with a lineup like that, you know it’s gotta be good!) That said, if you were expecting a 75-minute barrage of epic post-sludge metal complete with garbled razorwire…

  • Indriocothere – II

    Indricothere are most definitely not going to be everyone’s cup of tea. Lacking an attention span for the most part, II will turn away the more traditional audience. But for those with more adventurous tastes, II serves as a testament to the unfathomable talent that resides in Colin Marston. Genius like this doesn’t come along…

  • Sasquatch – IV

    By Gruesome Greg Album number four from these Small Stone stoner vets shows that they haven’t lost their grooves after all these years—12, to be exact. Ever the pulsating, pounding, head-nodding goodness is what you’ll find inside. This outfit leans more towards the straight-forward Fu Manchu style, as opposed to the tripped-out psychedelic grooves of…

  • Anathema / Alcest / Mamiffer @ The Opera House, Toronto ON, September 18th, 2013

    Anathema / Alcest / Mamiffer @ The Opera House, Toronto ON, September 18th, 2013

    I cannot speak for the whole audience attending Wednesday’s show, but from where I was standing that night there was a palpable sense of excitement in the minutes leading up to Anathema’s arrival on stage. For many, it was finally the long-awaited opportunity to see them deliver a full-band performance in Toronto. They did not…

  • Kylesa – From The Vaults Vol 1

    From the Vaults more than satiated fans eagerly awaiting Ultraviolet’s release, and also serves as an excellent primer to the Kylesa pantheon for those just discovering the band.

  • Korn – The Paradigm Shift

    The Paradigm Shift sees the band stepping back on the road facing the right direction. It sounds like they might be on their way here and album twelve might see the band back to being Korn at their best – as long as they don’t get distracted or diverted.