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Featured posts
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Die Hard – Nihilistic Vision
Similar to a post-modern poem, the album is dispersed and features lack of structure, which can be presented well if thought-out correctly. Despite half of the musical mess, the guitar work of Hasse is strong and precise that expresses undeniable talent above a clutter of sounds.
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End Of A Year – You Are Beneath Me
There’s nothing easy about the album; no chant-along moments that incite crowds and establish instant followers. Everything with this affair is begrudging and hard-won on both sides of the band/listener relationship. Yet those who stick around long enough will realize that sometimes it’s those things we fight hardest for which wind up being the most…
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HELLBOUND SUMMER METAL MELTDOWN: July 10, 2010 Playlist
In an ongoing attempt to show that our Hellbound radio programs are some of the most varied, interesting metal radio shows that can be heard on the radio/online, here is our playlist to last night’s edition of the HELLBOUND SUMMER METAL MELTDOWN. Kevin wasn’t around for this program, as he was preparing for his upcoming…
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So, I’m taking over The Great Northern Trendkill for the next six weeks…
While Smokin’ Green is my pride and joy, I occasionally co-host another metal programme called The Great Northern Trendkill on Indie Love Radio. The format is all-CanCon underground heavy rock/metal, and it airs on Sunday afternoons from 3 till 5 on the interweb.
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Melvins/ Totimoshi @ Rickshaw Theater, Vancouver BC, July 5, 2010
“Having seen the Melvins in previous three-piece variants over the years, this was my very-excited first time seeing this four-on-the-floor version that includes the Big Business guys, even though the band’s been touring in this incarnation since 2006. First, the stage set-up is key: Looking like one monstrous kit, the twin drumsets are dead center…