Lightning Born – self-titled
This North Carolina supergroup includes the guitarist from excellent retro doom outfit Demon Eye, along with the legendary Mike Dean of COC, so you…
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Marty Wilde – Marty
A Lifetime In Music, 1957-2019 – 4CD Boxset One of my great musical heroes was (and still is) Ian ‘Lemmy’ Kilmister, I remember reading…
Ian Blurton – Signals Through the Flames
A couple weeks back, I saw Ian Blurton’s Future Now open for Spirit Adrift, during which he remarked that next to the other bands…
Irata – Tower
North Carolina outfit Irata first caught my ear four years ago with their Kylesa-inspired (and Phil Cope-produced) album Sweet Loris. Since then, they’ve expanded…
Saint Vitus – self-titled
It’s a good thing that Saint Vitus spent a couple years out on the road with Scott Reagers back in the fold before heading…
Doomstress – Sleep Among the Dead
While not completely underground (they’ve played almost every major U.S. doomfest over the past few years), Doomstress has managed to fly under my radar…
Dead Kennedys – DK40 (3CD)
Every fan knows that punk rock has had a fantastic relationship and tradition with bootleg records, and that tradition has now broken into the…
Membranes – What Nature Gives… Nature Takes Away
Sometimes, I get to review an album that reminds me of why I love music, of why I love writing about it, and why…
Nebula – Holy Shit
Nebula might be Exhibit A of why it’s better to burn out than to fade away. After establishing themselves at the forefront of the…
Beastwars – IV
The band that put New Zealand on the doom-metal map is back with their fourth full-length effort. IV sees Beastwars return with another platter…