Tag: Las Vegas

  • Demon Lung – A Dracula

    Demon Lung – A Dracula

    I’ve always loved the idea behind Demon Lung.  Here you’ve got this Satanic, occult doom metal band… based outta Las Vegas.  Hey, I’ve been to Vegas, and there’s nothing about that city that screams “occult doom metal.”  (Now, if they were a mafia-themed doom band, on the other hand…) That said, if this outfit was…

  • Taking Dawn – Time to Burn

    Time to Burn is stuck shamelessly in 1984: it was a time when melodic heavy metal and hard rock boasted über-slick production and massive, massive hooks, but most importantly, the guitars still retained a metallic bite, unlike the gaudy, thinner sounds of the post-1986 glam metal era. More Spencer Proffer, less Bruce Fairbairn. Simply put,…