Soggy – self-titled
My introduction to Soggy came when I saw their frontman get up and jam with The Shrine at Pyscho Las Vegas. The Shrine covered…
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Backwoods Payback – Fire Not Reason
I last heard from Backwoods Payback about five years back, when they released their Momantha record on Small Stone, a pretty decent dose of…
Red Cain – Red Cain
Firstly, let me praise Red Cain for their commitment to music as a physical entity; the CD bears a most amazing cover by Peter…
Metallica – Hardwired… To Self-Destruct
I must confess that it would be very, very easy to find a bigger fan of Metallica than I am. To be perfectly blunt,…
Hornss – Telepath
This heavy trio hails from the Bay Area, and one guy is a dead ringer for a younger, pre-bearded Al Cisneros, but if you’re…
Fistula – The Shape of Doom to Cumm))))
Seems it wasn’t so long ago that I was reviewing Longing for Infection, the last album from Cleveland crusty sludge crew Fistula. After that…
Funeralizer – self-titled
Some people say The Sword went to shit after drummer Trivett Wingo took off—and while his departure isn’t entirely to blame for their wimpier…
XIXA – Shift and Shadow 12” EP
A deeper look at the grooves pressed into the Shift and Shadow 12” EP by XIXA. XIXA released its debut full-length album earlier this…
Tiebreaker – Death Tunes
Now, we know that Norway is known almost as much for black metal as it is for cross-country skiing, but when it comes to…
Kicker – Rendered Obsolete LP
Since punk rock got started and really began to develop some momentum many years ago, there has been no shortage of upstarts who have…