“Metalcore” might be the term to best describe the overall Wristmeetrazor sound but the more and more we listen to third outing Degeneration, the more and more we hear the chaotic initial end of Nu-Metal that saw lots of outfits combining seemingly everything to see what stuck and what didn’t. [...]
For those just tuning in, “Highwater Haulers is a New England rock and roll outfit starring Meaghan Casey on rhythm guitar and vocals, Taylor Brennan on electric guitar and vocals, Alfie Purcell on bass and Ryan Jackson on drums”. That’s according to their bio and, in all of our years [...]
There’s not enough great, wholesome new Desert Rawk these days so it gives us all the feels when a band materializes embodying that spirit… and on a debut no less! The band in question today is Denver’s own Hashtronaut who channel legends like Black Sabbath, mainstays like Fu Manchu, and [...]
Who’da thunk that in the year of our lord 2024 we’d be sitting here typing up what we think about a BRAND NEW Stompbox release??? By the time we had started our concert going lives back in ’94 (Yes, kids, we’ve been seeing shows for 30 years come this April!) [...]
Comparing an artists newest record to previous efforts can be, as the kids say, a bit sus. On the one hand, you tend to discount what came before depending on how the new effort fares so the trick is to do so in a way that flatters what preceded. Also, [...]
We get wary when new bands are compared to old favorites. Especially when Ministry is involved. And that was the case when a recent Revolver piece went up touting that if we liked Ministry and Nailbomb then we should check out PUREST FORM. Most times the FFO recs are shite [...]
