I don’t think I’m wrong in saying that metal fans either love or hate Devildriver. There just doesn’t seem to be a middle ground. There are those that never thought they were a “legit” band to begin with because of front man Dez Fafara’s beginnings in nu-metal while others seemed [...]
Two of my fondest concert going experiences are seeing KMFDM touring behind Symbols in 1997 and Marilyn Manson supporting The Golden Age Of Grotesque in 2003. While both shows were memorable for several different reasons, the one common factor for both was a certain bass player named Tim Skold. Collaborator, [...]
Irresistibly infectious, Moving Units latest album will leave listeners with their heads bobbing and feet tapping long after the final notes in “House Of Dolls” ring out. With echoes of Radio 4 and Gang Of Four, Moving Units brand of groovy post-punk rawk truly shines on Damage With Care, their [...]
Otep, the band, has never produced an album that really nailed it for me all the way through. That’s not to say I don’t respect the band, because I do, they just always needed just a little something extra to really drive home their message and be the band I [...]
Who knew that Portugal would produce one of the finest desert rock albums since the days of “generator parties” in Palm Desert? Miss Lava is their name and rocking with an unbridled intensity is their game by combining Kyuss’ wall of sound with Monster Magnet’s psychedelia and a little of [...]
I started this post a while back after initially downloading the album (For free! Legally!) but shelved it for some reason. Then I went to see Gogol Bordello on their “Gypsy Punks 10th Anniversary Tour” and was so let down that I had to revisit this collective of real artists.