Monthly Archives: February 2012

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Maz

Sons of Northwestern Darkness: Scourge Schematic

I like that my town seems to have a surging crust/grind/death scene. Theories and Bloodhunger come to mind. This is something that I didn’t really experience growing up, nor would i, being a snot nosed melodeath kid, have been musically … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on February 29, 2012 by Maz

Goatwhore, Fallujah, Hate Eternal, Theories, Beers, Jokes About Enumclaw, Other Stuff! All At Studio 7!

Goatwhore has been a staple of crunchy no nonsense black death since around the time my voice was starting to change. It’s funny because, now, through the miracle of puberty, I can speak the same nonsense in a deeper voice … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on February 28, 2012 by Maz

Tuesday Time Machine: Rainbow – Rising (1976)

Speaking of hopping off Jimmy Page’s jock, Ritchie Blackmore’s use of medieval and middle eastern motifs hasve had a tenfold influence on metal. And that’s just it. We can talk endlessly about how brilliant the musicianship is on the early … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on February 28, 2012 by Maz

New Track “Stalingard” Begs The Question: Is There Any Band Cooler Than Accept?

Wolf Hoffman and gang continue to churn out the most galvanized metallic riffing out there and couldn’t be more relevant in light of the resurgence of traditional heavy metal. And who better to put the most bestial chapter of human … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on February 28, 2012 by Maz

Covering Fire Vol VI: Wasted Years – Damone VS…Ryan Adams?

Ryan Adams seems to non-ironically enjoy metal. This of course doesn’t stop some of you vultures from still ragging on the guy’s genuine acoustic tributes of heavy metal classics. Combine that with the leeches who shout for the hits of … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on February 27, 2012 by Maz

Deathhammer: Onward To The Pits

Imagine a world where Sodom and Slayer took their art down the more blackened path. Norway’s Deathhammer combine the best parts of early Sodom and the shrieky overtones of Slayer‘s Show No Mercy with the blackened sounds of Sabbat for … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on February 27, 2012 by Maz

Job For A Cowboy All Grow’d Up?

Job For A Cowboy seem to be in the midst of the most incredible transformation in metal since Ministry went from being a synth-pop act to the industrial metal Goliath of the 90s and 00s. If you can go from … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on February 27, 2012 by Maz

New Crazy Lixx Album En Route!

The New Wave of Swedish sleaze has experienced some tough times since the mid 2000s. Crashdiet‘s vocalist committed suicide, Veins of Jenna recently broke up, while bands like Dirty Penny and Black Rain don’t reside in sleaze friendly markets and … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on February 26, 2012 by Maz

Stuff We’ve Learned Half Way Through Metal Evolution

Sam Dunn is a damn trooper for undertaking such a tough subject as metal’s genealogy. Not only is he opening himself up to criticism from butthurt subgenre elitists but he’s actually tackling something that is very complex. Sure, not all … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on February 26, 2012 by Maz

Watch This Gurd Video!

Much to the ignorance of many, including myself, Swiss groovethrashers Gurd have released 10 full-length albums since 1994. This video takes me back to when side scroll video games were the bee’s knees. It’s not all that new but worth … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on February 25, 2012 by Maz

Morbus Chron: Sleepers In The Rift

Being a marketers dream, I can never turn down a record with an awesome album cover. The gruesomely loud plethora of colors that adorns Morbus Chron‘s full length debut recalls Symbolic or other such 90s death metal album art. In … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on February 25, 2012 by Maz

A FREE Double Dose Of Up And Coming Brazilian Thrash: Slasher, Outsider Resistance

A couple of Brazilian thrash bands would like to give you their awesome tunes for free. Not especially new but I thought ya’ll would enjoy some free stuff on the weekend. Though thrash bands seem to be popping up like … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on February 24, 2012 by Maz

Weekend War Cry: Airbourne – Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast

Roadrunner Records gets a lot of flack for carrying Char Kroeger’s Nickelback and a variety of other post-grunge gooftroops but they sure do some stuff right. If a Jet cover band cast a spell to drain all the talent out … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on February 24, 2012 by Maz

Black Friday: Greece’s Nocternity

So the word on the street is things are going well in Greece right now. By street of course I mean chat roulette. What can I say? I don’t trust that lamestream media. In either case it’s not fun to … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on February 24, 2012 by Maz

There Is No Middle Ground; Dave Mustaine Is Either Senile Or Illuminati

Meeting Dave Mustaine, ever so briefly as it was, couldn’t have been a cooler experience. He signed a copy of his book, gave me a jab for getting my buddy Peter a second signed copy (In light of recent events, … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on February 24, 2012 by Maz

Vektor, Theories at The Funhouse

Directly at the foot of the Space Needle, under the tracks of Seattle’s practically ancient “monorial” –something that undoubtedly sent locals into a stupefied frenzy upon its completion for the 1962 World’s Fair– lies a little punk rock bar called … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on February 23, 2012 by Maz

Overkill’s Electric Age: Not An Amish Paradise

The Stone Age was pretty rough. The Iron Age was gnarley in name only, most being just dudes banging rocks with metal tools. The Dark Ages were pretty metal, Visigoths decapitating Roman civilians and such, but enter now, if ye … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on February 23, 2012 by Maz

Ride The Wolf; Hit The Turbo. Turbowolf!

Turbowolf is a little band from Bristol, UK that plays a loud, psychadelic form of rock with an upbeat stoner feel, kinda Early Black Sabbath meets Deep Purple. Their newest video, the cheerily named “Let’s Die” is below. Amidst the … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on February 22, 2012 by Maz

Vultress! Prog Metal! Fo FREE! But Seriously You Should Pay Though

Take Mars Volta, 3, The Tea Party, Rush and throw some sweep-happy voluminous lead guitar over the top and you’ve got one quirky, non-djenty prog rock band with some serious metallic edge. There are aggressive, fret-crawling riffs galore and a … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on February 22, 2012 by Maz

A Hodge-Podge Of New Techy Proggy Death Metal: Gorod, Gruesome Glory, Carthage

Hear ye, hear ye. The last few days have seen the release of new tracks from unsigned Icelanders Gruesome Glory, frenchy tech powerhouse Gorod and Tre Watson‘s Carthage. I’ve compiled them below for you lazy mouse click minimalists. ShareTweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious

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