The Pretty Reckless Going to Hell March 18th, 2014 Razor and Tie Records I’ve heard many musicians say that you have your entire life to write your first album and only a few months to record a sophomore release. So many artists slip out of sight after their debut album and fall
Category: Album Reviews
Nashville Pussy; Up The Dosage
NASHVILLE PUSSY Up The Dosage Steamhammer / SPV 20 January 2014 OVERVIEW:“This is our Back In Black!“ The man who says this is called Blaine Cartwright, vocalist and guitarist of American rock band Nashville Pussy. Cartwright is referring to the latest Pussy album Up The Dosage, a recording consisting of
Aesthetic Perfection, ‘Til Death
Aesthetic Perfection ‘Til Death Metropolis Records 11 February 2014 Aesthetic Perfection’s Daniel Graves is not one to allow himself or his music to stagnate. Every release has shown an artistic growth and a fearless approach to songwriting. The result is something all too rare in music, where an artist has
Top Albums of 2013
2013 was a great year for new music. The metal and industrial genres grew significantly and their influence could be felt throughout the music scene. Talented musicians stepped to the forefront and proved there is more to music than pre-fabricated pop princesses and auto tuned radio friendly hits. Here are my
Rob Zombie; Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor
Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor April 23, 2013 Zodiac Swan Records / T-Boy Records / Universal Music Enterprises After over twenty years of making music, it would be easy for an artist to fall into old habits and stale patterns of crafting music. It would be easy to stick to the typical
Korn; The Paradigm Shift
The Paradigm Shift October 10th, 2013 “Good bye. So Long. Wish I could stay but everything is all wrong.” When Brian “Head” Welch left Korn in 2004, many of us wondered what Korn would be like without the support and influence of one of its founding members. When drummer David
A Perfect Circle; A Perfect Circle Live: Featuring Stone and Echo
November 26th, 2013 A Perfect Circle Live: Featuring Stone and Echo The long awaited box-set, A Perfect Circle Live: Featuring Stone and Echo, is a great example of why more bands should release their live shows to the mass public. A Perfect Circle played only a handfull of dates during
Hanzel und Gretyl; Fur Immer
October 8th, 2013 Metroplois Records While “Hanzel und Gretyl Für Immer” is an album comprised entirely of remixes of their previous release, “Born To Be Heiled”, the new interpretations of these tracks shine a whole new light on the studio versions released last year and prove that HuG is not a typical
Nine Inch Nails; Hesitation Marks
Hesitation Marks August 30th, 2013 Columbia Records While not what many of the so-called hardcore Nine Inch Nails fans would consider a typical NIN release, Hesitation Marks is none the less an amazing body of work. Influences from Trent Reznor’s career can be heard through the release. Being Reznor’s eigth studio album,
KMFDM; KUNST
February 26th, 2013 Metropolis Records How much more music does Sascha Konietzko have in him? 2014 will be the band’s 30th anniversary and “KUNST” is KMFDM’s 18th full length studio release. Konietkzo and wife Lucia Cifarelli have found the perfect vocal pairing for KMFDM. KUNST follows the same formula for success that the