Review: The Zells – “Failure To Slide”
The Zells, the newly rechristened Pittsburgh garage-rock quintet f.k.a. Denzell, has a new record out this Friday via the fine folks at Crafted Sounds and, man, is it a doozy.…
New Dead Can Dance Album, Dionysus
Dead Can Dance. Strange term. For a band. But it belongs to one of the more compelling musical bands of the last 30 years. After a string of successful 4AD…
Review: Noemienours – “As A Beare Doth Her Whelps”
The German guitar-composer Noemie Dal on Sept. 10 will release her third outing, a Bob Weston-mastered LP and digital release via Bandcamp, under the sobriquet Noemienours, titled As A Beare…
Review: Exhalants – S/T
To call Austin’s Exhalants a bombastic noise-rock trio is to call Everest a molehill. These guys, who released an epic, self-titled full-length via Self Sabotage Aug. 24, write with acid…
The Tangent Announce New Album & Pre-Orders
The Tangent Announce Proxy, Released on Inside Out Music on November 16, 2018 Following up on 2017’s political scorcher The Slow Rust of Forgotten Machinery, progressive rockers The Tangent are…
Atreyu Returns With New Album, In Our Wake
Atreyu has long been a fixture in the metalcore genre. With roots in Orange County, CA, Atreyu has worked the circuits hard to gain the respect among fans that they…
Review: Robin Bacior – “Light It Moved Me”
Ah, the sophomore outing. What more vexing way of testing an artist’s mettle than seeing if they can replicate the magic of their debut, while not leaning on the former…
New Nazareth Music With Tattooed On My Brain
Nazareth has been around for quite some time. With over twenty albums in their extended catalog, produced for well near fifty years, this Scottish heavy metal band helped rule the…
Review: Papa M – “A Broke Moon Rises”
Talk about a phoenix rising from the ashes of it all, am I right? Consummate post-rock guitarist David Pajo returns to excellent form on A Broke Moon Rises, a new…
CD Review: Alice In Chains, “Rainier Fog”
On the third release of Alice In Chains’ “Mach 2,” the band has locked in a win. It wasn’t guaranteed, not by any stretch. While I liked their first in…
Richard Lloyd (Television) To Release New Solo Album, The Countdown
If you’re a fan of the late ’70s post-punk movement that includes such great bands like Talking Heads, Magazine, and Television, then this piece of news is good for you.…
“While Love Died,” Northward Launches Opening Salvo
With the release of their debut video and single, Northward have declared their intent to kick rock and roll’s ass. Both the aesthetic and the sound exude classic rock swagger.…