Prior to the release of their debut ‘The Rot of the World’, the live ‘Mind Over Metal’ broadcast is invaded by Kevin Savage, TJ Maynard, and Matt St. Gelais of Alive & Well. Not only do we have in-depth interview action, but also special tracks chosen from At the Gates, Carcass, Amon Amarth, Hope Conspiracy, Crowbar, Living Sacrifice, Alice in Chains, Meshuggah, Danzig, Pantera, and Shai Hulud.

Rating: 3/5
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Mind over Metal Limerick 37

Rating: 3.5/5
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Hooks hold fast, melodies are memorable, and Nightwish is learning how to transform into this new band they aspire to be. A gradual metamorphosis for sure, this feels like an awkward phase that would have benefitted from editing.

Rating: 3.5/5
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While Nephelium should ultimately devise a more unique attack with creative weaponry, this is still a deadly first strike.

As Metal Director/DJ at WRUV, plus owner of this website, I get sent a metric shit ton of new music every year. I was once able to house my entire MP3 collection on a 160 GB iPod Classic, but as the inevitable digital shift progressed, my virtual library grew exponentially.

Yeah, that’s a bald-faced lie… but everything else in this interview is wicked sincere. Through harrowing tribulation and self-discovery, Selim feels his work now serves a higher purpose. Read about this evolution, the doctrines of Satanism that interest him, what it means to express himself through music, and true feelings about egocentrism and occult rock poseurs.

So Cole and Brad got my gears turning, but then I remembered—as annoying as the mushrooming chthonic categories and subterranean subgenres can be, they’re often necessary.

There are 53 bands represented, with 39 receiving short recaps of 21 words or less, in 12 different groupings.

Zebulon Pike, Morkobot, Animals as Leaders, and Abnormal Thought Patterns!

It’s a generic jam session with simple superimposition as its best effect; anyone could have shot this. So as we all question why, I’ll cope through limerick (#36!), cuz that’s how I roll sometimes.