Nashville Pussy – “From Hell To Texas”
released February 17, 2009 by SPV/Steamhammer
Chicken-fried, bourbon-steeped, American sleaze boogie that sounds like the truckstop-fuck love child of Motörhead and Reverend Horton Heat. These guys and gals live hard, rock harder, and tour hardest, delivering the dirty goods with a wink and a sneer. Their fifth album shows no …
God Forbid – “Earthsblood”
released February 24, 2009 by Century Media
The NJ quintet’s 5th effort is not the concept album that was IV: The Constitution of Treason, but it does follow many of the same themes found in the former, with apocalypse whittled down to a more personal level. With over three years between albums, and …
Lion’s Share – “Dark Hours”
released March 10, 2009 by Blistering Records
High-octane Swedish power metal with a penchant for the darkness. The band’s sixth album was mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren (Opeth, Symphony X, Paradise Lost) at Fascination Street, and along with founding guitarist Lars Chriss, features the same bassist and vocalist as the last album, Emotional …
Mastodon – “Crack The Skye”
released March 24, 2009 by Reprise
Yes…yes, they have. 2009: A Mastodon Odyssey!
A brief run through: 1) Mastodon pop! (still badass); 2) perfect lead single, leanest track, with a wicked hark back to Dick Dale on the solo; 3) aptly named, and may be quintessential, with everything you’d want, plus unexpected surprises (like …
Lamb of God – “Wrath”
released February 24, 2009 by Epic Records
Eyebrows raise when bands like LoG debut at #2 on Billboard and push 68k units in its first week. Have they toned things down, cushioned their delivery? The opening instrumental red herring is a sly jab in the ribs to skeptics and fans …
I finally caught up with the Brazilian guitar giant, Andreas Kisser of Sepultura! One of my most brutal metal letdowns was the loss of an interview with this man some three years ago, when we spoke about their then-latest album Dante XXI, based on Dante’s Divine Comedy. I am proud to share my redemption interview with you …
In chronological order
In alphabetical order:
3 Inches of Blood
Bloodbath
Darkthrone
Destroy Destroy Destroy
Fantomas Melvins Big Band
Goblin Cock
Hammer Horde
Iron Fire
Kylesa
Lion’s Share
Mastodon
Metallica
Nashville Pussy
Obscura
Red Fang
Robot Lords Of Tokyo
Satyricon
Sepultura
The Faceless
The Fucking Champs
Viking Skull
Warpath
Wino
In chronological order
In alphabetical order:
Abigail Williams
Absu
Akimbo
Architect
Beyond Fear
Bongzilla
Castrofate
Cynic
Goblin Cock
Grave Digger
Kylesa
Lamb Of God
Mastodon
Nashville Pussy
Necrophagist
Obscura
Red Fang
Sepultura
Six Feet Under
The Bakerton Group
The Fucking Champs
Warpath
Wino
An intriguing and revealing interview with Proscriptor McGovern, the mastermind behind Absu. Their self-proclaimed ‘mythological occult metal’ is unique among American black metal (to which they are most closely tied), and their latest, epnoymous album represents a brilliant new beginning in their already-storied career. Have a listen!
Review : ABSU – “Absu”