Some seven months after we spoke about “Run Thick in the Night” (and alluded to this album I’m about to speak of), Nate Hall and I catch up on “The Valley Path”—the 39-minute, single track opus by USX.

Both Tanner Olson and “Big Jim” Matt Shively are on the horn for this one…as we explore their sounds, we touch on the modern allure of classic Western themes (I reference steampunk and Firefly), and then my favorite part: unearthing the dark parallels between Metal and Bluegrass.

Rating: 4/5
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Mind Over Metal Limerick 19

An updated stock with more consistency, a simpler ordering process, and even tracking info will be online before 2010 is out.

Listen to this interview with Nate Hall, the leader of U.S. Christmas! Hear about the album “Run Thick In The Night”, and the many forthcoming projects by USX. Also, we talk about their name and new abbreviation, the energy of live performance, the rigors of touring, ethics of downloading, and actually a lot about family and a little about religion. Check out their music from Neurot Recordings!

Neurot Recordings is proud to unleash the latest full-length from psychedelic, high-volume blues rock ensemble U.S. CHRISTMAS: “Run Thick In The Night”. Check out the cover art, track listing, and more.

The first release from NEUROSIS since 2007’s Given to the Rising, this new live album was recorded that same year in Tilburg, Holland, at the annual Roadburn Festival, where NEUROSIS headlined to a diehard audience.

Neurot Recordings is proud to announce the reissue of one of the most groundbreaking releases in the ever-expanding lineage of icons NEUROSIS, “Enemy Of The Sun”.

Holy Neurot!

If this is my last interview of the year, we end on a high note! The living legend Scott Kelly calls in LIVE on ‘Mind Over Metal’. We explore the visual elements of live performance, the recording process of Shrinebuilder, his DIY Combat Music Radio, and so much more!