Rating: 4.5/5
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The key is to sound full yet complicated, accentuate the chaos, and direct the listener through the din.

The second interview conducted on 2011May20 (USX’s Nate Hall was first)—T-Roy from SOURVEIN. He is the last original member of the long-running North Carolina sludge merchants, who unleash “Black Fang”—their third full-length—in June 2011.

Rating: 4.5/5
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In most cases, Red Fang actually nails the sound of the band they’re impersonating better than the bands themselves. This is what made their self-titled debut so great and what makes “Murder the Mountains” even better.

Rating: 4.5/5
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Del Rey takes of the best parts of progressive, sludge, doom & post-rock and lays them out for the listener to decipher—”Immemorial” is certainly one of the most interesting albums I’ve heard all year long!

Originally recorded 2010Nov17, MetalMattLongo speaks with Jimmy Bower! He’s had a long career in NOLA sludge, as the guitarist for EyeHateGod, drummer for Down, and more. We discuss his various projects over the years, his playing style, ‘Bower Power’, outlaw music, first experiences with Black Sabbath, and a promising future after a generation of hard work.

Rating: 4/5
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Ever wonder what it would be like if you were to combine the DNA of Black Sabbath, Electric WIzard and Harvey Milk?

Rating: 4.5/5
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It’s one thing to mature with grace, but to both retain and amplify vibrancy, THAT radiates across generations.

Rating: 3/5
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This album is a mixed bag of sorts, and sometimes seems rather formulaic. There are a few gems, but otherwise left me expecting more after hearing the “Man Of No Account” EP a few months back.

Rating: 4/5
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If there is any one distinguishing feature of Mose Giganticus, it is not simply the fact that multi-instrumentalist Matt Garfield creates all of this music himself, but when performing live, the dude slings a mean keytar. And in a way stripped of the goofiness and/or irony that bands like DragonForce or Horse the Band employ.

Rating: 4.5/5 …

Now, in 2010, the third installment of this series finally sees the light of day. The record captures the band’s concert at the Roadburn Festival in the Netherlands in 2007. It’s been 8 years since the previous record in the series was released – what has changed since then?