Calling these guys overplayed is a bit of an exaggeration at this point since they are still very underground, even in their home nation of Germany. Nonetheless, We Butter the Bread With Butter is bound and determined to become the next pop culture metal sensation, and all I can do is lower my head in [...]
We, the Undersigned, yet another band hailing from the greater North East of Canada ( in this case, New Brunswick), bring us their latest release, We the Constants, which brings to the table a lot of energy and quality musicianship, but as we have seen with past acts, combining good intentions with musicianship doesn’t always [...]
One of the many projects of the legendary Dan Swanö, Odyssey took the concept of progressive metal to the next level. By melding heavy death metal-like riffs with whimsical sound effects and the haunting clean vocals of Dan Swanö, the Odyssey EP, which would end up being the only thing released with this project, was [...]
Katatonia’s new album Night Is The New Day is released on Monday. The album has been attracting rave reviews and is eagerly awaited by the band’s legions of fans around the globe.
In the lead up to the album’s release the band’s MySpace, facebook and twitter accounts have been overwhelmed by questions and queries from fans. [...]
Oddity? Genre unclassifiable? Energetic? Spontaneous? Yup. DŸSE from Germany don’t know which way is up with their new release Lieder sind Brüder der Revolution, and I like it! Taking one part Sikth, one part Mr. Bungle and lastly a happy helping of modern noise rock ala Nihilitia, DŸSE are pleasantly bizarre leaving me with a [...]
‘Night is the New Day’ is Katatonia’s eighth studio album. It was recorded throughout July 2009 and was co-produced, engineered and mixed by David Castillo. Recording was divided between Studio Mega (for drums) and Ghost Ward Studios, where most recording took place and which provided a dose of inspiration from the darker corners of life [...]
So I’m back after a brief hiatus and I return with some short reviews of albums from this year and some other odds and ends I’ve come across.
Revocation – Existence Is Futile (2009)
I heard about this band via another metal blog reporting about ANOTHER metal blog calling these guys “the next big thing” essentially. Saw [...]
When I first heard the song “Pussy” off of Rammstein’s latest offering, I was pleasantly surprised even in the face of a widespread backlash against it. People have been criticizing the band for being too poppy, to which my response would be, why not? Rammstein have never proclaimed themselves to be metal despite using heavy [...]
A Storm of Light Record Release Show
Wednesday – November 18, 2009
Ace Of Clubs
9 Great Jones St
New York, NY 10012-1128
Doors 7:30 – Free Admission
http://www.aceofclubsnyc.com
A STORM OF LIGHT/MINSK
10/24/2009 Damnation Festival at Leeds University – Leeds
10/25/2009 Ivory Blacks – Glasgow, Scotland
10/26/2009 Trillians – FREE SHOW – New Castle
10/27/2009 Corporation – Sheffield
10/28/2009 Bar Academy – London
10/29/2009 Freebutt – Brighton
10/30/2009 [...]
Following three very special US appearances this summer in Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York (effectively breaking their streak of visa issues), Swedish black metal battalion Marduk will return for a full headlining North American tour this November. The band will be joined by Nachtmystium, Mantic Ritual, Merrimack and Black Anv il (on select dates). An [...]
