Nas dazzles on his 10th studio album, “Life Is Good,” proving that at the age of 38, he still has a whole lot to say.
Album Reviews
Spin Cycle: Passion Pit, Gossamer
Passion Pit successfully avoids the sophomore jinx with their new album, “Gossamer.” Check out our review!
Metal Monday Volume 82 (8.6.12)
In This Moment’s fourth outing, Blood, is the one that’s finally going to set these L.A. metallers apart from the pack–check out our thoughts on their latest album!
Spin Cycle: Raine Maida, Pachamama
Our Lady Peace frontman Raine Maida previews his upcoming second solo album with a free 3-song EP entitled “Pachamama.” Check out our review!
Metal Monday Volume 81 (7.30.12)
Testament’s long awaited tenth studio album, Dark Roots Of Earth, is a throwback yet a step forward. It’s not as in-your-face as The Formation of Damnation or The Gathering but just as potent. In the natural progression of Testament albums, Dark Roots Of Earth is the logical successor to The Ritual if Alex Skolnick had never left. Speaking of the guitar god, unlike The Formation of Damnation, Skolnick is on board from the beginning along with drummer Gene Hoglan (Strapping […]
Spin Cycle: Constants, Pasiflora
How epic can Constants get? That’s the real question one needs to ask on the band’s third album Pasiflora. It’s hard to imagine that the follow-up to If Tomorrow The War (An album produced by Justin Broadrick) could get any bigger but that’s just what Pasiflora has managed to do. Part Echo & The Bunnymen, part Sisters Of Mercy, encompassed by the spirit of Type O Negative, Pasiflora is more a dreamscape than an album. It’s a state of mind […]
Spin Cycle: The Drowning Men, All of the Unknown
The Drowning Men’s sophomore album, All of the Unknown, is a must own of 2012. Check out our review of the band’s sophomore album!
Spin Cycle: The Fixx, Beautiful Friction
The Fixx return after 9 years with Beautiful Friction, an album that’s sure to brighten the faces of longtime fans and garner some new ones as well.
Spin Cycle: Dead Can Dance, Anastasis
Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, Dead Can Dance have returned once again to grace our earthly plane with their otherworldly brand of music. Sixteen years have passed since Spiritchaser was released and it’s as if Dead Can Dance haven’t missed a beat both figuratively and literally. Take opener “Children Of The Sun” as the prime example of the beat going on. While the opening is reminiscent of Brendan Perry’s Ark, there is no doubt that at the heart, […]
Metal Monday Volume 80 (7.23.12)
One thing Nachtmystium’s latest offering Silencing Machine is not, and that’s Black Meddle pt. 3. Sure, there are still elements of the last two records in here (“The Lepers Of Destitution”, “Borrowed Hope And Broken Dreams”) but for the most part SM is a great big “Fuck You!” from mastermind Blake Judd to those who thought he’d forgotten his roots. With the industrial romp of “As Made” out of the Nachtmystium system, it’s time to focus on some straight up […]
Spin Cycle: The Smashing Pumpkins, Pisces Iscariot (Deluxe Reissue)
What do you get when you give a collection of odds ‘n sods the deluxe treatment? Odder and sodder.
Spin Cycle: Frank Ocean: channel ORANGE
Minus all the hype, does Frank Ocean’s “Channel Orange” reveal itself as a good album? Find out by reading our review!