2011 is proving to be the year where bands say “Fuck You!” to the sophomore slump. Regardless of the band members’ metal veteran status, even Cavalera Conspiracy could be prone to slip up on album number two. Luckily that’s not the case with Blunt Force Trauma. On Blunt Force Trauma, the brothers Cavalera up the ante to a trillion. It’s a thrash record. It’s a metal record. It’s a punk record. No frills, no world influence. Just straight up, […]
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Metal Monday Volume 10 (3.21.11)
There are so many good things to say about local metallers Swarm of Eyes debut, Designing The Dystopia. Take equal parts Metallica …And Justice For All and The New Order Testament with hints of Entombed , Satyricon , and Nachtmystium and you have an idea what Swarm of Eyes are about. If you like your metal loud, fast, and complex, then Designing The Dystopia is for you. “Enter The Circle” is how you open a metal album. Plain and simple. It’s a statement of intent lead by a guitar squeal that could’ve been made by Eddie […]
Metal Monday Volume 9 (3.14.11)
Ugh. I hate writing sh@#%tty reviews about bands I like. I love Mastodon. Their entire catalog titillates and tantalizes my earbuds regularly. (Bet you never heard that description talking about some heavy metal!) Some of you might be saying: “Hey Metal Monday guy! If it’s a bad disc, why review it?” I counter that with two reasons.: First, to prove that the world is not all sunshine and smiles. Second, my journalistic integrity (?) demanded that I tell you, the […]
Metal Monday Volume 5 (2.14.11)
Man, I can’t believe I’m saying this but I think Devildriver has finally hit that dreaded creative plateau. I’ll admit to being a Coal Chamber fan and I really loved Devildriver and The Last Kind Words (Their sophomore album, The Fury of our Maker’s Hand, didn’t really do anything for me.). “Meet the Wretched” from the S/T and “Not All Who Wander Are Lost” and “Clouds Over California” from The Last Kind Words are some pretty epic metal songs. The […]
Metal Monday Volume 3 (1.31.11)
We won’t talk about how Crowbar was the first band I ever saw live. We won’t talk about how Odd Fellows Rest is in my Top 10 albums of all time. We won’t talk about how I bought the first Down record at Tower Records for a midnight release wearing my Crowbar shirt. We will talk about how amazing it is to finally have a new Crowbar record 6 years TO THE DAY since the last one was released. Sever […]