It would seem odd to anyone with as varied tastes as mine that I’m reviewing the second artist today on their 11th album. In this case, the little nu metal band from Bakersfield, CA that in essence started its very genre, is also into its 20th year together in recorded music. Korn have made headlines recently by welcoming back one of it’s founding members – guitarist Brian ‘Head’ Welch. This makes for an interesting footnote in the review of the […]
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Spin Cycle: Staind’s “Staind”
It’s album number seven for Staind and the band have decided to go for the throats and revisit their roots meaning Staind is a pummeling beast of an album in the vein of Tormented and Dysfunction. No joke. No lie. When they said they were going in a heavier direction for their latest, they weren’t lying. First thing long time fans will notice is what an angry record this is. It really seems like singer Aaron Lewis consciously made an […]
2011: The Year of Nu-Metal?!?! (Bizkit’s Back, Baby!)
We’re about a month away from the release of the long-delayed, highly anticipated (?) Gold Cobra by Limp Bizkit. I would say I’m more a fan of guitarist Wes Borland (Have you listened to Black Light Burns yet???) than of Bizkit itself. That said, knowing that Borland was back in the band certainly piqued my interest. His last outing with the band, The Unquestionable Truth pt. 1 EP (Pretty sure pt. 2 will never happen), had the potential to be […]
“Get Up” with Korn.
Yes! Anthemic Korn is back. Look back on the Bakersfield band’s rich history (Yes, it’s rich) with the just released Essential 2-CD set and then look to the future with new single “Get Up” also out today. Sure, things have changed over the years and they’re down to only three original members but one thing is for sure, the song still remains insane. Released today on Itunes as a prelude to the upcoming June digital EP, “Get Up” is “classic” […]
Yep, They’re Still Angry: Linkin Park’s “The Catalyst”
I was never big on the nu-metal thing that seemed to be everywhere a decade or so ago. However, the one band that came out of that scene I wound up gravitating to was Linkin Park. To this day, I can’t tell you why they stuck out from all the Korns and the Limp Bizkits, but I can definitely tell you I’m glad I bet on them-because they’re the only band left from that era with a sizable audience. It’s […]