There’s isn’t really anything like the fuzzed out almost ethereal sounds that True Widow produce in modern heavy music today which makes a throwback album like Circumambulation (That’s a mouthful!) so utterly refreshing. From the evil lurch of “CREEPER” which immediately sets the tone through to “LUNGR”‘s magical slow burn which concludes the album, Circumambulation provides a multitude of facets for lovers of stoner, doom, and just good old heavy music in general to latch onto. Albums like this make […]
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Phillip Anselmo & The Illegals, Walk Through Exits Only: Album Review
First off can I just say how sick I am of albums billed as a “full-length LP” featuring less than 10 songs? Unless your name is Isis, Neurosis, or Pelican (To name a few, obviously) and the average length of one of your songs is 6-12 minutes then a measly eight songs ain’t cuttin’ it (Phil’s not the only one, mind you, just the most recent example). End tirade. Superjoint Ritual, Arson Anthem, Down, Pantera….it’s all led to this, hasn’t […]
Purple Suns, YOURS: Album Review
Four songs is all it will take to not only knock you on your ass but also completely ensnare you into the Purple Suns universe! That’s right, Purple Suns is back with an all new EP entitled YOURS. If you thought you knew Purple Suns after MINES, you ain’t heard nothin’ yet! Having never had one myself, I can only imagine that lead track “Concussions” is a pretty good indicator of what one would feel like. It’s a cacophonous wall […]
Holograms, “Meditations”: The Singles Bar Review
How did I not know about this band already? I’m not sure what’s worse, though, that I didn’t already know about them or that I didn’t know about them AND they’re releasing singles FROM THEIR SECOND ALBUM!!! Anyway, “Meditations” is the second release from Holograms’ upcoming sophomore album Forever and it is easily one of the best tracks of 2013! It’s lo-fi old school post-punk mixing The Clash with Killing Joke at times and even some of the anthemic beauty […]
Wilson, Full Blast Fuckery: Album Review
The New Wave Of American Cock Rock is here!!!! Lock up your daughters! And your sons for that matter because it’s a new day and age, ladies and gents! Like the bratty younger brother of Every Time I Die (Probably thanks in part from frequent ETID producer Steve Evetts sitting behind the boards…), Wilson bring the short blasts of pure rawk furiosity (Yeah, it’s a made up word. What of it? I think I’d have to pay Clutch if I […]
Mickey Gloss, “Are You Happy?”: The Singles Bar Review
Wall Of Voodoo meets Devo meets Arctic Monkeys with some manic psychedelia thrown in for good measure, Mickey Gloss is a genre-bending outfit from Australia now based in London who make the kind of music your ears will automatically drift towards. The vocals are mesmerizing, the chorus is hypnotic, and the breakdowns are raging! What more could you ask for in a raucous two and a half minute little ditty like this? Single “Are You Happy?” will be released on […]
Bloc Party, “Ratchet”: The Viewfinder Review
Well, that was quick! Less than a year after their genre-defying comeback album it looks as if Bloc Party are going on the dreaded “indefinite hiatus” once again. Don’t fret just yet, though, as the band have one last batch of new songs to release before they go their separate ways. Slated for release on August 12th in the UK, The Nextwave Sessions could very well be Bloc Party’s swan song but if songs like first single “Ratchet” are indicative […]
Sean Stockham of Middle Class Rut: The Pop!Blerd Interview!
Middle Class Rut is poised for great things. Their just released sophomore album, Pick Up Your Head, is an astounding sonic tour-de-force that expands greatly beyond the duo’s debut and they’re just about ready to embark upon this summer’s Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival which also features Alice In Chains, Jane’s Addiction, and Circa Survive. Recently, drummer Sean Stockham spoke to Pop!Blerd about why you should check out Middle Class Rut: For the uninitiated, can you give a brief […]
Front Line Assembly, ECHOGENETIC: Album Review
I first got into Front Line Assembly in the ’90s when I would pretty much buy anything that was put out by Roadrunner Records. Luckily FLA was signed to the label and I happened upon Millennium, the riff-laden Pantera-sampling industrial masterpiece that was my essential gateway drug into the world of Front Line Assembly. Cut to twenty years later and I’m still voraciously eating up everything they have to offer. With Rhys Fulber. Without Rhys Fulber. With guitars. Without guitars. […]
Richard Patrick & Jonny Radtke: The Pop!Blerd Interview!
Yes, it’s another feature on Filter! Why? Because we love ’em and their latest, The Sun Comes Out Tonight, is easily a contender for hard rock album of the year. The band is currently on tour as part of Art Alexakis’ Summerland tour and have just launched an Indiegogo campaign to fund their upcoming world tour. At their recent stop in Boston, frontman Richard Patrick and guitarist Jonny Radtke took some time to chat about all of that and explain […]
Metal Monday Volume 129 (7.1.13)
Shoot has been a long time coming and while I’d rather have a full length in my hands right now instead of an EP, I’ll take whatever I can get when it comes to new material from American Head Charge. Over eight years since The Feeding and six since Can’t Stop The Machine, if Shoot proves anything it’s that absence makes the heart grow fonder and that like a fine wine some things only get better with age. Is this […]
