A one-sentence review of Sick N’ Beautiful’s Horror Vacui (BLKIIBLK Records) is easy: What if Rob Zombie was a woman?Continue reading
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CONCERT REVIEW: Machine Head – In Flames – Lacuna Coil – Unearth Live at The Fox Theater Oakland
Making my way to Oakland via the BART, I was super excited to return to the Fox Theater for a night of metal. Heading out extra early, not wanting to miss any of the Bands, I met up with my bro and one of our best West Coast correspondence Pags ,I hadn’t seen in a year and a half in person, and I am so glad we got to reconnect and hang before the big night. Picking up our credentials was a breeze, and I’m always appreciative of the fantastic staff at The Fox.Continue reading
EP REVIEW: Unidad Trauma – Paradigma Egocéntrico Fatalista
Hailing from Tijuana, Mexico, Unidad Trauma delivers their latest dose of Mexican death metal surgically fused with necrotizing thrash and gore-soaked brutality. For fans of Cattle Decapitation, Brujeria, Autopsy, and Dying Fetus, this is a pathological onslaught. These so-called “medical practitioners” offer grotesque dissertations in sonic form, tailored for those with a morbid fascination for occult medicine and anatomical horror.Continue reading
ALBUM REVIEW: Tetramorphe Impure – The Sunset Of Being
Tetramorphe Impure is helmed by Damien from Mortuary Drape, but The Sunset Of Being (Aesthetic Death Records) is not Italian Black Metal, but a brand of Death-Doom leaning more into the Death Metal side of the equation, thanks to the drummer’s fetish for double bass. Continue reading
ALBUM REVIEW: Ancient Death – Ego Dissolution
Having already dropped a handful of short-form studio releases, Massachusetts Progressive Death Metal act Ancient Death finally unleash Ego Dissolution (Profound Lore Records), their full-length debut album. Having already built up a well-deserved reputation in just a few short years, the four-piece from Walpole throw their psychedelic hat into a ring occupied by such luminaries as Gorguts and current darlings of the scene Blood Incantation.Continue reading
ALBUM REVIEW: Little Annie – With
Since the late seventies, Annie Bandez (known as Little Annie) has carved out a singular path as a singer, painter, and performance artist. Over the years she has collaborated with many luminaries of the Alternative music scene. With (Cold Spring) is a compilation that brings together many of Annie’s key collaborations on one record for the first time.Continue reading
ALBUM REVIEW: Dormant Ordeal – Tooth And Nail
When it comes to Death Metal, Polish duo Dormant Ordeal have all the trappings of a colossal contender within the scene.
Tech Death tendencies, groovy vocal lines, venomous guitar tones, sizzling percussion. They have it all and then some.Continue reading
ALBUM REVIEW: Allegaeon – The Ossuary Lens
Revitalised and rejuvenated by the homecoming of original frontman Ezra Haynes, Colorado Tech Death act Allegaeon return with its seventh full-length studio release The Ossuary Lens (Metal Blade Records). Since Haynes’s return at the back end of ’22, the quintet has already teased fans with two singles before finally unveiling what everyone has really been waiting for. Continue reading
PODCAST: Glacially Musical 228 – Metallica: Garage Inc. – Deep Dive Review and Unboxed
Nik, Keefy and Don discuss Metallica’s obsession and history with cover songs! Is “Garage Inc.” the best Metallica album of the decade, and are they the best cover band ever?Continue reading
Ghost Share a New Single and Video for “Lachryma” – New Album “Skeletá” Coming Soon
Ghost previously announced that their highly anticipated sixth studio album Skeletá, will be released on April 25th, 2025, via Loma Vista Recordings. The band has shared a new single and music video, “Lachryma.” Pre-orders across several formats are live now at the links below!