ALBUM REVIEW: Godzillionaire – Diminishing Returns


The 1990s brought a little Lawrence, Kansas band by the name of Paw, who put out two full-length albums 1993’s Dragline (which featured the catchy singles “Jessie” and “Couldn’t Know” that got moderate rotation on MTV as well as featuring in the computer game Road Rash) and 1995’s overlooked Death to Traitors. There were a couple of final releases in the shape of the Home is a Strange Place EP and the Keep the Last Bullet for Yourself odds and sods collection before the band’s eventual 2000 split.  Continue reading


Apocalyptica Shares New Cover of Cream’s Rock Classic “White Room” ft. Jacoby Shaddix


Apocalyptica has shared a brand new cover of classic rock staple “White Room” made famous by Cream. The track which is an expansive mashup of Rock, Classical, Metal, and Nu Metal features Papa Roach singer Jacoby Shaddix on lead vocals. It was produced by Howard Benson at West Valley Recording Studios in Woodland Hills, California, and mixed by Chris Lorde-Alge. Check it out!

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ALBUM REVIEW: Sonic Flower – Rides Again


Japan’s Sonic Flower began in the early 2000s as an offshoot of Church of Misery. They released one self-titled album in 2003 and then broke up in 2005 following some aborted recording sessions. Reforming briefly in 2007, only to break up again the same year, Sonic Flower lay dormant for 14 years until they finally reformed again in 2019. A full-length album with a new lineup including a vocalist is scheduled for later in 2021. To whet their fans’ appetite in the meantime, the band are first releasing Rides Again (Heavy Psych Sounds Records), which consists entirely of tracks recorded in 2005 from the aforementioned aborted sessions.

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