Anna von Hausswolff has a healthy back catalogue dating back to 2010’s Singing From The Grave, 2012’s breakthrough Ceremony, and most recently 2022’s Live at Montreux Jazz Festival and now of course, Iconoclasts (YEAR0001).Continue reading
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ALBUM REVIEW: Insomniac – Om Moksha Ritam
Atlanta’s Insomniac brings the surreal sounds of the early nineties back to life on Om Moksha Ritam (Blues Funeral Recordings). These guys drape brooding baritone vocal lines over layers of atmospheric guitar that swell into big sludge-tinged riffs of epic proportions. On a song like “Mountain,” the twin guitar attack is a dizzying affair that accelerates in an almost Mastodon-like manner. Deceased drummer Amos Rikin keeps the cymbals crashing with enough gusto to move their hypnotic riffage with locomotive momentum. This reaches peak heaviness for these guys when harsher growls roar up from the back of the mix to accent the punchy chugs.Continue reading
PODCAST: Glacially Musical #232 – Heart’s “Magazine” Album – Vinyl Unboxing and Review
Nik, Don, and Keefy take on Heart’s album “Magazine!” Created second but released third, we discuss the intrigue, lawsuits, drama, and record label shenannigans that beset this release. Also, do the many covers improve or diminish this album? Find out! Continue reading
ALBUM REVIEW: Melvins 1983 – Thunderball
Unlike Britain’s flagging public transport system, Melvins are regular as clockwork. In fact, such is the Los Angeles by way of San Francisco by way of Monsanto, Washington outfit’s lust for creating new music, that the fantastic amount of releases put out can be positively overwhelming and hard to keep up with. Continue reading
ALBUM REVIEW: Barry Adamson – Cut To Black
Eight years on from his last solo record, Cut To Black (Barry Adamson Inc) sees Barry Adamson (former Magazine bassist and Bad Seed) bring us back into his cinematic universe. While soul and murder are still very much on the menu, his latest vision seems a little less murky.Continue reading
Kerrang! Magazine List Their Choices Of The Best Heavy Metal Bands From Every U.S. State
It is no secret that there are a TON of great heavy metal bands here in the United States, but who is the best from each state? Continue reading
Decibel Magazine’s Top 40 Albums of 2017
2017 is coming to a close, which means that the “album of the year” lists are on their way. Today the good people at Decibel Magazine have shared their list online, and it’s pretty damn solid. Continue reading
Metal Hammer Golden Gods Award Show Winners Announced
Back in December we weren’t even sure if Metal Hammer would be around this year, but thanks to Future Publishing, they are, and it was time to celebrate tonight. Continue reading
Metal Hammer Magazine Is Saved From Closure
Crowdfunding Campaign For Laid Off Team Rock Staffers Hits Goal
Yesterday Ghost Cult broke the news that Team Rock, publisher of mainstays of European music periodicals such as Metal Hammer and Prog Magazine, was going out of business and have laid off their entire staff, just ahead of the holidays. A crowdfunding campaign was launched at JustGiving, and it hit over its £20,000 goal in less than one full day, and then some! It’s now over £51,865 thanks to the support of the metal world! Continue reading