EP REVIEW: PIG – Dirt Box


Like a fine swine, Raymond Watts’ offerings with PIG just get better as I age. With the swagger and worship that always reminds me of a much naughtier Nick Cave, we get the pleasure of Dirt Box (Metropolis Records).

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ALBUM REVIEW: Corrosion Of Conformity – Good God – Baad Man


Has it really been eight years since the last Corrosion Of Conformity album? So much has happened since 2018 that it almost seems like a different lifetime. Leaving aside wars, visibly decaying presidents, and a global pandemic, the COC camp has seen the departure of co-founder Mike Dean, the bassist replaced by no less talented Bobby Landgraf (Honkey, Down live, tech for Pantera) in 2024, and, of course, the unfortunate passing of drummer Reed Mullin in 2020.

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