ALBUM REVIEW: Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats – Shapes Of Midnight


After their detour into the world of Italian Giallo on 2024’s sensational Nell’ora blu, Cambridge Psychedelic Doom rockers Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats return to more familiar territory on their seventh full-length studio release, Shapes of Midnight (Killer Candy Records).

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PODCAST: Should Bands Continue After Losing a Crucial Member? Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, Pantera + STP


When bands lose an irreplaceable member due to death or another reason, should they continue? Or is it a lame-ass cash grab? Sound off in the comments! Continue reading →


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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