ALBUM REVIEW: Folterkammer – Weibermacht


BDSM, black metal and opera.

There. If that doesn’t get your attention, nothing will. 

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The Weekly Ritual Rock and Metal News Show 9.9.22 – RIP Laura Wiebe and RIP Dave Sherman Edition


 

Check out our weekly news show! ? We cover the major stories of the week in heavy music, rock, and metal news, tour dates, and festivals, New Music Friday, and more! 

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ALBUM REVIEW: Alice Cooper – Detroit Stories


 

Foregoing songs about masked serial killers, nightmares and mental asylums, Detroit Stories (earMUSIC), the twenty-first solo album from shock-rock legend Alice Cooper, has been written expressly as a tribute to his hometown of Detroit. Forget about guillotines, spiders, Vincent Price and Frankenstein. This is a more down-to-earth, less twisted and surreal version of Alice, even if the record does occasionally touch base with the likes of From the Inside. 

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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE: Hear The Shrieks Cover of Lou Reed’s “There She Goes Again”


 

New York City rockers The Shrieks are back with a killer Lou Reed/The Velvet Underground cover, ‘There She Goes Again’. The bands’ no-nonsense approach is tailor-made for Reed’s track. In the hands of frontman Luis Accorsi, Luis has tread on the same sacred ground as Lou’s New York City in the 1970s, which screams realness that you can feel. The band’s latest album Ode To Joe is out now, but the cover is a stand-alone single. The band shared their cover along with a performance video from the studio, which you can see below!  Continue reading