Time for a new chaser before we begin our next series on AC/DC, next week! And it’s a goody – we do a vinyl “trauma dump” (c 2023- N. Cameron) where we have saved up some 25 records, and we unbox em, discuss our buying and shopping habits, and uncover the mysteries of all the swirly colors! Continue reading
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Nothing short of standard-bearers and keepers of the faith for American metalcore, Unearth was the band born in the breakdown who never wavered from their love of European death metal melodicism, supercharged by American thrash and hardcore. Now, nearly three decades into a career that’s seen the Massachusetts mob play innumerable gigs and massive festivals on six continents, sell hundreds of thousands of records, and inspire some of the most important bands in extreme metal today, they remain a force with which to contend. And their reunion with Metal Blade Records – their label from their halcyon days of the 2000s first decade – only increases the ferocity of that force. Continue reading
Making my way to Oakland via the BART, I was super excited to return to the Fox Theater for a night of metal. Heading out extra early, not wanting to miss any of the Bands, I met up with my bro and one of our best West Coast correspondence Pags ,I hadn’t seen in a year and a half in person, and I am so glad we got to reconnect and hang before the big night. Picking up our credentials was a breeze, and I’m always appreciative of the fantastic staff at The Fox. Continue reading