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SWEET COBRA – Mercy
reviewed by Thomas Pizzola

SWEET COBRA – Mercy

It’s a little ironic that an album made under the specter of death can be so full of life. Sweet Cobra guitarist Matthew Allen Arluck [...]

Interview: 1349
words by Jim Trainer | photo by Martha Lewicka

Interview: 1349

I often wonder about the efficacy of rock and roll. While metal and hardcore were once able to maintain rock and roll’s essential base element [...]

Verbicide’s Montreal Expozine 2010 Mixtape

Verbicide’s Montreal Expozine 2010 Mixtape

On November 13 and 14, Verbicide is visiting one of the liveliest independent publishing conferences in North America. We always enjoy making the trip to [...]

DALETH – Lady of the Lake
reviewed by Ryan Moore

DALETH – Lady of the Lake

In the modern music scene where any tech-savvy kid with a Macbook can throw together CD-quality rock anthems in less than a day, there is [...]

DWARR – Animals
reviewed by Thomas Pizzola

DWARR – Animals

In a recent interview in another magazine, Hammers of Misfortune front man John Cobbett said that metal is the new folk music. If one takes [...]

Interview: Laura Pleasants of Kylesa
words by Paul J. Comeau | photo by Geoff L. Johnson

Interview: Laura Pleasants of Kylesa

Since forming in 2001, Kylesa have done much to push the boundaries of heavy music, fusing the best of sludge metal, psychedelic rock, and other [...]

Kylesa – Tired Climb

Kylesa – Tired Climb

Kylesa will release Spiral Shadow, the eagerly anticipated follow-up to their breakthrough album Static Tensions, on Oct. 26 via Season of Mist. Recorded at the [...]

CHRISTIAN MISTRESS – Agony & Opium
reviewed by Thomas Pizzola

CHRISTIAN MISTRESS – Agony & Opium

This Olympia, Washington-based band plays throwback heavy metal with a lot of heart and sincerity, bolstered by the throaty and sexy vocals of Christine Davis [...]

Glenn Danzig (Unwittingly) Shills for Fresh Step Kitty Litter and Responds to the Viral Photo

Glenn Danzig (Unwittingly) Shills for Fresh Step Kitty Litter and Responds to the Viral Photo

Two things. First, the viral photo of Glenn Danzig walking home with his hands full of nothing but kitty litter is pretty funny. The serious, [...]

UNEARTHLY TRANCE – V
reviewed by Thomas Pizzola

UNEARTHLY TRANCE – V

Are you having a good day, one filled with sunshine and happiness? Well, the new record from Unearthly Trance will totally ruin it in the [...]

DOMINATION THROUGH IMPURITY – Masochist
reviewed by Paul J. Comeau

DOMINATION THROUGH IMPURITY – Masochist

Hailing from Charlotte, North Carolina, Domination Through Impurity play ripping technical death metal that picks you up from the growling intro of the first track [...]

MONSTER MAGNET – Mastermind
reviewed by Thomas Pizzola

MONSTER MAGNET – Mastermind

After a few less-than-stellar efforts, Monster Magnet is back to full force on their latest CD, which means the band and their driving force Dave [...]

HELMET – Seeing Eye Dog
reviewed by Jake Benjamin

HELMET – Seeing Eye Dog

There’s a famous line in the 1992 comedy White Men Can’t Jump in which Wesley Snipes’ character explains something to Woody Harrelson’s character about the [...]

BLACK ANVIL – Triumvirate
reviewed by Thomas Pizzola

BLACK ANVIL – Triumvirate

One thing is certain after one listen to the newest from this New York City wrecking crew, and that is regardless of what type of [...]

COMPLETE FAILURE – Heal No Evil
reviewed by Paul J. Comeau

COMPLETE FAILURE – Heal No Evil

Complete Failure’s Heal No Evil was originally a self-produced effort that went out of print last year within weeks of its release.  Relapse Records have [...]