His set was too short for my liking, but Devin Townsend and his Devin Townsend Project absolutely destroyed the Best Buy Theatre in Times Square last night. I jumped around like a little school boy, and I banged my head so hard, my back hurts today. Devin’s insane eyes glared at the audience the entire Read More
I often wonder why Dredg aren’t one of the biggest bands in the world. I usually ask myself that question after seeing them live, as I did last Thursday when Dredg came through New York City for a show at the Highline Ballroom. The band attracted a diverse crowd of metalhead dudes, bearded prog rock Read More
Holy shit, people. Last week, I was sent a link to Devin Townsend’s Deconstruction from his record label, and it is all I have been listening to since. Regular readers will know this is a record I have been excited about for fucking months now, and let me just say: Devin Townsend’s Deconstruction is everything Read More
So, a better portion of this miserable day’s been spent listening to the new Dredg record, which arrived in my email inbox this morning. This album has helped me periodically forget my worries and drift off for an indulgent second or three, to a place where I feel calm and my nerves, settled. There are Read More
Watain frontman Erik Danielsson’s line…not mine. Yes folks, Watain’s North American tour finally came through New York City on Thursday to conduct ritualistic acts at Santos Party House before a rather enthusiastic crowd (including some butt dart in a knitted Suffocation hat who kept yelling “You fucking suck” at Goatwhore…FUCKING GOATWHORE; they delivered a fucking Read More
Yep — this happened on Tuesday. I’m a slacker. Have been all week. I had to catch up on some other freelance work and I’ve been dog-sitting all week too. That actually keeps you quite busy. I’ve also been seeing this girl lately, so I’ve been a little distracted. But that’s no excuse. On Tuesday Read More
I have seen Porcupine Tree a bunch of times before — usually in clubs — and they’ve never disappointed. So the idea of seeing them at Radio City Music Hall was too good to pass up. Not sure how this happened, but the Deftones / Alice In Chains / Mastodon tour came through town the Read More
On August 31, Pantera will debut a new demo track on their Facebook page called “The Will To Survive” — four-minutes-and-fourteen minutes of pure hair metal gold that appears on the third “Demos” disc of the forthcoming 20th anniversary reissue of Cowboys From Hell. Let me just tell you — people are getting all excited Read More
It’s been said a million times before that you should never wear a band’s shirt to that band’s shows. It’s a cardinal offense, and really, deserving of pain. If you’re a chronic offender, someone should throw you a good beating. But last night, when Slayer and Megadeth rolled through New Jersey to bring us some Read More
Last night, a download link arrived in the old email for All That Remains’ forthcoming LP, For We Are Many, and I knew I had to stop everything I was doing and listen to this record. The quick review of the new disc? It’s all you’d expect from All That Remains, but more evolved, with Read More