Katatonia Releasing Reworked Version Of Last LP

Posted by Chris Harris on June 17, 2013 in New Records, News, Rad

Good Monday, my ninjas. It’s a new week, meaning possibilities abound. So why not start this week off with a little Katatonia news? More than a year after releasing their phenomenal ninth studio opus Dead End Kings, Sweden’s Katatonia will return — with their first release on Kscope. Called Dethroned And Uncrowned, the album will Read More

Wisdom Of Crowds Post New Tune Online

Posted by Chris Harris on June 10, 2013 in News, Song Debuts

Jonas Renkse, who fronts Katatonia, has a new side project with a dude in something called The Pineapple Thief. Today, that collaboration released its first sampling of music. Renkse and Bruce Soord’s new tune is streaming at the end of this post. Called Wisdom of Crowds, the band’s new album is in stores now. Originally Read More

Opeth Playing Special Record Store Day Set

Posted by Chris Harris on April 16, 2013 in News

My thoughts are with the people of Boston at this time, knowing it very well could have happened in New York, my home city. I used to work in Times Square, where plots were thwarted almost weekly. I can’t stand this terrorism shit, particularly when no one takes responsibility after the fact. It just leaves Read More

Katatonia, The Pineapple Thief Frontmen Launch Wisdom Of Crowds

Posted by Chris Harris on April 12, 2013 in New Records, News

Jonas Renkse, who fronts Katatonia, is now in some new band with a dude in something called The Pineapple Thief. I was wholly unaware such a band existed, but now I know. The singer joining Renske is a dude named Bruce Soord. The guys are releasing music on June 3 as Wisdom of Crowds. Originally Read More

This Misery Garden Exclusive Song Stream: “Rope”

Posted by Chris Harris on April 3, 2013 in Exclusive, Featured, Song Debuts

You know, when I get a press release from a label likening a band’s sound to Tool, I’m always skeptical. Lots of bands that portend to sound like Tool remind me more of the fucking Spin Doctors. Tool sound like Tool, and there’s really no other band that’ll ever sound like them. But Geneva band Read More

Lamb Of God, Cave In Reissues Planned For Record Store Day

Posted by Chris Harris on March 23, 2013 in Featured, New Records, News

A complete list of all of the releases planned for this year’s Record Store Day has been released, and much to my surprise, two of my favorite records are getting reissued on 12-inch vinyl. Lamb of God’s New American Gospel and Cave In’s Until Your Heart Stops are both being reissued, which means I better Read More

Terror, Goatwhore Added To New England Metal & Hardcore Festival

Posted by Chris Harris on March 1, 2013 in News

They might as well just release the entire lineup already. It’s not like the bill doesn’t already fucking rule. You think adding Terror’s going to get some kid to go, “Wait one hot fucking second! I wasn’t sold until this Terror announcement. Fuck it, I’ll go.” At this point, people are either going or not Read More

Two More Bands Added To New England Metal & Hardcore Fest

Posted by Chris Harris on February 1, 2013 in News

Oh yes, folks. The New England Metal and Hardcore Festival keeps growing. Like that thing in your shorts. Keep taking those vitamins, and it’ll be a full three inches…from the GROUND! Job For A Cowboy and D.R.I. were both added to this year’s Metalfest bill. Metalfest goes down at The Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts, on Read More

Dillinger Escape Plan, Allegaeon Tapped For New England Metal & Hardcore Festival

Posted by Chris Harris on January 23, 2013 in News

Yup. One of the best metal festival’s in the U.S. of fucking A goes down each spring in Worcester, Massachusetts. The annual New England Metal and Hardcore Festival XV revealed today that a bunch of bands have been added to the already impressive bill. Which bands? How about Allegaeon, Alpha & Omega, Born Low, MurderDeathKill Read More

The Advent Equation Exclusive Song Stream: “A Descent Into The Unreal”

Posted by Chris Harris on January 15, 2013 in Exclusive, Featured, Song Debuts

So, who’s in the mood for some melodic progressive death metal from Mexico? I’m glad you raised your hand. You may have overlooked it, but back on October 11, The Advent Equation released a dazzling prog-metal record called Limitless Life Reflections. The Monterrey, Mexico-based band’s album was was mixed and produced by Alberto “Charles” Leal Read More