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Torche – Admission – Review

Torche – Admission – Review

Torche Admission (Relapse) By Mike Delano Torche always sounds BIG. Not just loud, because any music can be loud with the turn of a dial, but big. “When the Levee Breaks” big. “Bury Me In Smoke” big. It’s a magic that really good bands...

The Oxys – Generation Irrelevant – Review

The Oxys – Generation Irrelevant – Review

The Oxys Generation Irrelevant (Dead Beat Records) by Scott Deckman A review in the press release of The Oxys‘ sophomore effort, Generation Irrelevant, compares them to the Lower East Side punk of the ’80s. Sped-up late ’70s is more apt (the band...

Komrads – Resistor – Review

Komrads – Resistor – Review

Komrads Resistor (Self-released) By Mike Delano “This is the Resistor, we are the Resistor!” roars the opening of Komrads’ debut album Resistor. The title track’s mechanical menace and rising tension recalls Combichrist or Burn-era NIN, so you might think you have a...

Metal Massacre 14 – Review

Metal Massacre 14 – Review

Metal Massacre 14 (Metal Blade) By Mike Delano The CD sampler is fast becoming a thing of the past, what with everything being digital nowadays. Getting handed a mysterious CD on your way out of a concert that you could pop right in the car stereo seemed a much cooler...

Metalsucks – Review

Metalsucks – Review

Metalsucks.net By Mike Delano I gotta say, it’s pretty sweet being able to review new music. I get to hear all kinds of killer stuff, and the stuff that’s not so killer just helps give perspective. Of course, not everyone can cut a deal like this for...

The Damned – Don’t You Wish That We Were Dead – Review

The Damned – Don’t You Wish That We Were Dead – Review

The Damned Don’t You Wish That We Were Dead (MVD) By Mike Delano Of all the late ’70s punk godfathers, The Damned always seemed to be the ones to use the nascent punk sound for its purest purpose: To make great music. Not that there wasn’t a metric...

Culture Shock: We Love Balls – Column

Culture Shock: We Love Balls – Column

Culture Shock: We Love Balls Photos and captions by Chad Van Wagner, our man in Japan Two years and counting, and I’m still in the middle of what appears to be absurdity. Emphasis on “appears.” It’s easy to slip into arrogant mockery when...

Death Angel – Killing Season – Interview

Death Angel – Killing Season – Interview

Death Angel Killing Season (Nuclear Blast) An interview with guitarist/backup vocalist Rob Cavestany By Tim Den I’ll try not to wax nostalgia or dwell too much on the past, since I’m sure you’ve already heard the same questions a million times, but...

Punk Rock Throbbleheads – Review

Punk Rock Throbbleheads – Review

Punk Rock Throbbleheads (Aggronautix) By Wolf Howling G.O.T.N. Myth and metaphor might do the trick for some, I suppose, if you’re a pussy. But who can settle for anything less who remembers the days when the spirit of “fuck ’em all”...