Mike Delano – Page 61 – Lollipop Magazine

Backwoods Payback – You Know How This Works – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

West Chester, PA stoner stalwarts Backwoods Payback are “3 dudes, 1 gal rocking harder than you” according to their Facebook page.

HateSphere – The Great Bludgeoning – Review

April 15, 2012

HateSphere have long been bringers of lean, fat-free death/thrash, and “The Killer,” a cut from their seventh album, delivers the goods.

Gideon Smith & the Dixie Damned – 30 Weight – Review

April 15, 2012

“Do I look like I give a fuck if you like it?” Gideon Smith asks on “Ride With Me,” and if you’re not on board, seriously, find another site to visit.

No Trigger – Tycoon – Review

April 15, 2012

This Worcester, MA-based band is prone to frequent hiatuses, so get on board with these righteous rally calls while they’re still active.

16 – Her Little ‘Accident’ – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

The term “sludge metal” immediately conjures up thoughts of the basketful of bands. Los Angeles’ 16 breaks out of that narrow description.

Nightwish – Imaginaerum – Review

April 15, 2012

Finnish symphonic metal powerhouse Nightwish continue their planetary domination (they’re the most successful Finnish band in the world) with Imaginaerum.

Napalm Death – Utilitarian – Review

April 15, 2012

The 14th (album from these UK grindcore pioneers absolutely kills it. Impossible intensity and some left field surprises (saxophone?!).

John K. Samson – When I Write My Master’s Thesis – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

Pump your first for the Weakerthans’ frontman and his wistful optimism as he smashes his hard drive and yearns for the days of “no more citing sources.”

James Vincent McMorrow – We Don’t Eat – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

Irish folkie James Vincent McMorrow sweet, soulful voice won us over during the sparse slow-burn of “We Don’t Eat.”

Freedom Hawk – Holding On – Review

April 15, 2012

Why more bands haven’t sought out singers that emulate Ozzy’s awesome vocal style is a mystery, but Virginia’s Freedom Hawk took the hint.