Mike Delano – Page 63 – Lollipop Magazine

Orange Goblin – Red Tide Rising – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

UK metal veterans Orange Goblin come out of the gate swinging on their first album in five years. “Red Tide Rising” punches with some hefty old-school force.

Cobra Skulls – Agitations – Review

April 15, 2012

Many a marriage has been shattered on the rocks of Reno, so while you’re there, you might as well hear some good punk rock, like the Cobra Skulls.

Charred Walls of the Damned – Cold Winds On Timeless Days – Review

April 15, 2012

Drummer Richard Christy (Death, Iced Earth) has to split his time between metal and The Howard Stern Show, but neither seem to be suffering for it.

Noctem – Invictus – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

Lord knows you should make sure your speakers can handle the metal assault that awaits when you push the play button on Noctem’s “Invictus.”

Craig Finn – Honolulu Blues – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

One would expect nothing less than some clever wordplay from The Hold Steady frontman on “Honolulu Blues,” and Craig Finn isn’t about to disappoint.

Nightwish – Storytime – Music Stream

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 – Leper Colony – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

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

Lo Pan – El Dorado – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

This Ohio band’s “El Dorado” is some dirty American rock that holds up well to ridiculous comparisons.

John K. Samson – Provincial – Review

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 – Review

April 15, 2012

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