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Black Tusk – Set The Dial – Review

April 15, 2012

Savannah’s Black Tusk sound a lot like fellow Georgians Kylesa. Their fast and heavy mix of stoner metal with hardcore punk is immediate and effective.

16 – Deep Cuts From Dark Clouds – Review

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.

Royal Thunder release new album May 22 – News

March 29, 2012

Royal Thunder, the Atlanta four-piece, have completed recording their debut album, CVI. The album will be released on May 22 via Relapse Records.

Revocation – Chaos of Forms – Review

September 2, 2011

So many jaw-dropping riffs and solos are thown at you during the first half, the band takes an instrumental stretch break before the second half beatdown.

Red Fang – Murder the Mountains – Review

June 27, 2011

These Portland guys are in the sludgy, fuzzy metal camp. The band’s two vocalists will take you back to the golden Oliveri years of Queens of the Stone Age.

Abysmal Dawn – Leveling the Plane of Existence – Review

March 30, 2011

Los Angeles’ Abysmal Dawn doesn’t quite display the fangs necessary to deliver on the bold claim of their third full-length title, but they’ve got the ability.

Zombi Debut First Track Off Escape Velocity – News

March 7, 2011

Zombi has premiered the first preview track, “Shrunken Heads”, off their forthcoming album Escape Velocity online now via Stereogum.com.

Royal Thunder – Review

February 14, 2011

Bassist/singer Miny Parsonz may be the biggest reason I have a half-bat for this Atlanta trio, but the whole package is something special.

Cephalic Carnage – Misled by Certainty – Review

December 6, 2010

Think Cephalic Carnage is content to travel the well-worn grindcore path of blastbeats or one-dimensional wall of sound? You don’t know what you’re in for.

Unearthly Trance – V – Review

October 25, 2010

All of the morbid dirges one would expect from these doom heavyweights. But take a closer look and there are some interesting pieces of debris in the wreckage.