Progressive metal has taken many different forms over the years. While Dream Theater was mixing 80’s thrash with King Crimson-esque arrangements, Tool was taking sludge metal and adding incredibly intricate rhythm patterns. Nowadays, prog metal isn’t as nuanced as it was in the 90’s, but that hasn’t stopped bands like Britain’s Tesseract from pushing […]

You would be hard pressed to find anyone willing to argue that there would have been a Doors without keyboardist and true band leader Ray Manzarek.  The true keeper of the Morrison flame since his death and the genius behind that certain sound The Doors unmistakably always had, Ray was the statesman from the very inception […]

Ghost B.C. seem to have risen from the ashes of all the so called “Satan” worshiping metal bands that have come before them only to phoenix above  to huge sales and fandom.  One may question how a band dressed as ghouls reminiscent of ancient monks with a leader mocking the Pope as a skeleton, complete […]

Incandescent vocals deliver a warm, southern rock blues style, enveloping raspy undertones. “Desperation Blues,” a monumental, smooth and funky grind leave a nice “blues metal” taste in my mouth, an allusion to thumb through my iTunes in search for a similar sound following a full listen of this new ten track monster of an album. […]

So, I’m talking to my buddy Jesus.  No, not that Jesus.  If I talked to that one I’d probably be bilking you for donations and pretending to heal people.  Anyways, he’s on his way to the Korn show in Rostraver.  Freakin’ Rostraver.  Belle Vernon, PA.  Like well out of Pittsburgh.  Why would Korn open their […]

Steelesque has been making headlines as of late. Their debut ep, Johnny on the Spot, is being release by U.K. label, Tuppence a Bag Records, they’re playing the Three Rivers Arts Festival on June 11th, they’ve garnished praise in the Pittsburgh City Paper, and due to their high energy stage presence complete with genuine gratitude […]

When I heard Soundgarden was coming to Pittsburgh’s Stage AE for a May outdoor show I was ecstatic.   I envisioned a warm spring evening accompanied by killer entertainment…well, warm spring evening my ass.  The temperature was in the 30’s, not to mention the rain that occasionally spat at us.  Although somewhat miserable, it did not […]

They’re a little bit electro, a little bit rock n’ roll and now, Toronto, ON’s award nominated electro / industrial rockers The Rabid Whole are taking their unique sound on the road once again for American and Canadian tour dates to support Italy’s Dope Stars Inc. along with dates to support Edmonton’s King Doom’s Canadian dates in Ontario, […]

Video has surfaced of deputy District Attorney Claudia Grasso reading the official complaint in the arraignment of As I Lay Dying’s lead singer Tim Lambesis as he stares on with a blank look: http://www.nbcsandiego.com/video/#!/on-air/as-seen-on/DA-Lists-Charges-Against-Tim-Lambesis/206850161 http://www.nbcsandiego.com/video/#!/on-air/as-seen-on/Tim-Lambesis-Appears-in-Court/206843411

Photo: Fred Blauth Trace Cyrus spoke with me before his show at Altar Bar on April 27th. Miley’s brother. Billy Ray’s son. Shirtless, covered in tattoos, and without removing his sunglasses he prepared for my barrage of questions, a slight disinterest in his body language. You can imagine how one might feel conducting an interview with […]