I was never a fan of Anti-Flag. One of my good friends loved them, but personally, I could never stand the singer’s voice. This latest album, though, has barely left my CD player since it was given to me a week ago. The Terror State, produced by Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine/Audioslave, is […]
Audio Bullys are a young West London pair of blokes taking over the nightclub playground with a whirlwind of reminiscent rhymes and programming blips that range from The Streets rap to Basement Jaxx funk – remade into a new mold of juicy booty dub and ska. Self produced by the Bully duo Simon Franks and […]
The Misfits aren’t really the Misfits anymore. You all know that Danzig is long gone, and most recently, Doyle apparently is taking a break due to “personal problems,” leaving Jerry Only to carry the torch. A friend of mine referred to the current incarnation as the Only Misfit, which, though witty, isn’t really fair to […]
Shagrath – vocalsGalder – guitarSilenoz – guitarMustis – synthesizerNick Barker – drumsSimen Hestnaes – bass and backing vocals For the past ten years, Norway’s Dimmu Borgir has been laying down some of the most intense, dark, and beautiful symphonic blasphemy in all metal. From 1993’s, For All Tid, to their most recent opus, Death Cult […]
It’s tempting to dust off the annals of underground music when the topic turns to Mike Park. At roughly the same time The Mighty Mighty Bosstones were bringing it from the east, Park’s Skankin’ Pickle was leading the charge from the west, taking Operation Ivy’s ska-core blend to an entirely new level. Indeed, as much […]
In America (2002, Jim Sheridan) Jim Sheridan (My Left Foot, In The Name Of the Father) and his daughters Naomi and Kirsten co-wrote this semi-autobiographical, poignant story of an Irish family who move to America to seek their fortunes. Sheridan’s personal take on the subject brings us a story that is moving, honest, and just […]
For as long as I can remember, Horror movies have used metal bands on soundtracks. Shocker, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: the Dream Warriors, and more recently, House of a Thousand Corpses and Freddie vs. Jason are all great examples of this phenomenon. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre – this album falls in line with […]
