About a week before this show I got a text message from a friend and fellow drummer asking me if I had listened to Unearth’s new album In the Eyes of Fire. At the time I hadn’t. So I was pretty stoked to not only have the opportunity to review the show, but to also […]
Ozzfest – July 25, 2004 – Coors Amphitheater – Englewood, Colorado
The all too familiar air raid siren of “War Pigs” signaled the beginning of the end. The beginning of Black Sabbath’s set at this year’s Ozzfest—the end of one of the most amazing days of music I’ve been privileged to witness. A cloud of fog surrounded the amphitheater for the entire day giving it an […]
Unearth – The Oncoming Storm
Head for the basement or the doorjambs as Massachusetts’s metal-core merchants Unearth unleash The Oncoming Storm. The band’s fourth release, first for Metal Blade, is a thunderous, dark, and well-rounded effort. Adam Dutkiewicz’s (Killswitch Engage) bottom-heavy production shines on cuts like the rapid fire, militaristic “Bloodlust of the Human Condition” and “Predetermined Sky,” which features […]
Unearth – Live in Long Island (DVD)
This live, three-song DVD, directed by Doug Spangenberg, finds Massachusetts metalcore outfit Unearth previewing new material to a fervent crowd in a packed Long Island club. Shot in first person, which I have personal issues with (it makes me nauseous), it does give you the sense of being there. Unearth plays an explosive combination of […]