Dave Lombardo plays Vivaldi
Here’s a weird one: Dave Lombardo playing Vivaldi. In 1999, the not-in-Slayer-at-the-time drummer collaborated with Italian music critic Lorenzo Arruga and some classical musicians on Vivaldi: The Meeting, a set of improvisations on Vivaldi pieces. (This bio of Arruga amusingly calls the recording “improvisations with a Cuban drummer.”) The CD is fairly unlistenable, though it...
Zoroaster - Voice of Saturn
Zoroaster disappoint on Voice of Saturn. They seem far from their Dog Magic glory days. Unlike past releases, this one doesn’t milk low-end riffs for all they’re worth. This time, Zoroaster play the piano and redundant interludes, and it’s not a pleasant surprise. This waters down the album’s 54 minutes to only 33 of good...