Katatonia no longer katatonic
Now master tapes are hard drives At last, movement on Katatonia‘s front! After innumerable delays — their new record was on my most anticipated list last year — the band is actually recording. The first three studio updates are up at the band’s MySpace blog. Katatonia is one of the few bands whose mere name...
AxCx giveaway
Flyer by Seldon H*nt The Show No Mercy series of NYC metal shows has concocted its most intriguing (or at least strangest) lineup yet. Anal C*nt (needs no introduction) F*ck the Facts (Canadian grindcore, reviewed here) Locrian (Chicago noise, reviewed here) Copremesis (NY death metal, reviewed here) Gwynbleidd (Brooklyn melodic metal, reviewed here) Some band...
Complete Failure - Heal No Evil
When I interviewed Complete Failure drummer Mike Rosswog for a Decibel feature (#45, Opeth cover, order here), he was diplomatic about Steve Austin, Today Is the Day frontman and Supernova Records head. Austin had given Complete Failure’s debut, Perversions of Guilt (Supernova, 2008), strange production, to say the least. It was fuzzy, messy, and drum-heavy....
ASG @ The Charleston
ASG‘s Win Us Over (reviewed here) was my favorite record last year. This was not due to its style, as stoner rock/metal is usually not my bag. Rather, it was because it had songs — strong, soulful, memorable ones. It was one of those records where the start of each song perks up one’s ears...