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Phazm New review is up at Stylus of French black ‘n’ death ‘n’ roll outfit Phazm. Up at Metal Injection are reviews of ex-Megadeth shredder Marty Friedman and Equal Vision artists Hot Cross. Phazm – Black ‘n’ RollHot Cross – Silence Is Failure

Merendina Will Have…Where We’re Going… Indelirium2005 When album cover stickers mention people other than the artist, such as engineers or guest performers, they shortchange and potentially overshadow the artist. That’s the case here. The sticker says “Produced by Steve Austin, TODAY IS THE DAY, Featuring Steve Austin on Guest Vocals and Synth.” No mention of […]

Up at Metal Injection are reviews of Christian hardcore punkers xDeathstarx, not-so-Christian Swedish death metallers Impious, and Dutch black metal band Sauron.

My reviews of I’s Between Two Worlds and Her Candane’s No Battle! are up at Stylus and Metal Injection, respectively.

Each year, one hardcore record really grabs me, heart and soul. This year, that record was Betrayed’s Substance. Featuring members of Champion and Carry On, Betrayed wasn’t around for long, putting out the Addiction EP on Bridge Nine, a split with Champion, and a full-length, Substance (on Equal Vision), before breaking up this year. Betrayed’s […]

Converge makes intensely painful sonic workouts that sometimes feel like scraping knuckles over rock. But they’re also emotionally fulfilling, if only for the feeling of, “Man, I thought I had problems.” Converge albums are definite moments in our lives, and No Heroes (on Epitaph) is a fine addition to the legacy of one of the […]

Good band, good label, solid album, rising buzz… then the band breaks up. I hate it when that happens. I’m talking about Fall River, a Pennsylvania band that put out an EP and an album, Lights Out (on Thorp). Matt Bayles (Mastodon, Isis, etc.) mixed the album, which had a vocal cameo by Sean Ingram […]