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Grief of War - A Mounting Crisis...
By most standards, Grief of War would be “retro thrash.” They formed in 2002; in 2005, they put out their first record, A Mounting Crisis…As Their Fury Got Released, which Prosthetic recently reissued. Such timing would put them at the beginning of today’s wretched retro thrash trend. However, I’ll give them a pass since they’re […]
Marty Friedman vs. Paul Gilbert - Big-Deth
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W744PD_1NSc] The Japanese are responsible for some of the most fucked-up (and addictive) TV I have ever seen. There’s their uber-sadistic game shows (warning: NSFW), my favorite of which involves forcing contestants to apply makeup while riding a rollercoaster. There’s the most messed-up English lesson ever. There’s the amazing Cats Carrying Fish, 11 full minutes […]
Phazm, Marty Friedman, Hot Cross reviews
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
