Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Editor Before there was Sleep, before the myriad post-Sleep bands that followed –…
LAZER BEAM Debut Single “Take Me Home” Official Video
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Editor From the Sonoran Desert rises new undertaking LAZER BEAM, like the mythological…
WHEEL OF SMOKE ‘Sonic Cure’ Out Nov. 29th via Polderrecords
Article By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor WHEEL OF SMOKE was born in Leuven, Belgium in June 2005, and have since dwelled within the Belgian underground…
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Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Richmond, Virginia has long been home to a constantly burgeoning music scene,…
WRAITH ‘Absolute Power’ Album Review & Stream
Article by: Brian Halsey, Staff Writer ‡ Edited by: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Happy Shredvember! It’s leather jacket o’clock motherfucker! WRAITH is serving a potent…
Retro Riffs: RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE ‘The Battle Of Los Angeles’ Album Review & Stream
Article By: Brett Schacht, Staff Writer ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Editor As popular as they were in their heyday, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE were…
CRO-MAGS “No One’s Victim” First Official Video In 27 Years; New EP Due Dec.
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Editor It was 1992 when iconic NYHC street crew CRO-MAGS shared their last…
CROBOT Set For December “Year Of The Dawg” U.S. Tour w/ ’68
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Editor Pennsylvania’s heavy rock and power funk foursome CROBOT announce they will take…
KIRK WINDSTEIN (Crowbar) Solo Debut ‘Dream In Motion’ Due January; Official Video
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Editor Highly respected and revered sludge metal mainstay Kirk Windstein, founder of New…
Oldschool Sunday: ATROPHY [“30 Years Violent By Nature” EU. Tour 2020]
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor We find today’s subjects in the city sometimes referred to as “The…
DIESEL BOOTS Brings “Mr. Bones” To Life In New Video
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor The psych-blues brandishing DIESEL BOOTS (a.k.a. Collyn McCoy) returns with a new…
KILL RITUAL “Rest In Pain” Lyric Video; ‘The Opaque And The Divine’ Album Nears
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Editor Northern California based, contemporary heavy metallers KILL RITUAL return with a new…
OVTLIER New Single “Spineless” + Official Video; Tour Dates
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Editor Rochester, New York’s contemporary, alternative metal band OVTLIER return with a new…
POOR LITTLE THINGS ‘Disco’s Burning’ Album Review & Stream
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Editor Let me start by asking “Where does the time go?“… and I…