Album Reviews
RPWL : Crime Scene
Germany’s RPWL will release their eighth studio album titled Crime Scene through their own label, Gentle Art of Music in mid March. As with previous releases, RPWL has zeroed in on an album theme. Not […]
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Album Reviews
Scum Scunge : Digg Threw My White Trash
An act of kindness whether small or large can change the trajectory of one’s life. Such is the case for longtime music fan, scene supporter and Arlington resident Stuart Taylor. Taylor was gifted a guitar […]
Concert Reviews
TWRP : February 22, 2023 @ the Granada Theater in Dallas, TX
Former Nova Scotia and current Toronto inhabitants TWRP fired up their traveling machines to escape the blustery Canadian winter. In doing so, the band pronounced “twerp” traveled south to Texas in an effort to eliminate […]
Album Reviews
Motorhead : Bad Magic : SERIOUSLY BAD MAGIC
Motorhead’s last studio album of original material, Bad Magic was released on Friday, August 28, 2015 through UDR. The album Bad Magic was quickly regarded as one of the band’s best releases in years. It […]
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Perris Records Releases Eleven Song Demo Cherry St. CD, Twisted, Rude & Sticky Sweet
Perris Records, a premier 80’s rock label, has released a collection of songs from Cherry St. titled Twisted, Rude & Sticky Sweet. The CD is a collection of eleven demos the band recorded before signing […]
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Emperor Announced U.S. Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk Tour Dates
Norwegian black-metal veterans Emperor have announced their first U.S. tour in 15 years. The band guided by Insahn and Samoth played their first show on American turf since 2007 during last year’s Psycho Las Vegas […]
Album Reviews
Villagers of Ioannina City : Through Space & Time (Alive in Athens 2020) Physical Format
Villagers of Ioannina City, an experimental psychedelic / rock band from Ioannina City (Greece) released a monster of a record in April 2020. The album titled Age of Aquarius was originally released by Mantra Records […]
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Iron Jaw Release “Pyromancer,” Second Video and Single from Upcoming, Untitled Album
Fort Worth’s Iron Jaw has released “Pyromancer,” the band’s second video from their upcoming sophomore but yet untitled album. The single for “Pyromancer” itself was released on November 24, 2022. “Tonight We Raid,” the first […]
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MONO INC. : Ravenblack
MONO INC., a gothic rock from Hamburg, Germany will release their twelfth studio album, Ravenblack in late January through NoCut Entertainment. The label is the band’s own independent label formed in 2004 from frustrations of […]
Album Reviews
Atrocity : Okkult III
Germany’s Atrocity will be releasing Okkult III in late January through Massacre Records. The album release marks the third and final piece of the Okkult trilogy which began in 2013 with Okkult I. The second […]