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Signing Story: J Motor
Quick quiz: Would you rather be affiliated with iconic publishing house BMG or red-hot supernatural television show Stranger Things? Fortunately for Australian electronic musician J Motor, he doesn’t have to choose: ... -
Music Album Review: Mastodom - "Emperor of Sand" (10/10)
In an age where extreme metal reigns, Mastodon are one of the few metal bands accessible to the mainstream. On Emperor the songs are punchier and poppier than the band’s mid-career forays into heady prog. ... -
Signing Story: Fire From the Gods
Hustle and flow. If Austin’s Fire From the Gods have a mantra, it might very well be that one: Over the years, the band has worked the circuit hard, all ... -
Music Album Review: Entrance - "Book of Changes" (6/10)
Entrance has to be seen to be believed––but hearing them gets you about halfway there. Guy Blakeslee and company eschew most conventions, turning the experience into a hocus-pocus affair far removed from the ordinary. ... -
Signing Story: Jay Som
Drinking and using the Internet can certainly have its downside. Take posting nude selfies, for example. But for at least one budding musician, it was a sloppy decision that paid ... -
Music Album Review: Iron Reagan - "Crossover Ministry" (8/10)
Anchored by Municipal Waste singer Tony Foresta and bassist Land Phil and rounded out by ex-Darkest Hour skin-slapper Ryan Parrish, former A.N.S. guitarist Mark Bronzino and Hellbear bassist Rob Skotis, ... -
Music Album Review: Årabrot - "The Gospel" (8/10)
The Gospel, according to Årabrot frontman Kjetil Nernes, is about a warrior’s re-entry into the world after a bloody battle. The saga is very much his own, with the singer ... -
Singers on Singing • 2016
For this year’s exclusive, genre-bending singers roundtable, we talked with vocalists who have sold millions of records (CeeLo Green), performed blistering sets at major festivals (Meg Myers); recorded an album ... -
Album Review: Magrudergrind - "//" (8/10)
About six years ago, Magrudergrind blew the doors off The Roxy in Los Angeles with a matinee gig hosted by Scion Metal. Despite immediately establishing themselves as a force to ... -
Signing Story: Royal Thunder
The first time Spinefarm Records reps went to a Royal Thunder gig, their guitarist Josh Weaver bolted from the stage mid-song and— before making it to the bathroom—unleashed a torrent ...
