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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 ... -
Album Reviews: Abbath - "Abbath" (8/10)
Black metal fans saw their collective sorrow hit new depths last year when Abbath, co- founder of Immortal, left the legendary Nor wegian band amid a copyright dispute. As it turns out, ... -
Album Review: Baroness - "Purple" (10/10)
In August 2012, Baroness were in a bus crash that seriously injured frontman John Baizley and led to the departure of their drummer and bassist. As one would expect, fallout ... -
Album Review: Holy Grail - "Times of Pride and Peril" (9/10)
Falsetto-vocal bands are returning to metal in full force, but nine times out of 10, their sound amounts to a heaping pile of Velveeta. That leaves plenty of room for ... -
Album Review: Sunn 0))) - "Kannon" (9/10)
Three songs. Thirty-three minutes. A $333 bet that Kannon will be regarded as the best drone album of 2015. Greg Anderson has said in interviews that he’s trying to make ...
