Of all the musicians to co-opt the imagery of Atlantis—Donovan, The Isley Brothers, Sun Ra, et. al—The Wounded Kings’ depiction is certainly the gloomiest. Traditional UK doom made even more British by virtue of singer George Birch’s Jack Bruce-esque wavering vocal, The Shadow Over Atlantis has such a solid and…

A curious, particularly Scandinavian blend of jazz and black metal (just in case you were wondering, this isn’t black jazz as in jazz blacked by black people), Blackjazz is Shining’s fifth full-length, and as far as I can tell, a continuation of the experimental group’s uniquely warped and angular take…

Sweet.

That’s the word that escapes the lips not a minute into Must Destroy, a meaty slice of stoner rock from Wisconsin trio Droids Attack (plus session keyboardist Tim Thompson who’s on every track, but is mostly relegated to a few tasteful swells per cut). And I tell you, it’s…

Last week, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 split decision that the free speech of corporations has been infringed by the inability to use corporate money to directly support or denounce candidates in elections. The origins of the debate go right back to the original formation of American corporations…

The Boston-based quartet (though most of the time you’ll only see three men on stage) known as Mission Of Burma reunited in 2002 for a few one-off shows. Now eight years and three full-lengths later, the post-punk legends have surpassed their previous output not only in bulk but arguably in…

Bringing that big metal package tour back, Rockstar Energy Drink’s Mayhem Festival has announced that Korn and Rob Zombie will headline this summer’s tour, swinging through the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, NJ, on July 23 and PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ, on July 28.

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For about ten years, the North Carolinians collectively known as Between The Buried And Me have been carving out a niche of hardcore, metal and prog all their own. Best known for their long songs that emphasize technical prowess as well as synth-driven melodies that frequently play against…

In certain circles, the metalcore label has the same stigma of emo. Genre fusion has rarely had as many haters. It’s like when thrash came along, you’d think there were a whole bunch of metalheads pissed that everything was too fast—though you know there were a whole bunch of punks…

In a world undergoing rapid cultural balkanization in which fans can devote their musical explorations to sub-sub-genres with the click of a mouse (or touchscreen), there’s something to be said for pop rock. It’s catchy and uniting. Just go ahead. Admit it. You like it.

Motion City Soundtrack, now in…

It’s the kind of record to write about glowingly with fabulous comparisons without actually saying anything about its sound; Pyramids With Nadja is a collaboration between—you guessed it—Pyramids and Nadja, and I can only imagine it was called Pyramids With Nadja by virtue of force. Nadja is only a duo…