Sepultura—Back on Top Vinny Cecolini April 3, 2020 Features, Interviews Sepultura’s Andreas Kisser is bursting with excitement. Calling from Los Angeles, the biggest reason for the guitar hero’s mood is the release of Quadra, easily the band’s best album in more than two decades. ...
Testament—Return of the Titans Vinny Cecolini March 24, 2020 Features, Interviews Testament is back on April 3 with Titans of Creation (Nuclear Blast), a return to form for the thrash metal maestros. In addition to some of their best songs in years, thanks to the twin guitar attack of Eric ...
HOT ROCKS: New Releases from Gang of Four, Puss N’ Boots, Spice Girls, Bloodhound Gang, Ross the Boss Vinny Cecolini March 17, 2020 Albums, Reviews GANG OF FOUR / This Heaven Gives Me a Migraine / (Gill Music, Ltd.) It’s been barely two months since innovative, post-punk icon Andy Gill passed from a respiratory illness and we’re still mourning. That’s ...
HOT ROCKS: New Releases from Ozzy Osbourne, Green Leaf Rustlers, … And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Drive-by Truckers, Body Count, Outlaws Vinny Cecolini March 10, 2020 Albums, Reviews Ozzy Osbourne Ordinary Man (Epic Records) If this is Ozzy Osbourne’s final bow, then Ordinary Man is fitting farewell to a truly legendary career. Haunting, honest and introspective, not only is it th...
HOT ROCKS: New Releases from Green Day, Stone Temple Pilots, Liam Gallagher, DIO, and Sepultura Vinny Cecolini February 23, 2020 Albums, Reviews All you need to know about the latest albums—straight, no chaser! GREEN DAY Father of All Motherfuckers (Reprise/Warner Bros.) No matter your political affiliation, you must be tired of both partie...
Dirty Honey—New Fashion Rock ‘n’ Roll Vinny Cecolini February 4, 2020 Buzz, Features Dirty Honey are in a precarious position. They’re arguably the hottest band in the land, but they are still paying their dues. It’s a rare off day during their cross-country tour and the band’s members are cra...
Rockit Academy—Empowering New Jersey’s Future Vinny Cecolini January 8, 2020 Buzz, Features Auditioning, especially for adolescents, can be terrifying, scarring, and demoralizing experiences. Being verbally poked and prodded by overly critical sour-faced judges can cause both established and aspiring...
Prong—Still Snappin’ Necks After All These Years Vinny Cecolini December 25, 2019 Buzz, Features It is 1991 and Prong’s singer-guitarist Tommy Victor, drummer Ted Parsons, and bassist Troy Gregory are glaring at me. We are inside the band’s dingy SoHo rehearsal space talking about their Prove You Wrong al...
Silvertomb—Back From the Edge Vinny Cecolini December 18, 2019 Buzz, Features Many Americans would say that 2009 was a difficult year for them. The country was in the throes of a horrible recession and the resulting financial difficulties led some to embracing their inner demons—drugs, ...
Come On and Celebrate the Holidays with Taking Back Sunday Vinny Cecolini December 11, 2019 Features, Interviews It’s hard to believe that it has been 20 years since Taking Back Sunday formed in Amityville, Long Island, dominated the New York City emo scene, and then quickly became an international sensation. Hampered du...
