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Interview with Jesse Bartz from Lo-Pan: The Struck Match

June 9, 2011

Columbus, Ohio, rockin’ foursome Lo-Pan are going for it. They’re going for it like few in the heavy rock underground can afford to do, emotionally, physically, fiscally or just about any way you want to me... Read More...

Interview with Justin K. Broadrick: Desperately Seeking ‘Ascension’

JJ Koczan

June 3, 2011

Interviews

As the frontman and main songwriter behind U.K. industrialists Godflesh in the early-‘90s, Justin K. Broadrick became one of the most pivotal figures in underground extreme music. It was a surprise in the m... Read More...

Interview with Ben Ward from Orange Goblin: Thieving From A House On Fire

JJ Koczan

May 25, 2011

Interviews

On the eve of U.K. doomers Orange Goblin’s first run of U.S. dates in the five years since they came around with Scissorfight to support 2004’s Thieving From The House Of God, I rang up frontman Ben Ward fo... Read More...

Interview with Axel Sjöberg from Graveyard: Blues In The Cemetary

JJ Koczan

May 11, 2011

Interviews

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Swedish retro rock forerunners Graveyard released their second full-length, Hisingen Blues, in the U.S. on April 19. The album—the band’s first for Nuclear Blast—follows late on the heels of 2008’s self-tit... Read More...

Interview with Ben Hogg from Hour Of 13: The Time Is Now

JJ Koczan

May 4, 2011

Interviews

The new guy in North Carolinian doom outfit Hour Of 13 is anything but. As the longtime frontman of Beaten Back To Pure and Birds Of Prey, Ben Hogg has been a one-man Southern metal massacre for well over a... Read More...

Deleted Scenes: The Oncoming Storm

JJ Koczan

April 20, 2011

Columns

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As I sit in the dark and type this, it’s nigh on 5 a.m. Monday morning. To be fair though, it’s only 10:56 p.m. Eastern time, which after tomorrow is what will matter. That doesn’t help me get up in the morning... Read More...

Interview with Adam Norden from American Heritage: Exploring Our Sedentary Nature

JJ Koczan

April 13, 2011

Interviews

After a six-year interval (the reasons for which are discussed below), Chicago/Georgia outfit American Heritage return with their second Translation Loss full-length, Sedentary. The album, which features a ... Read More...

Interview with Danny Nick from Suplecs: Bad Luck’s House Band Lives To Tell The Tale

JJ Koczan

April 6, 2011

Interviews

In this age of corporatized disease-beating, it seems like such a cliché, but to call New Orleans trio Suplecs anything other than “survivors” feels like cheapening what they’ve been through over the course... Read More...

Grails: Dug In Deep

JJ Koczan

March 30, 2011

Columns

After releasing their first two albums on Neurot, Portland, Oregon instrumental unit Grails began their association with Temporary Residence by appearing on the avant Black Sabbath tribute Everything Comes ... Read More...

Interview with Bryan Giles from Red Fang: The Beast And The Mountains

JJ Koczan

March 23, 2011

Interviews

Rife with shenanigans and a willingness to enjoy themselves that most heavy metal completely eschews and mocks every chance it gets, Portland, Oregon’s Red Fang are a unique beast when it comes to all thing... Read More...

The Allman Betts Band—Keep On Growing

STEVE LUKATHER ON MAKING MUSIC AND FINDING LOVE IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE

JOSEPH WILLIAMS TALKS WHERE HE’S AT MUSICALLY

THE FLAMING LIPS PONDER CREATIVITY FROM INSIDE A BUBBLE

HOT ROCKS: New Releases from Green Day, Stone Temple Pilots, Liam Gallagher, DIO, and Sepultura

Nightly’s “night, love you. (alt ep)”: Versatility Prevails

THE AQUARIAN’S 25 BEST ALBUMS OF THE YEAR

The Five Star Read That Is “Do You Feel Like I Do?” [Review]

Queued Up: Exploring the World of Bong Joon-Ho ('Parasite'), plus 'Doctor Sleep,' 'The Siren,' 'Scandalous,' 'Untouchable,' and more.

Reality Check: THE LONE STAR STATE DISASTER

QUEUED UP: Featuring The BeeGees, Bill & Ted, and Mockumentaries

Reality Check: THE REAL VICTIMS OF “THE BIG LIE”

Interview with Jesse Bartz from Lo-Pan: The Struck Match

Interview with Justin K. Broadrick: Desperately Seeking ‘Ascension’

Interview with Ben Ward from Orange Goblin: Thieving From A House On Fire

Interview with Axel Sjöberg from Graveyard: Blues In The Cemetary

Interview with Ben Hogg from Hour Of 13: The Time Is Now

Deleted Scenes: The Oncoming Storm

Interview with Adam Norden from American Heritage: Exploring Our Sedentary Nature

Interview with Danny Nick from Suplecs: Bad Luck’s House Band Lives To Tell The Tale

Grails: Dug In Deep

Interview with Bryan Giles from Red Fang: The Beast And The Mountains

#THROWBACK: ROLLING STONES – FEBRUARY 2, 1983

Reality Check: THE LONE STAR STATE DISASTER

STEVE LUKATHER ON MAKING MUSIC AND FINDING LOVE IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE

JOSEPH WILLIAMS TALKS WHERE HE’S AT MUSICALLY

QUEUED UP: Featuring The BeeGees, Bill & Ted, and Mockumentaries

THE FLAMING LIPS PONDER CREATIVITY FROM INSIDE A BUBBLE

Reality Check: THE LONE STAR STATE DISASTER

STEVE LUKATHER ON MAKING MUSIC AND FINDING LOVE IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE

JOSEPH WILLIAMS TALKS WHERE HE’S AT MUSICALLY

QUEUED UP: Featuring The BeeGees, Bill & Ted, and Mockumentaries

THE FLAMING LIPS PONDER CREATIVITY FROM INSIDE A BUBBLE

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