By Patrick Salerno of Grave Next Door Read Day 1 here. Day 2: Saturday, March 14th, 2020 It was 1 pm when we left our hotel room, thank God for late checkout; we hustled to our purple van in the ice cold rain. The Grape Ape sat solitary in the parking lot like a faithful… Continue reading COVID-19 Tour with Grave Next Door — Day 2 and 3
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COVID-19 Tour with Grave Next Door — Day 1
By Patrick Salerno I’m the drummer for Grave Next Door, a doom metal band from Grand Rapids. At the last minute, we were added to Spider Ball 2020, a unofficial SXSW side festival down in Austin, TX. We were stoked beyond belief. The tour organizer put us in touch with a booking company and last… Continue reading COVID-19 Tour with Grave Next Door — Day 1
Nerd Talk with HER NAME WAS FIRE
This Nerd Talk comes to us from across the pond, courtesy of Portuguese rock duo Her Name Was Fire. These guys serve up the groove just as well as they serve up the nerdy knowledge… Besides music, one of the things that bonds Her Name Was Fire as a collective is our love of movies, video… Continue reading Nerd Talk with HER NAME WAS FIRE
Nerd Talk with FERMENTOR
San Diego instrumental metal duo Fermentor is about the release their fourth album, Continuance. Cousins Dylan and Wally have been making music together in Fermentor since 2008, as well as playing together in the thrash band Beekeeper. With many bands, a read through the lyrics will reveal nonmusical creative influences — but in the case… Continue reading Nerd Talk with FERMENTOR
Nerd Talk with HOLDEN
Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Holden is a new post-metal/doom band that’s working on their debut album Ursa Minor. Band members Palmer Sturman, Sam Berson, and Michael Arcane joined us for some Nerd Talk about their favorite movies, video games, and books. Spoiler alert, Palmer needs to check out Knight of the Round and a few… Continue reading Nerd Talk with HOLDEN
Knight of the Round on Their New Album, The Music of Video Games, and More
By Nikita Alekseyevich Khrenov Video games have a history of fantastic music: from the catchiness of the Tetris songs to the Legend of Zelda’s inspirational theme and Doom’s use of heavy metal samples, it all has a way of wriggling its way into your subconscious. When Final Fantasy VII, one of the most influential video games… Continue reading Knight of the Round on Their New Album, The Music of Video Games, and More
Album Review: Bornwithhair’s Radical Moon
By Nikita Alekseyevich Khrenov The best thing about music is the level of freedom the artist has to experiment with harmony and structure, allowing them to create whatever sound their heart desires. Bornwithhair takes conventional structure and does their best to bend and twist it to create a unique sound on their new album Radical Moon.… Continue reading Album Review: Bornwithhair’s Radical Moon