I have to describe myself as a casual Death listener. My first introduction to the band was through a high school boyfriend who loved them. He would play Death songs for me on his guitar and I would say, “That’s so beautiful!” Then he would play the CD for me… And unaccustomed to the vocal… Continue reading Going to Death
Author: Jessie May
AltCtrl to Death to All!
REALLY IMPORTANT LIFE-CHANGING NEWS: Baldwin, Carrie, and I will be taking an awesome field trip next week to the Death To All show in New York City. In case you’re unfamiliar, Death To All is a tribute to Chuck Schuldiner with proceeds benefiting Sweet Relief, a charity that provides financial support to professional musicians with… Continue reading AltCtrl to Death to All!
Your Teacher Listens to Hardcore? A Review of Empty Vessels’ Waves of Waves
What is hardcore music? At age soon-to-be-29, I think I’m finding out. I had pictured it involving a lot of visors, “junt-junts,” and guitar players squatting angrily while playing their riffs. But as it turns out – I think – it’s much more punk than I’d imagined. Judging from some random shows at the Heirloom,… Continue reading Your Teacher Listens to Hardcore? A Review of Empty Vessels’ Waves of Waves
Review: Heavy Breath’s Muddy Life
If you’re trying to get a girl to sleep with you for the first time, Heavy Breath’s Muddy Life is not the album to put on. But if you’ve got an Al Qaeda operative tied up in your basement and you need to find out where the bomb is RIGHT NOW – or if the… Continue reading Review: Heavy Breath’s Muddy Life
Sound, Blood, and Lineup: A Review of Howl’s Bloodlines
Bloodlines, Howl’s second full-length album, is due to be released by Relapse Records April 30th. Fans of the Rhode Island doom metal band will find this work to be just as powerful as Full of Hell, but with some marked differences. The first distinction is that Bloodlines is a lot less sludgy. If Full of… Continue reading Sound, Blood, and Lineup: A Review of Howl’s Bloodlines
The Latest From The Danbury Lie?
Under his “nom de guitar” The Danbury Lie, composer and multi-instrumentalist Rob Loncto has released his fourth album in less than a year. Seven cerebral tracks titled ? (yep, ?) take the listener on a nostalgic journey filled with witches, demons, tri-tones, and surprising moments of beauty. The Danbury Lie’s sound is hard to classify,… Continue reading The Latest From The Danbury Lie?
Sometimes the Wheel Stops: Finishing A Memory of Light
Nine-hundred and nine pages later, I’m done with A Memory of Light. Done with the Wheel of Time series. Forever. I was sad as I read the last chapter. This is it! I would never again read the adventures of Rand, Mat, Perrin, Rand’s harem of women, or the countless other characters that made up… Continue reading Sometimes the Wheel Stops: Finishing A Memory of Light