You Should Know… CT Summer Metal Update

  Editor’s Note: This article is completely biased and includes every conflict of interest imaginable.  U mad, bro? I recently found an article I wrote for WCSU’s student newspaper in 2007, titled something along the lines of “Summer Metal Update” — and with everything that’s going on in the scene these days, I think it’s… Continue reading You Should Know… CT Summer Metal Update

Ask Death Metal Dave: A Metal Scene Q & A That’s Not for the Faint of Gut!

That’s right my metal brothers, it’s me Death Metal Dave again. After taking some time off to concentrate on chronologically arranging my Kataklysm concert ticket stubs and framing my Slayer vinyl, I’ve decided to come back by popular demand. It seems that a lot of tough questions plague my fellow metal brethren; questions that only… Continue reading Ask Death Metal Dave: A Metal Scene Q & A That’s Not for the Faint of Gut!

I Still Have an Appetite for Destruction

  I was in junior high when I first heard Guns N’ Roses’ debut album Appetite for Destruction.  To my innocent little brain, this was dangerous stuff!  To find inspiration to write about the album that changed my life, I’ve been listening to Appetite in my car with the windows rolled up so no one… Continue reading I Still Have an Appetite for Destruction

Brutality, Beer and Bicycle Rides: A Review of Meshuggah, Baroness and Decapitated in NYC

The night started early, perhaps a bit too early. My plans for taking an hour nap or so before heading to my buddy Danny’s place had failed. We were both a bit beat, trying to suck down a couple of beers to wake ourselves up. The only thing that kept us going was the prospect… Continue reading Brutality, Beer and Bicycle Rides: A Review of Meshuggah, Baroness and Decapitated in NYC

Top Ten Signs You’re Too Old for “The Scene”

The author, present day, with her prized collection of salt and pepper shakers.

  10. More than one shot guarantees a hangover, no matter how many cheese fries you eat afterwards. 9. You can’t eat the cheese fries anyway because you’re on a diet. 8.  You see a twenty-year girl old with giant gauges and a Sailor Jerry neck tattoo, and feel disappointed in today’s youth. 7. You… Continue reading Top Ten Signs You’re Too Old for “The Scene”

Cinco de Blueso: A Live Music Review

On Friday night for some pre-Cinco de Mayo action, I decided on some very un-Mexican entertainment at the Bear and Grill in Fairfield CT. Me and my fellow Alternative Control associate Johnny Pluckman drove up to see a band that’s relatively new to the music scene here in CT. They’re called Fade to Blue, and… Continue reading Cinco de Blueso: A Live Music Review

Music That Changed My Life, or “What the Hell is This Article Doing in a Metal Blog?”

  Trying to decide what life-changing album to write about, it occurred to me that I could never narrow it down to just one. You see, my taste in music has evolved over time (or devolved, depending how you look at it…) so picking just ONE album that changed my life would be nearly impossible.… Continue reading Music That Changed My Life, or “What the Hell is This Article Doing in a Metal Blog?”