Mourning. It is a process that we all have to deal with in one way or another throughout our lives. It is a sorrowful and painful experience but it can also involve cleansing, rejuvenation and acceptance. Mourning is the dominant theme of Kariti’s debut album Covered Mirrors. Kariti is a Russian-born artist living in Italy… Continue reading Album Review: Kariti’s Covered Mirrors (Aural Music, Sept. 18th)
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Of Harps, Hearts, and Honesty: An Interview with Lindsay Schoolcraft
“We’re all so connected by social media and the internet these days, and yet, we have never been so distant from each before,” states multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire Lindsay Schoolcraft. Without a doubt, this sentiment perfectly captures the feeling shared by many as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect people all around the world. Furthering this statement,… Continue reading Of Harps, Hearts, and Honesty: An Interview with Lindsay Schoolcraft
Album Review: SpellBook’s Magick & Mischief (Cruz Del Sur, Sept. 25th)
By Mark Partin Back in 2007, drummer Nickolas Zinn and vocalist Nate Tyson put their superb talents together and formed the band WITCH HAZEL. Stellar guitarist Andy Craven and bassist Seibert Lowe now complete the quartet. Toiling hard, they self-released 3 albums: Forsaken Remedies (2012), Nocturnity (2015), and Otherworldly (2018) — which all caught the… Continue reading Album Review: SpellBook’s Magick & Mischief (Cruz Del Sur, Sept. 25th)
Covers Just Wanna Have Fun: New Singles from Pterodactyl Problems and Bad Moon Born
Cover songs are a great opportunity for bands to highlight their dramatic leanings; Pterodactyl Problems and Bad Moon Born take full advantage of this with their respective covers fo Katy Perry’s “One of the Boys” and Bilie Eilish’s “Bad Guy.” P-Probz, as I like to call them, hail from Toronto. They’re planning to release their… Continue reading Covers Just Wanna Have Fun: New Singles from Pterodactyl Problems and Bad Moon Born
Album Review: Necrot’s Mortal (Tankcrimes, August 28th)
The metal world is full of sub-genre categorization. You can’t swing a dead cat in an online forum without hitting a post debating a band’s placement on the spectrum of brutality. Is band X brutal death metal? Blackened death metal? Viking metal? Alien-inspired technical death metal with progressive elements? With their August 28th release, Mortal,… Continue reading Album Review: Necrot’s Mortal (Tankcrimes, August 28th)
Bair Grills… Hemlock Is Blind by Paradox Black
Connecticut has known literally countless heavy metal musicians. From the internationally recognized to the tough-break busts, the local legends and the unsung greats, the multitaskers in ten different projects and the lifers who spend decades in the same group…. For the third-smallest state in the Union, it seems like there is a nearly infinite supply… Continue reading Bair Grills… Hemlock Is Blind by Paradox Black
Back-To-School Bandcamp Friday ft. Henry Derek Elis and Many More
Whether your rugrats are back to school buildings or back to distance learning, it’s time to start planning your fall soundtrack. Support your favorite underground artists this Friday, September 4th, by making purchases from their bandcamp! This month, instead of Ye Olde Editor hogging all the blurbs, our #bandcampfriday post was a collaboration. Check out… Continue reading Back-To-School Bandcamp Friday ft. Henry Derek Elis and Many More