Rodey’s Heavy 20 for 2020

The 2010s were an interesting decade for music with the rise of YouTube sensations, the birth of streaming services, and the resurgence of albums on vinyl. In the metal world, there was also the shifting of subgenre popularity as metalcore evolved into djent, deathcore explored new grounds, and prog-metal was increasingly married to tech-death. Indeed,… Continue reading Rodey’s Heavy 20 for 2020

On the Front Line: Animals As Leaders, The Contortionist, & Moon Tooth @ Irving Plaza on May 21, 2019

2019: a year of chock full of awesome albums celebrating ten years of heaviness. This includes Crack the Skye by Mastodon, Constellations by August Burns Red, and The Harvest Floor by Cattle Decapitation to name just a few. But in 2009, the metal world turned upside down with the self -titled debut of a band… Continue reading On the Front Line: Animals As Leaders, The Contortionist, & Moon Tooth @ Irving Plaza on May 21, 2019