TICKET GIVEAWAY: Sacred Oath // Awaken // Shadow Kingdom // Darkest Shade 8/28 at Cherry Street

Need your power metal fix?  Ear One Productions has you covered with Power Metal Fest 2015, ft. Darkest Shade, Shadow Kingdom, Awaken, and Connecticut “OGs” Sacred Oath.  Have a listen: Fallen by Sacred Oath And guess what?  You and a guest can go for free, courtesy of Ear One.  Enter using the Rafflecopter widget below — and… Continue reading TICKET GIVEAWAY: Sacred Oath // Awaken // Shadow Kingdom // Darkest Shade 8/28 at Cherry Street

Shark Attack! A Review of Heavy Breath’s Jumps the Shark

I hadn’t heard much of Hamden band Heavy Breath before I was given the task of reviewing their recent release Jumps the Shark, so I went into this as a virgin listener. To be honest, I was surprised about how much I enjoyed it. Heavy Breath could mean I was in for a boring thirty-something… Continue reading Shark Attack! A Review of Heavy Breath’s Jumps the Shark

Dead By Wednesday Hits the Road with Shadows Fall

Connecticut’s own Dead By Wednesday will be joining Massachusetts metal giants Shadows Fall for sixteen tour dates in late June and early July.  The first SF/DBW show will be June 20 at Maximum Capacity in Chicopee, MA; then the tour swings down to City Limits in Waterbury on June 21, with local support from a… Continue reading Dead By Wednesday Hits the Road with Shadows Fall

Interview with Mike Livingston of Ear One Productions and Bonded Through Hate

  Mike Livingston has been around the block and then some.  After traveling the world with hardcore bands 100 Demons and 25 Ta Life, he’s now back in Connecticut playing guitar in Bonded Through Hate and running his own record label, Ear One Productions.  In an email interview this weekend, Livingston talked with Alternative Control… Continue reading Interview with Mike Livingston of Ear One Productions and Bonded Through Hate

Review of Drifting Toward The Edge Of The Earth by When The Deadbolt Breaks

Some bands instantly make sense.  The album spins, notes pour out of speakers, and the listener’s brain captures the signal, converting it to something it can process.  As a voracious consumer of music I have a tendency to compare everything I hear to something I’ve already been exposed to as a point of reference.  There… Continue reading Review of Drifting Toward The Edge Of The Earth by When The Deadbolt Breaks

Endings: A New Beginning for The Curse of Her Flesh

The Curse of Her Flesh is back.  After something of a hiatus, the central Connecticut metal band has returned to the scene with the release of Endings, a full-length album that features tracks from their 2010 EP as well as new material recorded earlier this year.  Endings is all about feel: the band members’ varied… Continue reading Endings: A New Beginning for The Curse of Her Flesh