It’s not every day that Connecticut’s beloved home of heavy music, Cherry Street Station, hosts a band from St. Louis, Missouri; one that plays straight-up, down-home, southern-fried metal. An even less likely occurrence is that said visitors are bringing home a wandering vagabond minstrel from our very own Constitution State! On his second national tour… Continue reading Bair Witness: Final Drive (and the Entire Scene!) at Cherry Street Station on April 14th, 2016
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Monstrous Killer: A Review of Cobalt’s Slow Forever
A lot has happened within the Cobalt camp that has given them a lot of negative publicity. Since releasing their strange and vicious album Gin in 2009, the band remained musically quiet for a lot of years besides a couple of live performances. Founding member Phil McSorley created quite a bit of drama due to… Continue reading Monstrous Killer: A Review of Cobalt’s Slow Forever
EP Review: Cyperna’s The Apparent Misfortune Of Time
With their third studio release, New Haven, CT metal band Cyperna has solidified their distinctive sound. Marked by intricate rhythms, stabbing dissonance, and JT Stoyak’s characteristic shrieks and growls, their upcoming EP The Apparent Misfortune of Time is a fitting follow-up to their 2014 full-length The Darker Side of Matter. If Cyperna’s music was a painting, the… Continue reading EP Review: Cyperna’s The Apparent Misfortune Of Time
Throwback Thursday: Queensryche’s Promised Land
Queensryche were at the top of their game and at the peak of commercial success when Promised Land was released. It was received warmly, selling millions of copies and hitting respectable positions in the charts. This might have partially been due to residual interest in the band because of the platinum success of Empire before… Continue reading Throwback Thursday: Queensryche’s Promised Land
Desolation of Eden Tour Review — 3/5/2016, Worcester, MA
Review and Photos by Peter Jones-Torregrosa Walking into the venue, there was an immediate sense of electricity in the air. The sold out Palladium Upstairs in Worcester, Massachusetts was filled with exhilarated fans of all ages. Those in attendance seemed anxious to prove why New England is hailed as one of the best metal scenes… Continue reading Desolation of Eden Tour Review — 3/5/2016, Worcester, MA
Show Review: 5 Bands for $5, 3/5/2016
When it’s a Posidemic Ntertainment event, you can expect a well-organized, fun, metal good time and that’s exactly what we got on March 5 at Cook’s Café in Naugatuck, CT. Jesse James and his wireless microphone kept the show on schedule and enthusiasm high. Oxblood Forge of Whitman, Massachusetts started the show off right with… Continue reading Show Review: 5 Bands for $5, 3/5/2016
Rejuvenated – A Review of Omnium Gatherum’s Grey Heavens
Omnium Gatherum happen to be one of my favorite melodic death metal groups. The reason for this is pretty simple, even if it goes against my usual listening habits. There’s nothing strange or even original about them. They’ve arguably been pumping out the same sort of encyclopedic melodic death metal since their inception. Yet despite… Continue reading Rejuvenated – A Review of Omnium Gatherum’s Grey Heavens