Polished. Professional. Powerful. Three words that every artist should aspire to embody, words that I don’t use casually and never misappropriate. These words apply in earnest to Crossing Rubicon, an unsigned act out of Bristol, CT who has stormed the Webster Theater many times in recent years, opening for national acts on the main stage… Continue reading Bair Grills… “Perfection in Life” Music Video by Crossing Rubicon
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Interview with Gregg Rossetti of Suspyre
This June, I was presented with the opportunity to interview Gregg Rossetti of the New Jersey progressive band Suspyre (suh – SPY – er). He had a lot to say about the origins, influences, and writing behind some seriously genre-bending music. The first track of what was to become Suspyre was pioneered on June… Continue reading Interview with Gregg Rossetti of Suspyre
From the Constitution State to the Big Rotten Apple: A Commentary on the CT Scene Representing in the Shitty City
I can say I have something in common with Rob Halford and Matt Barlow, aside from all that leather and a shaved head. I have yet to be replaced by Tim “Ripper” Owens… What we share is the cherished chance to return to Metal, after an absence that left life lacking. Nothing makes you appreciate… Continue reading From the Constitution State to the Big Rotten Apple: A Commentary on the CT Scene Representing in the Shitty City
The Gold-Coasters Hit the Road: Cherry Street Station and Cook’s Café
Down here in Stamford, there are metal shows… But the audience is the band members’ twelve friends and the beers all cost six dollars. Okay, five for a PBR. To find a really brutal metal show in Connecticut, though – the kind where there’s a hundred people and some dude is fisting a blow-up sheep… Continue reading The Gold-Coasters Hit the Road: Cherry Street Station and Cook’s Café
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