Reviews

It was the tenth of March at the Knitting Factory in Boise, Idaho in 2024. Hundreds of people gathered for this event that was about to sweep the night away with drunken debauchery. I sat at my table looking around at the crowd just to find…

When I originally spoke with Mike Spreitzer, it was about the DevilDriver release of Dealing with Demons II. We had discussed his love for industrial music and I had asked him if he had any plans of releasing his own music with that…

Power metal is a genre that is not for everyone, and that is a sad reality. While I somewhat understand, I also think people are missing out on something truly special. Dragonforce has been on my bucket list for many years, so when my son,…

On May 17th, 2023, in Salt Lake City, Utah at a venue called, The Union Event Center, Mr. Bungle gave the crowd a glimpse at the male human body while simultaneously tearing the roof off the building. The last part was a metaphor, the…

Bonginator - Intergalactic Gorebong Of Deathpot Label: Barbaric Brutally Release Date: April 20th, 2023 The date 4/20 marks the debut CD release, Intergalactic Gorebong Of Deathpot, from Boston's " two stepping neon weed death" band…

When I first heard the beginning notes to Crime Scene, I already knew it was special. I quickly jumped into asking for an interview because I simply needed to know more. You can find my interview with Yogi here. RPWL had previously already…

August Burns Red - Death Below Label: SharpTone Records Release Date: March 24th, 2023 I remember the first time I ever heard August Burns Red. I was a sixteen-year-old mohawked metal fiend that had scrunched myself in the back seat of…

Elvenking - Reader of the Runes-Rapture Label: AFM Records Release Date: April 28th, 2023 Since their early days in 1997, Elvenking has been remarkable in their consistency of producing killer power metal with very little filler.…

Suicide Silence - Remember... You Must Die Label: Century Media Records Release Date: March 10th, 2023 I’ve been listening to Suicide Silence since I was 12 years old. They bring a sense of nostalgia to me. I’d walk to school with my MP3…

Entheos-Time Will Take Us All Label: Metal Blade Records Release Date: March 3rd, 2023 Holy hell! This one caught me off guard. The sheer breadth of various degrees of metal all done exceptionally well with courage and conviction is…