Reviews

Canadian punk group Cancer Bats kicked off their Ten Years of Hail Destroyer on Friday night in Toronto. The first of two sold out, back-to-back shows at Lee's Palace was a retrospective on the past ten years, as well as an introduction to…

Frank X - From Planet X Label: Fallen Angels Records Release Date: April 6, 2018 It goes without saying that musicians are really creative people.  Combine musical creativity with a mastery of modern midi technology and an…

Graveshadow - Ambition's Price Label: M-Theory Audio Release Date: April 13, 2017 Somehow it seems fitting that Graveshadow should unleash its M-Theory debut on Friday the 13th. Not because there is some inherent evil to it, but because…

On Sunday, April 8, In This Moment rolled into Boise, Idaho's Revolution Concert House and Events Center on the current leg of its Witching Hour Tour. They brought along special guests The Word Alive, and DED. The line began forming outside…

A Perfect Circle - Eat The Elephant Label: BMG Release Date: April 20, 2018 If you have read any of my reviews, you know I write with a lot of emotion, and a lot of heart. I don’t know how to do it any other way, because that is what…

Kobra and the Lotus – Prevail Il Label: Napalm Records Release Date: April 27, 2018 One year after releasing the first half of the band’s double-disc record, Kobra and the Lotus return with Prevail II. The album’s first half, 2017’s…

Octopus - Supernatural Alliance Release Date: March 30, 2018 Label: Rise Above Records The first thing that struck me when perusing the bio for Detroit-based band Octopus was that they formed in 2008.  That was 10 years ago.  Why that’s…

Disconnected - White Colossus Release Date: March 23, 2018 Label: Apathia Records Some music lovers are purists in the sense that they prefer their genres to stay clear and defined and not blur into each other.  Personally, I am a huge…

Any way you look at it, Stone Temple Pilots have a complicated legacy.  They’ve always been viewed as second tier amongst their sonic brethren from the “grunge” era, but I’d argue that’s because they weren’t really a “grunge” band to begin…