Category Archives: Music

The WaPo had a great piece on Pig Destroyer in its Sunday Magazine a couple of weekends ago.  Initially it starts off the sort of tedious, misinformation one would expect from a Beatles-loving journalist, but as the article goes on … Continue reading →

Aside from their bold vision for progressing the genre of black metal, what really makes Cobalt noteworthy is the fact that the duo’s frontman spends the majority of his time serving with the U.S. Army in Iraq.  You can just … Continue reading →

Watching the demise of major media outlets in Boston has been pretty shocking.  First, there has been the long-running fear-mongering about the restructuring and potential closure of the Boston Globe.  Then, this week, was the news about WBCN being replaced … Continue reading →

Not to be outdone by forbearers Napalm Death, Cannibal Corpse release what will probably hold as the best brutal death metal album of the year, Evisceration Plague.  Superficially, the album is everything one would expect – totally ripping and brutal, … Continue reading →

Superseding “Cookies ist Krieg,” this may be the best black metal YouTube video ever.  A dude in corpsepaint skateboarding through London, flashing invisible oranges at unsuspecting children and tourists and then tearing pages out of the bible with his teeth.  … Continue reading →

Understandably, Anneke van Giersbergen has spent the better part of the last 18 months touring to promote her post- The Gathering project, Agua de Annique.  I instantly fell in love with their debut, Air, and have only grown more fond … Continue reading →

Multiple Wolves in the Throne Room releases within a few months?  My excitement is piqued.  Their take on black metal is astounding, relying heavily on the buildup and descent of crushing atmosphere.  While the two tracks on the Malevolent Grain … Continue reading →

Ha – this is pretty funny.  Soccer and metal do not seem to go together, since soccer is generally considered to be a more gentlemanly sport (at least, compared to American football and hockey).  The more I think about it, … Continue reading →

Now that I’ve finished my unannounced Q1 sabbatical, I can return to blogging.  Like I say every year, it’s not until March that we start to see some good albums being released.  January was painfully slow and February offered little … Continue reading →

Better late, than never, right?  Just pretend this isn’t a “best-of” list, so much as a “did you know about these albums that coincidentally came out last year?”  Every time that I started to think about 2008′s music, I felt … Continue reading →