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It’s hard to believe that Strange Peace is only the third full-length record from the Canadian trio known as Metz. These noise rockers have been playing together since 2008 and have a live show that seemingly opens the space and time continuum with its intensity. Getting in the studio with legendary engineer Steve Albini pushes this album…
King Diamond – Satanic pageantry is poured on hard with living metal god, King Diamond, performing as a headliner. KD’s relationship with the dark lord Beezlebub goes wayyyy back. Unlike other metal ‘performers’, KD is a practicing LaVeyan Satanist which adds an element of veracity to his insidious and demented act. Between his bone cross microphone,…
Rarely do we laud metal music with brilliant songwriting. That praise is typically reserved for more stripped down genres such as folk, country, or rock. Metal’s epithets typically include adjectives like powerful, intense, chaotic, or energetic. The discography of Baroness, including the newly released Purple album, however, shirks this preconception. Baroness are masters of song…
Originally posted at the Horn: http://www.readthehorn.com/photos/90473/imagine_dragons_at_frank_erwin_center_reviewphotos It’s not surprising to hear that Imagine Dragons, one of the top grossing live acts of 2013, hail from the entertainment mecca of the world, Las Vegas. As Rolling Stone’s “Breakthrough Band of 2013,” Imagine Dragons have blazed a trail to the top of the charts, not just with great songwriting and…
Despite scorching summer heat, Float Fest, the annual music festival in San Marcos, TX featuring live music, camping and river floats went off without a hitch on July 16th and 17th. Lee Ackerley picked out his ten favorite things about the festival. 1. Small Crowds Don’t get me wrong, the festival sold plenty of tickets, but…
Rishi Dhir has no reservations embracing the retro sounds and dated influences to form the unique dynamic that psych-pop trio, Elephant Stone, has become. Dhir, the group’s frontman and bassist, has a predilection for Beatles-esque 60’s style clean melodies that he then dresses with more contemporary psych-rock attributes. The Quebecois trio have elevated their songwriting…