MARILYN MANSON AND SLIPKNOT CLOSE OUT TOUR WITH BIG HITS IN AUSTIN (SHOW REVIEW)
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MARILYN MANSON AND SLIPKNOT CLOSE OUT TOUR WITH BIG HITS IN AUSTIN (SHOW REVIEW)

The sun began to set on a humid Summer night at the Circuit of the Americas, but the masses of black-clad concert-goers had already amassed. The Austin360 Amphitheater has seen its share of ‘big’ acts, but it has never looked as packed and ready to burst at the seams as Slipknot and Marilyn Manson’s show…

JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD CRANK OUT ANTHEMS ON ‘ZONE’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
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JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD CRANK OUT ANTHEMS ON ‘ZONE’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

JEFF the Brotherhood turned heads in 2011 when the Nashville natives were surprisingly signed to a major label at Warner Bros. After a few psychedelic and commercially unfocused releases, Jake and Jamin Orrall are back to self-releasing on their own label, Infinity Cat. Zone is the 10th release overall and the third installment in the spiritual…

THE AVALANCHES BREAK 16 YEAR HIATUS WITH ‘WILDFLOWER’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
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THE AVALANCHES BREAK 16 YEAR HIATUS WITH ‘WILDFLOWER’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Australian electronic group, The Avalanches, have succeeded in simultaneously being reclusive, mysterious, and aggravating to longtime fans.  A 16-year hiatus from music raises many questions, the paramount one being “Haven’t they gone broke yet?”  Apparently it was predominately health issues, serious ones, that kept the Avalanches from following up sooner on their genre-bending and infectious…