REVIEW: HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE – “Dead Revolution”
I first encountered Hammers of Misfortune in my later years in college, when a good friend who shares similar musical tastes stumbled upon them and saw one of their shows.…
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Jonathon Rose
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Jonathon Rose is a full-time wrangler of small children, occasional writer, bibliophile, and a frequent unapologetic obsessor over progressive/experimental/avante garde music. He frankly dislikes much of the metal scene's endless coma inducing blast beats, repetitive riffs, and stereotypical lyrics.
REVIEW: INTER ARMA – “Paradise Gallows”
Richmond, VA’s Inter Arma are back after a two year break following the release of 2014’s EP ‘The Cavern’ with a new full length album eloquently titled ‘Paradise Gallows’. Inter…
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REVIEW: FATES WARNING – “Theories Of Flight”
I attended my first metal concert in the spring of 2001 as a young and not terribly impressionable freshman in college. It was a small dive in Niagara Falls NY,…
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REVIEW: PAIN OF SALVATION – “Remedy Lane Re: visited (Re: mixed)”
I was a sophomore in college in 2002 when I first heard of the band Pain of Salvation. I didn’t know much about them, only their reputation, and I decided…
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REVIEW: WHAT ESCAPES ME – “Egress Point”
Only on rare occasions does a music fan get to hear the debut album by a band he’s never heard of and find himself being massively impressed. What Escapes Me’s…
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REVIEW: AVATAR – “Feathers & Flesh”
Gothenburg, Sweden has long been known to produce quality metal bands, and recent years have seen the emergence of Avatar, who after their successful ‘Black Waltz’ in 2012, have only…
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GIG REVIEW: Amon Amarth, Entombed A.D. & Exmortus Live at Rochester, NY
The weather was typical of April in Rochester NY, which is to say, cool, rainy, and grey, as a large gathering of metal heads formed the long snail-paced line in…
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