Metal, especially the hard, aggressive sort that never surfaces to mainstream attention, forms the sort of strong bonds that other music communities can’t match. Don’t let the mass of tattoos, tangled beards, faded battle vests and the like fool you – behind that collective at-arms-length exterior are some of the nicest humans I’ve had […]
WHEEL OF TUNES: THE COATHANGERS
In our recurring interview series, Atlanta’s garage punk rebels talk jumpscares, arthritis, and why you should pee when you want to pee.
WHEEL OF TUNES: WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM
The Seattle black metal band talks old-school touring methods, owl breeds, and being mistaken for Glenn Danzig and James Hetfield.
WHEEL OF TUNES: MOGWAI
Stuart Braithwaite of Mogwai is the latest contestant in Wheel Of Tunes, with questions fashioned from the band’s song titles.
FOTOBOM: CANNIBAL CORPSE, POWER TRIP, GATECREEPER @ ROYALE
Fourteen records. I had to go back and count and found it hard to believe. That’s how many full-length studio records death metal titans Cannibal Corpse has put out. Touring in support of their latest, Red Before Black, don’t expect any open tuned acoustic guitar love ballads here. “Shedding My Human Skin,” “Remaimed,” “Heads […]
FOTOBOM: DEAD CROSS, SECRET CHIEFS 3 @ ROYALE
Mike Patton knows his way around a few octaves. And he’s never one for sitting still, so he brought his scientifically-proven super-human vocal range with him and a few cohorts to Royale last week, under the guise of Dead Cross. As the Faith No More return seems to have been put on the back burner, […]
FOTOBOM: AIR @ ROYALE, 05JUN17
French duo Jean-Benoît Dunckel and Nicolas Godin have been strangers to our land for nearly a decade, and once again their brought their A game on stage.
MIRROR MIRROR: PERFUME GENIUS ON TRYING TO ACCEPT HIMSELF
The road to loving yourself is never an easy, but Perfume Genius continues to walk defiantly despite the struggles he faces.
FOTOBOM: MAYHEM, INQUISITION, BLACK ANVIL @ ROYALE
Sometimes getting there first is 90% of the battle. And if Mayhem sputtered to a close after their 1987 Deathcrush EP (a nascent black metal record that formed from the decaying husks of thrash, punk and metal), they still would have carved a noteworthy rune into the rock mantle. Their notoriety is firmly cemented by […]
FOTOBOM: BARONESS, YOUTH CODE @ ROYALE
No one ever said being in a band is easy, but Baroness has had it a bit tougher than most, following on the heels of 2012’s horrific bus crash and ensuing ramifications. Aside from the obvious physical and mental pain, the momentum of their well-received third record, Yellow and Green was gone, and the band […]
