By Stewart
A new segment! every now and then I shall heroically leap to the defense of an artist, style, instrument or whatever which routinely comes under fire from the public, (whether deservedly or undeservedly), in an effort to promote a bit of thought and open-mindedness. Yeah I’m supposed to be reviewing an album right now but that can wait. To kick us off, I’m starting with a genre. Grindcore. Read more…
By Stewart
David “Junior” Ellefson is a man in a unique position. As Megadeth’s bassist, not only has he experienced and witnessed first hand the birth, explosion and subsequent implosion of the thrash metal phenomenon, he’s been exposed to some of music’s biggest egos, been a fly on the wall during some of metal’s nastiest feuds, toured the world many times over, struggled with serious addictions and generally lived an extraordinary life. Read more…
By Stewart
This year, as is the case every year, many talented and irreplaceable people from the world of music left this mortal coil. This is my tribute to those who passed. Read more…
By Stewart
Having released a debut album entitled ‘Bridges’ some years back under his own name, Melbourne singer/songwriter Michael Rinaldi has resurrected the name of the garage band he fronted over a decade ago. Read more…
By Stewart
There’s cult.. and then there’s true cult. Besides the otherwise disparate likes of Kip Winger and Cephalic Carnage, Denver Colorado ain’t exactly known for heavy music… but Denver natives Black Lung have been plying their trade of viciously dark hardcore punk for over two decades. Read more…
Yes, it’s that time of year again; when objectivity goes out the window and I select my esteemed top ten albums of the year. Forget chin stroking analysis, these are the albums which made my hair stand on end… gave me goosebumps… made me belt out the lyrics and madly air-drum/air-guitar with impunity!
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By Stewart
There’s been a bit of a trend recently towards metal supergroups (the heavy music community is practically salivating at the prospect of Killer Be Killed), but Mutation is one that may slip under the radar. Well I’m gonna do my best to see that it doesn’t. Read more…
