…just completely covered up by them. The instrumental version is a really, really enjoyable experience precisely because it puts the focus so squarely on what all the instruments are doing…

Reports The Guardian: following a “campaign by [the] Sophie Lancaster Foundation, a charity set up in memory of a 20-year-old who was fatally attacked in a park near Manchester in…

…Amos South End 05/09 Jacksonville, FL – Brewsters Roc Bar 05/10 Ft Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room 05/11 Winter Park, FL – The Haven Lounge 05/12 Tampa, FL – Brass…

…are arguably the tightest band in metal. But Blythe is the soul in the machine, the spark that ignites the band’s riff engine, scuffs up all that polished steel. Blythe…

…5/10 – Poughkeepsie, NY 5/11 – Warwick, NY 5/30 – Brooklyn, NY 5/31 – Philadelphia, PA 6/1 – Fredricksburg, VA 6/2 – Parkersburg, WA 6/3 – Akron, OH [via Lambgoat]…

…back into your gums completely out of order. It keeps you in awake for days on end by kicking you square in the testicles every time you begin to drift…

…and catch different bands at different times; just wake up in the morning, take a peek at what’s happening that day, head out, park yourself at one show for the…

…I’m shocked that Joey Belladonna has done “Only” but I doubt he’ll ever do any other John Bush-era shit, and I wouldn’t count on Lord Worm performing “The Golden Square…

…to be as good as The Wall. The Wall is centered around a Pink Floyd masterpiece, and was directed by Alan Parker, who has two Oscar nominations; Through the Never…

…small section in the middle that’s kinda pretty but otherwise this is just a full-on kick square to the nuts. It may not be as schizophrenic as “43% Burnt,” but…

…it’s their best sounding release from a sonic perspective (thanks to Sanford Parker, who produced their 2011 release Furnace as well) doesn’t hurt things one bit. Concrete Sustain comes out…

…Moines, IA @ Wooly’s 3/27/2013 – St. Paul, MN @ Station 4 3/28/2013 – Winnipeg, MB, CA @ Park Theatre 3/29/2013 – Regina, SK, CA @ The Exchange 3/30/2013 –…

…Eyed Fly – 715 Red River St Honky, Broken Teeth, Snake Skin Prison, Shotgun Rebels at the Red Eyed Fly [outside] Hyde Park Showdown, Burning Avalanche, The Devil Rides, Crimson…

…DeGarmo, but I do wonder whether Michael Wilton, Parker Lundgren, Eddie Jackson, Scott Rockenfield and new vocalist Todd La Torre are capable of writing decent, old-style ‘Ryche tunes without Tate’s…

…Park and another terrific beer list. A rare appearance by classics such as Popeye, Asteroids and Tron… No food but you can probably bring in your Harolds Chicken Shack from…

…unnerving calm. The riffs are all good, too: something like “Born to Mourn” would be just another shifting time signature jog through the park, but with chunky hardcore chords, Dillinger-y…

…5/1 Richmond, VA @ The National 5/2 New York, NY @ Terminal 5 5/3 Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall 5/4 Portland, ME @ State Theater 5/5 Boston, MA…

…caring about defense? Defense is what they do. But the West just has more talent. When your bench is James Harden, Tony Parker and Russell Westbrook, it’s kind of not…

…the ballpark. Not even in the ballpark of the ballpark. Ffffart. But hey that’s business for ya: The job isn’t always being done by the right people. So as experts,…

…did ask me. Here are dates… go, go, go! 03/23 York, PA New Grounds 03/24 Fredericksburg, VA GMT Studio 03/25 Fayetteville, NC Drunken Horse Pub 03/26 Charleston SC Skatepark Of…