September 24, 2016 by Rich Castle • Reviews • Tags: Athens, Beneath The Relics Of Old, Greece, Ravencult • 0 Comments
Like a bat out of hell, Ravencult, following up on a celebrated Thou Art Lord split release from 2015 — are about to release a killer 3rd album “Source Of Profanation”. And it is their first for the enterprising Metal Blade Records. Now do I have your full attention? Let me tell you why: Guitar […]
September 23, 2016 by Rich Castle • Reviews • Tags: Ambient, Kaitlyn Aurelia, Suzanne Ciani, Volume 13, Washington • 0 Comments
Two Buchla synths prance and weave their magic as K.A. Smith utilizes completely her tranquil upbringing on the remote Orcas Island in Washington State. Appearing at the Red Bull Music Academy in Montreal, Quebec on September 25th, 2016 she is a composite player who is not to be missed in concert. If you need convincing […]
September 23, 2016 by Rich Castle • Reviews • Tags: Experimental, Hip-Hop, Lushlife CSLSX, Philadelphia, Rap, Ritualize • 0 Comments
Few things in life are as fun and downright enjoyable as Lushlife. The perfect name for this band that dazzles with each crisp, distinct original number that they do. Of particular greatness is the keyboard-empowered “Incantation”. “Undress Me In The Temple”/”Body Double” is another track off “Ritualize” that seethes and rolls along, seductively — (come […]
September 23, 2016 by Rich Castle • Reviews • Tags: Fires On The Plain, Matt Kivel • 0 Comments
Matt Kivel cuts a swath figure, with his cowboy hat and sly and quizzical countenance. To be released on Driftless Recordings on October 7th, 2016 will be Mr. Kivel front-on-center on vocals, acoustic guitar and electric guitar. Very impressive is “Permanence” featuring Robin Pecknold (Fleet Foxes) on YouTube. It is a music video featuring a […]
September 23, 2016 by Rich Castle • Reviews • Tags: Autopsy, CORONER • 0 Comments
Coroner returns. To whet our whistles we have a brand spanking new collection called “Autopsy”. How could a band that started their career with Tom G. Warrior of Celtic Frost/now-Triptykon, on vocals — on the band’s “Death Cult” demo — not be immortal enough to return! If you are a huge Death and Thrash Metal […]
September 23, 2016 by Rich Castle • Reviews • Tags: The Great Filter, To Whom It May • 0 Comments
With their imminent appearance at the Houston Open Air festival, To Whom It May will storm the stage with their brand of propulsive and throbbing heavy rock. Measured and tight, To Whom It May have honed their craft to a tee. They deserve to share the stage with headliners: Avenged Sevenfold, Deftones, Slayer and Alice […]
September 23, 2016 by Rich Castle • Reviews • Tags: Germany, Running Wild, Sodom • 0 Comments
Released for September 2016 by RockHard magazine, this split 7-inch EP is sure to be a riot with Teutonic Thrash fans long-in-the-tooth. Honestly, if fans are like I am, they thrill when the mighty juggernaut that is Germany’s Sodom release anything! “Fearlessly we stand!”: Tom Angelripper tears out some of the best words to a […]
September 23, 2016 by Rich Castle • Reviews • Tags: Aaron Shust, Christian • 0 Comments
The mighty pure Christian rock force / the man, Aaron Shust, who has penned “My God, My Savior” and “To God Alone”, has new material for his fans. A force in the Christian Rock scene for over a decade, Aaron Shust is more than a singer/songwriter. For fans of acts as diverse as Petra to […]
September 22, 2016 by Rich Castle • Reviews • Tags: Christian, Gospel, Gregory Luster, Ice, North Carolina, Rap, Salisbury • 0 Comments
Christian Gospel music from Salisbury, North Carolina, Gregory is a smooth golden-voiced singer who will simply mesmerize you with his interesting palette of new music. Eddy Grant’s “Electric Avenue” is a good reference point for those unacquainted with the myriad talent that is Mr. Luster. If there is a man who feels as blessed as […]
Jenny Hval – Blood Bitch
September 26, 2016 by Rich Castle • Reviews • Tags: Norwegian, vampires • 0 Comments
Blood, vampires and capitalism. Such is the sociopolitical agenda of the self-styled Norwegian vampyric singer/songstress, Jenny Hval. Her video for her “Female Vampire”, from her “Blood Bitch” album, on Sacred Bones Records, imminently to be released, has already racked up over 20,000 hits on YouTube. Her metro-centricities have already been elaborated upon in the most […]
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