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Cooked With Love: The Black Lips Release Arabia Mountain
It was a windy afternoon in Austin, Texas during SXSW when I found myself sitting poolside at a swanky hotel with Cole Alexander and Ian Saint Pé of Black Lips in a cabana that was clearly marked as being reserved for someone else. “We like to come in and improvise. See, this was reserved,” Alexander says as he picks up the sign. “This was reserved for us.” … read more
Dead But Dreaming: Winterus Interview
As summer descends upon us, dear star-spawns, I bring you chilly tales from the great white north: an interview with vocalist Christopher Erich Neu of black metal band Winterus, hailing from Kalamazoo! I also have some web-exclusive reviews, and a rundown of this week’s metal events. … read more
Napalm Flesh: Dornenreich – Interview with Eviga
This week we have an interview with Eviga, who handles the bass, vocal and guitar duties for Austria’s all killer-no-filler Dornenreich. We also have a rundown of this week’s metal shows, links to new music from Boris, Enslaved and more, and a few blog exclusive reviews. If you read all the way to the end you get a special surprise of awfulness! … read more
Dead But Dreaming – Local Artist Spotlight: Arsenic Addiction
Cthulhu fhtagn, beautiful star-spawns! Dead But Dreaming is glad to have you on this rainy spring day as we have a spot of tea (and brutality) with local spotlight artists Arsenic Addiction! And as always I’ve got some a rundown of this week’s metal events and some web-exclusive reviews for you, this week from Arsonists Get All the Girls, Forgotten Tombs, Gates of Slumber, Jesuit, Polkadot Cadaver and Zombi. … read more
This Will Destroy You – Extended Interview
Perhaps it’s blasphemy, but Texas-based This Will Destroy You are what I imagine god would sound like if he were real and in an instrumental rock quartet. Their name may be just as pretentious as that statement, but once you hear any of the powerful tracks off their upcoming album Tunnel Blanket, to be released May 10 on Suicide Squeeze, it’s clear This Will Destroy You are not feigning ambition. Read on for an extended version of the interview with drummer Alex Bhore running the May 2011 issue of SLUG. … read more
Napalm Flesh – Local Artist Spotlight: Sonic Prophecy
It’s maximum metal Wednesday today! this week’s blog features an interview with Utah metal crew Sonic Prophecy along with the usual lowdown of concerts for the week. Add on top of that a massive breakdown of album reviews from Satan’s Host, While Heaven Wept, Argus, Before the Dawn, Hrizg, Leave’s Eyes, Midnattsol, Samael, Shakra, Suidakra, Twisted Tower Dire, and Voodoo Circle, offering the first glimpse of future Napalm Flesh and Dead But Dreaming blogs to feature reviews of all the metal you can handle! … read more
The Dwarves: Back at It… and Still the Best
Anyone who has ever been a fan of The Dwarves knows that they are true originals. The band’s two staple members, guitarist HeWhoCannotBeNamed and lead singer Blag Dahlia, are anomalies all their own. Somehow, this highly explosive punk rock outfit has lasted for 25 years, and to mark that occasion, they have released their twelfth full-length record Born Again. I had a chat with Blag about where the band is now and what they want out of the future. … read more
This Will Destroy You
Perhaps it’s blasphemy, but Texas-based This Will Destroy You are what I imagine god would sound like if he were real and in an instrumental rock quartet. Their name may be just as pretentious as that statement, but once you hear any of the powerful tracks off their upcoming album Tunnel Blanket, to be released May 10 on Suicide Squeeze, it’s clear This Will Destroy You are not feigning ambition. … read more
Sympathy for the Recording Industry: Midnight Records
Founded in 2008 and located in the back of the Utah Arts Alliance on 127 S. Main Street, Midnight Records has beaten the odds by flourishing and growing in this incredibly volatile time of transition in the music industry. Midnight charges a flat, $75 rate per song, which includes mixing, mastering and a CD, or a $45 hourly rate, which includes mastering. The flat-rate pricing allows a more relaxed and interactive recording environment. … read more
The Poorwills: Melodic Stalwarts Show New Folk-Pop Face
Essentially carved out of the three separate acts of Bluebird Radio, Glade and The Devil Whale, the folk “super-group” of The Poorwills came together on a whim and spent nearly half a year putting together their debut album, Drinks On The Wing. Now, with a fully formed setlist, a release show on May 13 and possibilities of a tour, this on-the-fly project may be one of the best groups to emerge in 2011. … read more