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(Don’t) Abandage Hope: Scarling. Lick Their Wounds and Overcome
Jessicka, Rickey Lime and Christian Hejnal contemplate the fields of scarecrow stuffing behind them in honor of their upcoming album, So Long, Scarecrow Scarling.—among scant other bands and scant other people—possess an uncanny ability to soothe a constant fear I have that I am utterly alone on this globe among a sea of yabbering people.
CONVERGE & CONQUER
Converge Show Review Dec. 11 at Club Sound w/Gaza, Clifton and Aftermath of a Trainwreck. … read more
Localized: Agape
For February, we at SLUG express our deep love for synthesizers at Localized. This love can be witnessed the second Friday of February at the Urban Lounge, a private club. AGAPE Ryan Powers: Everything plus breakdancing For strange and unmentionable reasons, Ryan Powers and I met at Club Jaded one Sunday evening for this interview.
Local Review: The Obliterate – The Eternal Conquest
The Obliterate Plague The Eternal Conquest Hellspawn Creations The Obliterate Plague = Dark Throne + Mayhem + Kreator + Blasphemy The Obliterate Plague is yet another shining black creature of hate from the dark recesses of Salt Lake City’s darkest corners. This CD actually contains two separate recording sessions, one slightly rougher in sound
Local Review: Rezolution – Karmakatastrophe
Rezolution Karmakatastrophe Fenix Rezolution sent SLUG a copy of their new CD, even though I bashed their last one. Maybe they thought there was a different reviewer now; nope—Nicholas Fox was me, Rezolution. Face! Anyway, Rezolution pride themselves on having more substance than most “cute boy-bands.” They are heavier than Justin Timberlake; I’ll give
Local Review: Red Bennies – Adult Sophisticates
Red Bennies Adult Sophisticates Rest 30 Red Bennies = 40s big band + 50s garage + 70s soloing I can’t give Red Bennies a bad review because one of the members used to be my next-door neighbor, and when I would get hungry, I would go over to their house and his wife would serve
Local Review: Spit – Self-Titled Demo
Spit Self-Titled Demo Spit = Godsmack + Taproot + Disturbed Spit aren’t bad for what they do, even though the first track blows monkey chunks and they could have used better production … or just production, period. Fat, harshly separated riffs churn more viciously than a jilted milkmaid. Aggressive drumming with plentiful amounts of
Local Review: Little Sap Dungeon – Silent Entities
Little Sap Dungeon Silent Entities DSBPBackscatter LSD = Skinny Puppy + Godflesh + Lustmord From the industrial sector of Salt Lake City’s dark underbelly the entity known as Little Sap Dungeon (LSD for short) spawns. This is one hell of a dark and brutal CD! The crashing tide of sound ranges from subliminal ambience