Clash of the Titans The making of the Obsessed’s Lunar Womb For 15 years, The Obsessed’s 1991 LP Lunar Womb was spoken about in hushed and reverent tones, particularly in stoner rock circles. That’s how long it took for the band’s second album to receive… Read More »The Obsessed – Lunar Womb
Although there’s a new Vince Staples album out, it’s been hard for me to pull myself away from Jadasea to give it the time it deserves. Jadasea’s Too Many Tears, from early May, is superficially similar to Staples’ Dark Times (busy but uncluttered beats, unaffected vocal delivery, unvarnished… Read More »Rapidfire Reviews: Jadasea, Mister Goblin, Clementine Was Right, Rave Ami
Hatred is a powerful force—a motivation for good, or evil, or even just getting yourself out of bed and through the day—and it’s a force that Teeth examine on their new album, The Will of Hate. Their first release since 2021’s Finite EP, The Will of Hate sees Teeth further hone their… Read More »Track Premiere: Teeth – ‘Prison’
As a spin-off to my Battle of the B-sides feature, I’m pleased to announce the arrive of “Battle of the Title Tracks!” In this feature, I’ll be pitting three K-pop title tracks/singles against each other and choosing a winner. These songs will mostly be from… Read More »Battle of the Title Tracks: HENRY’S “Trap” vs. LEE JUNG HYUN’s “Peace” vs. SHINEE’s “Everybody”
Before Seattle heavy metal torchbearers RivetSkull were the band they are today, three members—guitarist Mark Plog, singer Chad McMurray and dummer Michael Robson—were known as Rising. Formed in 2009, the trio were the core of a Ronnie James Dio tribute band, and a very successful one at… Read More »Interview: RivetSkull Talk World Touring, Trad Metal and Starting as a Dio Tribute Band