Weedeater – Jason… the Dragon
The band that the term sludge was invented to describe return with an extremely heavy and thick record full of swampy, gritty guitars and bowel shattering bass. It doesn’t get any heavier or thicker than this! Rating: Weedeater – Jason… the Dragon Southern Lord Recordings It was beginning to look like Weedeater wasn’t going to [...]
Members of Eyehategod, Outlaw Order, and more perform free show Sunday
Unfortunately attending this for me means either hanging out in the City for six extra hours in-between shows, or going home and then coming back to the city again later the same day. It looks like I’ll miss this in-store but for those of you who live closer to Reckless Records in Chicago, here’s the [...]
16 – Drop Out reissue
16 – Drop Out CD Relapse Records 16′s second album was recorded in 1994 but it didn’t come out until 1996 on Pessimiser/Theologian records which was home to the band after their stint on Pushead’s label, Bacteria Sour. The album was a solid follow up to their first and in some ways surpassed it. It [...]
Black Cobra – Chronomega
Black Cobra – Chronomega Southern Lord Black Cobra is a two man band from the Bay Area in California comprised of former members of Acid King and Cavity. The band released two albums prior to this one for At a Loss Recordings but for this new album they have found a new home with Southern [...]
Lair of the Minotaur – War Metal Battle Master
Lair of the Minotaur – War Metal Battle Master CD Southern Lord Recordings Despite this being their third album and evidently the band being from my own city, this CD stands as my first exposure to Lair of the Minotaur. The band name alone conjured images in my mind of something dark and sinister and [...]
