Review: Jesse Sykes And The Sweet Hereafter ‘Forever, I’ve Been Being Born’
Following the dissolution of short-lived band Hominy, which Jesse played in with then husband Jim, she teamed up with Whiskeytown’s
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Review: Excel ‘Seeking Refuge’ [Reissue]
Formed in 1985, Venice, LA outfit Excel emerged from the ashes of Chaotic Noise and were part of the Suicidal
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Review: Sect ‘Plagues Upon Plagues’
I chose to review Plagues Upon Plagues for two reasons; one was because they are on Southern Lord, a label
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Review: The Lord ‘Worship: Bernard Herrmann Tribute’
Bernard Herrmann shouldn’t need an introduction as an Academy Award-winning composer best known for some of the most prominent soundtracks
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Review: Toadliquor ‘Back In The Hole’
What has brought Toadliquor crawling back out of the woodwork after being dormant for so long? Indeed, who are these
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Review: Power Trip ‘Live In Seattle’
Of all the horrible things that happened in 2020, right near the top if you’re a metal fan, was the
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Review: High Command ‘Eclipse Of The Dual Moons’
This is what Boudicca would have had on her mixtape. Of the many permutations of metal, thrash (and it’s all sub-variants
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Review: The Lord & Petra Haden ‘Devotional’
Following up The Lord‘s (aka Greg Anderson) debut full-length Forest Nocturne comes this collaborative effort with Petra Haden; daughter of
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Review: The Lord ‘Forest Nocturne’
Greg Anderson, a name you may know well, has been creating music since the late ‘80s first as a member
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Review: The Catatonics ‘Hunted Down’ Reissue
Southern Lord has an extensive array of classic hardcore releases in its catalogue from Neon Christ (which I reviewed last
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Review: Thurston Moore ‘Screen Time’
Thurston Moore needs little introduction, best known as the extremely inventive and experimental guitarist/singer with Sonic Youth, also as an
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