VIDEO PLACEHOLDER INSIDE TEXT  Washington State (Seattle and Olympia) have borne a band called Basement Surfers.  They are a lo-fi/pop/jazz/rock/ambient commune (there are a lot of them in the band) who have just released “Human [...]

Pro-Pain Pro-Pain Voice Of Rebellion Steamhamer/SPV Records By Robin Steeley (RS11) Even considering their legendary status, having been around since 1992, nothing about this album sounds dated, particularly opening and title track "Voice [...]

American Head Charge has been on a wild ride for their entire career - from shock rock stunts to label and lineup changes, drug addiction, and even the death of a band member – [...]

Bullet for My Valentine (originally named Jeff Killed John) is from Wales, and was formed in 1998.  It consists of members Matthew Tuck (lead vocals and lead guitar), Michael Paget (lead guitar and backing vocals), Jason [...]

“Battles” - In Flames CD Review and Applause to In Flames Released on November 11, 2016 in the United States via Eleven Seven Music. You cannot simply listen to In Flames; In Flames [...]

Deftones Gore Warner​ ​Brothers/Reprise​ ​Records By​ ​Robin​ ​X​ ​Steeley​ ​(RS11) From​ ​the​ ​first​ ​atmospheric​ ​notes,​ ​​Gore​ ​​is​ ​pure​ ​Deftones​ ​brilliance.​ ​It’s​ ​a​ ​slow​ ​burning​ ​engine,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​more​ ​you listen​ ​the​ ​more​ ​it​ [...]