September, 2010
Torche
By MaryAnn Bayer
So, I cannot pull away from Torche “Songs for Singles” on the always quality laden Hydra Head Records. It’s right up my alley and really anyone else with good taste should check it out. The record just sounds triumphant, metallic, and huge and makes me stand up when I’m listening to it. It’s [...]
Rawhead
By MaryAnn Bayer
Hailing from Glens Falls, N.Y., Rawhead makes instrumental hip hop beats; I’ll refrain from any embarrassing attempts at describing this process. I’ll let him tell you. What I can do is tell you why I like his beats, and express why you probably will to. I like the sounds of crackle from REAL [...]
Halloween The Way It Should Be
I love Halloween, in my world, it’s every day of the year. If you could see the inside of my house you’d find skulls, coffins, spiders, monsters…every type of ghastly imagery that you could imagine. Being almost obssessive , I have scoured the internet for websites devoted to the holiday, whether it be artwork, crafts, [...]
The Body
By MaryAnn Bayer
I have been in a constant state of fright since The Body came into my life. Nothing that Count Grishnackh or Fenriz have produced has me more affected than the sound coming from Chip and Lee, just a couple of guys from Providence via Arkansas. The Body are a two piece at their [...]
August, 2010
Barn Burner
By MaryAnn Bayer
Barnburner: barn·burn·er bärn bûr n r
n. Informal. An extremely impressive event or successful outcome.
Impressive indeed. Hailing from Canada or Canadia if I’m drunk, Barn Burner is my perfect summer metal band. Full of Twin Guitar slayings AND fuzzy garage distortion, the perfectly titled ‘Bangers’ (or “Bangahs” if your me and from Massachusetts) re-released [...]
