Kingdom of Noise

I would just like to start by saying that I like Yakuza. As a band and as people. I've enjoyed their albums, seen them live and hung out...

I've gone through first runs of a lot of new stuff the last few days. I am been greatly disappointed. I don't have high hopes for mu...

July 21, 2010 When I first heard this show was coming to Kingston, I simultaneously came, shit my pants and suffered a minor heart attack. ...

But I can't. However, I can email blog entries. The problem is, the details get lost between the breakroom and the floor. But I'm go...

After listening to Howl before this, Malebolgia is quite the stylistic shift. While Howl lumbers, Malebolgia races. Fast and brutal death me...

In my previous post I mentioned Smashing Pumpkins. It reminded me of a post (or at least a tweet) I wanted to publish a couple weeks ago. He...

I like my music aggressive. It doesn't have to be brootal or violent, just aggressive. i.e. No sissy vocals. But guess what, you're ...

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Just a quick note on this one. Rippin' tunes but not a big fan of that vocal style. Maybe it will grow on me the way the last Into Etern...

I know who Varg Vikernes is. I know the story. But up til now, I'd never heard a Burzum album. I'm not surprised since I'm not r...

I have a hard time reviewing albums I really like. It's easier to pick apart a shitty band than praise an established band doing their t...

My wife and I are spawning another minion, I mean, having another baby. I was looking through a baby name book while listening to the new Bu...

As of yesterday, May 26, I have been a vegetarian for one month. My conviction to this new lifesytle has not wavered. If anything, it's ...

What a fucking Tuesday night! I usually go to meditation class (don't judge) on Tuesdays but this was a show I wasn't going to mis...

Jucifer releases have never been thought of as "light and airy" but there has always been a balance of the loud grind/death stuff ...

So I've had the pleasure of hearing 2 tracks from the upcoming Soulfly release, Omen . Omen will be my album of the year. Yes, I am bias...

Can't quite remember why I wanted to check out this band but I think it may have been Chris Woodford of Titan suggesting it. If it was h...

Music lost an influential member recently. Peter Steele of Type O-Negative passed away at 48 due to an apparent heart failure. Type O-Negati...

I've been on holidays for the last 2 weeks. I listen to most of my music on breaks from mind-numbing factory work. And if I have the hou...

And rightly so. See, a little while ago I reviewed the new High on Fire album Snakes for the Divine . While I didn't hate it, I was ki...

Abscess - Dawn of Inhumanity : After the first track or so, the best thing about this might be the album art. Robed creatures carrying a gia...

Nominon - Monumentomb : Um, black/death metal. Buzzy guitars. Screechy vocals. Evil sounding. Nothing overwhelming. However, I am listening ...

Destinity - XI Reason to See : This started out pretty promising. Cool epic metal. Reminded me of Amon Amarth and Ex Deo. Impressive vocals,...

Armored Saint - La Raza : Weak. With John Bush's vocals I kept expecting it to be as good as Anthrax but it wasn't even close. Don...

I have to admit that going into this I was pretty skeptical. I haven't been fond of any FF work sans Dino. So with Dino back in the fold...

Impetuous Ritual - Relentless Execution of the Ceremonial Excrescence : Dark atmospheric doom. Best heard in complete darkness. And only 2 s...

I can't remember the album names but: Squash Bowels: Interesting moniker. Pretty good deathgrind. A bit pig squeely at times but I'...

I'll have to admit, on first listen I was less than impressed. That's what shitty speakers will get you. With better audio, I got it...

Dissident Aggressor  (Winner) Judas Priest Track from: A Touch Of Evil - Live [Epic] Set To Fa...

First off, I hate the word no-one. Is it no-one, or noone, or no one? I think it might be no one. I don't now. Anyway, back to the album...