Live from the Pit: Wayfarer @ Piranha Bar – 05/16/2024

Wayfarer @ Piranha Barw/ Sonja, ValdrinMay 16th, 2024Extensive EnterpriseMontreal, Quebec, Canada I'm always quick to admit when I'm not super familiar with an artist. I had heard the name Wayfarer around the way and may have even heard a song or two from them over the years, but I'd never delved into their discography at …

Album Review: Bog Monkey – Hollow

Bog Monkey - HollowMarch 3rd, 2023Sludge / Stoner Metal / Noise RockIndependently ReleasedAtlanta, Georgia, USA I first discovered Bog Monkey when a friend of mind recommended them on Twitter, and I was immediately drawn in by the name of the band and the album cover. Come on, look at that. Does that album cover not …

Album Review: Sleepytime Gorilla Museum – Of the Last Human Being

"The last human being in the world is an ape, but it's worthy of your consideration." Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - Of the Last Human BeingFebruary 23rd, 2024Avant-Garde Metal / Brutal Prog / Experimental RockIndependently ReleasedOakland, California, USA There are very few people who I've spoken to in real life who have ever heard of this …

Live from the Pit: Chelsea Wolfe @ Club Soda – 03/16/2024

Chelsea Wolfe @ Club Sodaw/ Divide and DissolveMarch 16th, 2024Blue Skies Turn BlackMontreal, Quebec, Canada Having missed Chelsea Wolfe the past few times that she has toured through Montreal I finally got the opportunity to go see her with this recent appearance at Club Soda this past weekend on March 16th. I've been a fan …

Album Review: Chelsea Wolfe – She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She

"I've been losing days here, do you know what that's like?" Chelsea Wolfe - She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to SheFebruary 9th, 2024Electronica / Industrial / Goth RockLoma Vista RecordingsSacramento, California, USA American singer-songwriter and modern goth icon Chelsea Wolfe is back with her seventh full length studio album, She Reaches Out to …

Discography Deep Dive: Baroness – Gold and Grey

"I'd do anything to feel like I'm alive again." Baroness - Gold and GreyJune 14th, 2019Progressive Sludge Metal / Progressive RockAbraxan HymnsSavannah, Georgia, USA So we've come to the final entry in Discography Deep Dive as it relates to the work of Savannah sludge legends Baroness, ending with their fifth full length record, Gold and …

Discography Deep Dive: Baroness – Purple

"But good fortune never was shining on me, the way it shone on you." Baroness - PurpleDecember 18th, 2015Progressive Sludge Metal / Progressive RockAbraxan HymnsSavannah, Georgia, USA In 2012, following the horrible bus accident that Baroness encountered near Bath, England, two of the band's members, long time drummer and founding member Allen Blickle and bassist …

Discography Deep Dive: Baroness – Yellow and Green

"I took your advice and the requisite pills, and the forbidden pies from a white windowsill." Baroness - Yellow and GreenJuly 17th, 2012Progressive Sludge Metal / Progressive RockRelapse RecordsSavannah, Georgia, USA Having revisited the band's first two releases, Red Album and Blue Record, we come to the first album from the band that I wasn't …

Discography Deep Dive: Baroness – Red Album

"Rays upon pinion, lay me down." Baroness - Red AlbumSeptember 4th, 2007Progressive Sludge Metal / Progressive RockRelapse RecordsSavannah, Georgia, USA Georgia seems to be a veritable birthing place for legendary sludge metal bands, having given purchase to such greats as Mastodon and Black Tusk, as well as Kylesa, which I covered on last month's Discography …

EP Review: Greg Puciato – FC5N

"Heaven is what we make together." Greg Puciato - FC5NJanuary 12th, 2024Alternative Rock / MetalFederal PrisonerLos Angeles, California, USA Kicking off the year with a bit of a shock, former The Dillinger Escape Plan vocalist Greg Puciato, who has since been embarking on a solo career as both a guest vocalist on multiple other recordings …