February 22, 2008
First, a bit of explanation. Got the backstory straight? I guarantee you, on multiple listenings you would never ever ever have figured out any of the mythology regarding Ouija boards, the demon Goliath, or anything else resembling a cohesive narrative. Which, to be honest, is never the point of a Mars Volta record. The point [...]
Alternative, Metal, Music
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February 20, 2008
Breakneck speed. Throat-tearing vocals. More repressed anger than a Republican with confiscated guns. UK’s Gallows bull-rushed my future hearing levels late last year when I heard their Live BBC Sessions. I searched everywhere for their Epitaph album, and holy crap does it impress. I place this album’s adrenaline level somewhere between a donkey punch to [...]
Metal, Music, Punk
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