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In Case You Missed It: Stéphan Forté – The Shadows Compendium
Stéphan Forté – The Shadows Compendium (Listenable Records, 28 February 2012) Ugh, I can’t believe it’s only Wednesday. Last week, with the holiday and me adding on a vacation day, I only actually...
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VOS Interview: Dethlehem!!
Good evening, readers! As I mentioned earlier today, local RPG-nerd-metal band Dethlehem are headlining The Pittsburgh Scene‘s second birthday extravaganza at Stage AE tomorrow evening. Preparations...
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VOS Interview: A Drummer Double Feature! Molasses Barge vs. Vulture!
Hello folks, and a happy Friday to you! Just when it felt like it would never happen, the weekend’s finally here. I’ve got a feeling this is going to be an especially good one, because there’s a ton of...
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Winter’s Wake Winterview: Vit
Good morning readers, here’s another Winter’s Wake band interview I’d like to share with you! Once again, with so many people to talk to, I tried to keep these short and sweet. Just long enough for...
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Person or Persons Unknown: Six Questions with Solarburn Bassist Tony Thomas
Six Questions with Solarburn Bassist Tony Thomas by Asya Yanyo The first step is admitting it, right? So here goes… “Hello, my name is Asya, and I am addicted to Solarburn.” I have seen them...
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VOS Videography 2013: A Mid-Year Retrospective (Part 2)
Mr. Smalls Theatre (Millvale, PA), 01 February 2013 Enslaved – “Riitiir” and “Ruun” Enslaved – “Allfǫðr Oðinn” and “Immigrant Song” (Led Zeppelin cover) Pallbearer – “An Offering of Grief”...
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King Buzzo – This Machine Kills Artists (2014)
King Buzzo – This Machine Kills Artists (Ipecac Recordings, 02 June 2014) The bulk of my formative years were spent in the 1990s, from age eleven (when I was being introduced to Faith No More and...
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The Bloody Seamen – Ahoy, Motherfuckers (2013)
The Bloody Seamen – Ahoy Motherfuckers (self-released, 19 September 2013) Hello there, friends and fans of great music! Here’s something I’d been planning on sharing with you last week, but I didn’t...
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Two Reviews: DRCARLSONALBION and Tumbleweed Dealer (2014)
DRCARLSONALBION – Gold (16 June 2014) Tumbleweed Dealer – Western Horror (23 June 2014) Good afternoon, everyone. Today I’ve got two different albums to introduce to you, which coincidentally have...
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The Bloody Seamen – Ahoy, Motherfuckers (2013)
The Bloody Seamen – Ahoy Motherfuckers (self-released, 19 September 2013) Hello there, friends and fans of great music! Here’s something I’d been planning on sharing with you last week, but I didn’t...
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Ripple Music – The Second Coming of Heavy, Chapter One (2015) and Chapter Two...
The Second Coming of Heavy, Chapter One – Geezer / Borracho (Ripple Music, 26 July 2015) The Second Coming of Heavy, Chapter Two – Supervoid / Red Desert (Ripple Music, 27 February 2016) “Now it’s...
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Cormorant – Earth Diver (2014)
Cormorant – Earth Diver (self-released, 08 April 2014) Well, sleep-walking my way to the bus this morning really felt like a reality check. Tuesday mornings are generally pretty tough anyway, but...
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Barren Heir – Tired Turns, Stone Machine Electric – Sollicitus es Veritatem...
Barren Heir – Tired Turns (self-released, 03 May 2016) Stone Machine Electric – Sollicitus es Veritatem (self-released, 17 May 2016) Hey people! Happy Cuatro de Mayo! I’ve got another pair of...
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Ruby the Hatchet – Ouroboros, Mars Red Sky – Apex III (Praise for the Burning...
Ruby the Hatchet – Ouroboros (RUR Records, 29 April 2016) Mars Red Sky – Apex III (Praise for the Burning Soul) (Listenable Records, 20 May 2016) Good afternoon. Today I’d like to talk to you...
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High Fighter – The Goat Ritual (2014), Scars & Crosses (2016); Zirakzigil –...
High Fighter – The Goat Ritual (self-released, 28 October 2014) High Fighter – Scars & Crosses (Svart Records, 10 June 2016) Zirakzigil – World Builder (Prosthetic Records, 10 June 2016) Hey...
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Brimstone Coven – Self-titled (2014); Castle – Welcome to the Graveyard (2016)
Brimstone Coven – Brimstone Coven (Metal Blade Records, 05 August 2014) Castle – Welcome to the Graveyard (Ván Records, 15 July 2016) Good afternoon, all you fine people visiting the Valley....
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Opeth – Sorceress (2016)
Opeth – Sorceress (Moderbolaget Records / distributed by Nuclear Blast, 30 September 2016) Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Abbey Road. “The White Album.” Widely considered to be hugely...
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River Cult – Halcyon Daze (2018)
River Cult – Halcyon Daze (Magnetic Eye Records / Blackseed Records / Nasoni Records, 09 February 2018) In the grand tradition of classic power trios like Mountain or Cream, infused with the loud...
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Graveyard – Peace (2018)
Graveyard – Peace (Nuclear Blast, 25 May 2018) I can still vividly remember the first time I heard Graveyard: it was “Ain’t Fit to Live Here,” the opening song from their 2011 album Hisingen Blues....
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Kirk Windstein – Dream in Motion (2020)
Kirk Windstein – Dream in Motion (eOne Heavy / Entertainment One, 24 January 2020) Exactly twenty-five years and eleven months ago, on the 24th of March 1994, the sixth episode of the fourth season...
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