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Drowning Pool Delivers Not-So-Silent Night Amityville, NY 12-15-16 w/ Gemini Syndrome, 9Electric, & Red Tide Rising

Nicole RosenthalNicole RosenthalDecember 29, 2016

Although they may be celebrating their twentieth year in existence as a band, Drowning Pool is far from finished with performing hard and heavy material. That said, back in early November 2016, the multi-platinum, award-winning Drowning Pool promised a not-so silent night, which certainly lived ... Read More

The Agonist – Five (Album Review)

ALfie Vera MellaALfie Vera MellaDecember 29, 2016

Formed in 2004, in Quebec, Canada, The Agonist is what may be regarded as an extreme hybrid of Evanescence and Death. Currently comprised of Danny Marino (guitars), Chris Kells (bass, backing vocals), Simon McKay (drums, percussion), Pascal Jobin (guitars), and Vicky Psarakis (lead vocals), they ... Read More

Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives – A Fan-favorite 30 Years Later

Jason RhodeJason RhodeDecember 28, 2016

Debuting in 1980, Sean S. Cunningham’s Friday the 13th was the blueprint for a decade-long franchise of Slasher films. Slowly bringing the character of Jason Voorhees to life, 1981’s Friday the 13th Part 2, 1982’s Friday the 13th Part III, 1984’s Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, and 1985’s Friday the ... Read More

George Michael – The Pop Icon Of A Lifetime

CrypticRockCrypticRockDecember 28, 2016

Call it what one will, some are destine to be stars. Born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou on June 25th of 1963 to Kyriacos Panayiotou, a Greek Cypriot immigrant relocated to England, and Lesley Angold, George Michael caught the music bug at a very young age. Much like other ... Read More

Short Circuit – Number 5 Alive 30 Years Later

Jack WoolvertonJack WoolvertonDecember 28, 2016

When one thinks of a robot they more than likely think, cold, calculated, and emotionless. Then, at the dawn of a technological boom in the late ’80s, John Badham’s film Short Circuit dramatically altered that perception. Released on May 9th of 1986, the spunky robot designated Number ... Read More

The Dillinger Escape Plan – Dissociation (Album Review)

Megan LockardMegan LockardDecember 28, 2016

Nobody inspires a stronger love/hate reaction from listeners quite like New Jersey’s The Dillinger Escape Plan. Regarded by many fans as Mathcore gold, other listeners find the unusual pace combined with the band’s talent for mixing styles together, as little more than disoriented noise. The Dillinger ... Read More

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Drowning Pool Delivers Not-So-Silent Night Amityville, NY 12-15-16 w/ Gemini Syndrome, 9Electric, & Red Tide Rising

The Agonist – Five (Album Review)

Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives – A Fan-favorite 30 Years Later

George Michael – The Pop Icon Of A Lifetime

Short Circuit – Number 5 Alive 30 Years Later

The Dillinger Escape Plan – Dissociation (Album Review)

Drowning Pool Delivers Not-So-Silent Night Amityville, NY 12-15-16 w/ Gemini Syndrome, 9Electric, & Red Tide Rising

The Agonist – Five (Album Review)

Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives – A Fan-favorite 30 Years Later

George Michael – The Pop Icon Of A Lifetime

Short Circuit – Number 5 Alive 30 Years Later

The Dillinger Escape Plan – Dissociation (Album Review)

Spock’s Beard – Noise Floor (Album Review)

Fags in the Fast Lane (Movie Review)

Candlemass – House of Doom (EP Review)