Writer Archive: Jen Rochester
Wayne Static – Pighammer
On November 4, 1965, a child was born that would later grow up to push boundaries in music. Wayne Static, born Wayne Richard Wells, set out to challenge...
La Dispute – Wildlife
I have a lot of complaints about the current state of the music industry, largely due to the hollow, vacuous nature of almost everything that’s presented...
Oh, Sleeper – Children Of Fire
There are some albums that should never been taken at mere face value, like Touche Amore’s Parting the Sea Between Brightness and Me, Defeater’s...
Spotify Launches In The United States; Win An Invite Here
I’m a geek, and I’m not ashamed to admit it. So when Spotify announced they would be launching in the United States, I eagerly signed up for...
Jasta – Jasta
Jamey Jasta—a name that very few metalheads and hardcore kids aren’t familiar with. Jasta is the frontman of Hatebreed, one of metalcore’s...
Possible New Vocalist For OH, SLEEPER?
Okay, maybe not. As far as we know Micah Kinard isn’t going anywhere. But this guy’s version of OH, SLEEPER‘s “Vices Like Vipers”...
Otep – Atavist
Music that evokes nostalgia is a double-edged sword. Otep’s Jihad and Sevas Tra were constants on my angsty chick playlist back during a time when...
Hope For The Dying – Dissimulation
I’ve been known to like some one dimensional music in my time. I’m not ashamed of it. After all, one of my favorite types of music is melodic...
Eye Empire – Moment Of Impact
Gateway bands often don’t get the credit they deserve. For many of us, there comes a point in our young lives where mainstream Top 40-type music...
Onward To Olympas – The War Within Us
To say that Onward To Olympas’ sophomore album, The War Within Us, is one of my most anticipated releases of 2011 would be putting it lightly. This...
No Bragging Rights – Illuminator
The writers here at TNR are occasionally accused of being “-core lovers”. While some of us scowl at such a statement, a few of us aren’t...
The Best and Worst Album Artwork of 2010
Just for fun, I put together a list of the best and worst album artwork (at least, in my opinion) from this year. I didn’t bother writing any explanations...
How To Look Like A Hot Metal Chick (In Case You Were Wondering)
So the video below shows you how to look like a “hot metal chick”…in case anyone was wondering. I have nothing clever to say about this...
A (Hilarious) Lesson In Making YouTube Deathcore Covers
Deathcore is arguably the new hair metal, meaning that it’s cool to hate it. But we don’t subscribe to those “it’s trendy so we...
What You Can Learn From BRET MICHAELS’ New Video
Former frontman of POISON turned reality television hack BRET MICHAELS released his new “video” today, which is his cover of SUBLIME’s...
While She Sleeps – The North Stands For Nothing
For bands, first impressions can be damning. My first impression of Sheffield, England’s While She Sleeps was from this promo pic in a press release....
The Downfall of Society: Part One
So earlier this week we had a slow news day and decided to post the new BROKENCYDE video for “Teach Me How To Scream” – not because we...
Underoath – Ø (Disambiguation)
Confession time. I have never been an Underoath fan. The mere thought of their music always evoked my gag reflex. I formed my opinion of the band based...