Writer Archive: Keith Anderson
Echidna – Dawn of the Sociopath
When you listen to as much music as I do, it all seems to run together after a while. It’s one of the reasons so many music reviewers come across...
Mureau – Rumors and Reputations
You ever go down mental rabbit holes? I mean the kind where you make some sort of association and you’re trying to figure out why the sweaty fat...
A Plea For Purging – The Life and Death of A Plea For Purging
It’s so hard to get my work done in The NewReview corporate offices because of all of the tour groups coming through. I can only handle so many interruptions...
Jane’s Addiction – The Great Escape Artist
I credit Jane’s Addiction for renewing my love of rock in the late 80s. Like a lot of hair metal wanksters around ’88 and ’89, rock music...
Five Finger Death Punch – American Capitalist
Let’s talk about commercial metal; you know, radio-friendly and earwormy and appeals to more people than three metal snobs who only listen to Norwegian...
9 Left Dead – The Wrong Things
There is this rivalry thing going on between Texas and Oklahoma. I usually don’t pay attention to stuff like that except the last time I was visiting...
Ape Machine – War To Head
Hey kids. I’ve been thinking a lot about you lately because I feel bad most of you have never had the experience of inheriting a collection of vinyl...
Svartsot – Maledictus Eris
In 9th century Britain, you might have been out sorting hay as part of an anarcho-syndicalist commune, somewhat independent but hyper-sensitive to repression....
Corroded – Exit to Transfer
Hello, Sweden. I just wanted to drop you a note and thank you for all the music you send our way. I especially want to thank you for Movits!, who are the...
Black Tide – Post Mortem
Let’s revisit the age-old argument of nature versus nurture. With all of our advances in The NewReview labs, we still cannot determine if bands are...
Hackneyed – Carnival Cadavre
Death metal scratches that itch I can’t reach without using a scythe, which is sometimes overkill, literally. And dude, lately I’ve had this...
Kittie – I’ve Failed You
I’ve been following the band Kittie for a few years now. No, no, no, not in that creepy stalker way. Besides, I have two daughters and a wife. I...
Soulmotor – Wrong Place At the Right Time
I was driving back from Mexico City with a trunk full of coke. The trick is to know the back roads between Mexico 57 and the border to make it to I-35...
Pop Evil – War of Angels
One of the things I like about writing for The NewReview is that we are not afraid to objectively review popular rock. “Radio friendly” is...
IKILLYA – Recon
My latest addiction has been IKILLYA’s debut, Recon. Just when I thought nobody was doing anything new, this gem of brutality found it’s way...
Earth Crisis – Neutralize the Threat
If I have to explain to you the irony of me sitting here eating a pulled pork barbecue sandwich while writing a review about Earth Crisis, then you might...
In Flames – Sounds of a Playground Fading
Since the early 1990s, In Flames have taken metal and hammered it into whatever pleased them at the time. True trend-setters and genre inventors, with...
Ageless Oblivion – Temples of Transcendent Evolution
Death metal is one of those genres we all appreciate because deep inside, whether or not we want to admit it, we hate each other and would like to see...