Writer Archive: Lee Rochester
Biohazard – Reborn In Defiance
I’m not gonna lie, growing up throughout the 70′s, 80′s and 90′s was a total blast. The music from those decades was undoubtedly...
The Kandidate – Facing The Imminent Prospect Of Death
Two years ago I (and the world) was introduced to Denmark’s The Kandidate. Their debut, Until We Are Outnumbered, was solid and packed a serious...
What Makes Us Different (Help Us Help Find Haley)
Here at TNR we do things a little bit different. Some may say that we do things a whole lot different. Yeah, we post news and reviews like all the other...
Hellish Outcast – Your God Will Bleed
There are so many great things about working here at TNR. Putting the Aston Martins, Learjets and numerous penthouses all around the globe aside, my favorite...
Korn – The Path Of Totality
Back in mid-to-late 1994, I was fortunate enough to find myself in downtown Atlanta at the historic venue called The Masquerade. I was there with some...
Marionette – Nerve
I was looking through numerous local ads the other day when I came across one for a handyman that considered himself a “jack of all trades”....
Pray For Keith
Most of you know Keith as our whimsical, light-hearted funny guy who loves to add his more-than-interesting insight (and snark) on metal in his reviews....
A Cry Farewell – The War Goes On
The word that I’m about to say may frighten you. Some might want to turn the computer off immediately, sprint to the shower and try to exfoliate...
The Dreaming – Puppet
Isn’t it amazing how one guy can define a band’s sound? No matter how many members there are or what the style even is, the key to it all lies...
Screaming Eyes – Greed
From the late 90′s through the early-to-mid 2000′s, the “flavor of choice” was the now much maligned nu-metal. The once-revered...
Threat Signal – Threat Signal
As I’ve stated in a few of my previous reviews, everyone tends to look at the sophomore release as the “make it or break it” album. While...
Machine Head – Unto the Locust
In 1994, not long after I graduated from high school, I remember working the night shift at a local grocery store (And yes, it was just as glamorous as...
Allele – Next To Parallel
Florida has always been a hot bed for musical talent. Everybody knows about their hellaciously decimating death metal acts (Obituary, Six Feet Under, Deicide,...
Anthrax – Worship Music
Remember when Napoleon Dynamite‘s Uncle Rico wished he had a time machine so he could go back in time? Well, with all these new genres and styles...
Heart-Set Self Destruct – Of Nightmares
Every aspiring band has a dream to create music that they love, are proud of, and feel is fresh, new and innovative. None set out with the mentality of...
Chimaira – The Age Of Hell
Oh, Cleveland, Ohio, what do we really know about you? Well for starters, you have the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. So that’s pretty cool. Several...
Laconic – For The Life Of One
When a band releases a debut album, there isn’t (and shouldn’t be) any pressure. It’s just a bunch of guys (and/or girls) who love music,...
Trials – Witness To The Downfall
Isn’t it really cool how music and movies correlate with one another? Besides the obvious difference of one being audio and the other being visual,...