Posts Tagged ‘Tool’

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Feersum Ennjin – Feersum Ennjin

There are a couple things I should get out of the way at the onset of this review; the first being Feersum Ennjin’s Paul D’Amour, and his legacy with...
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Without Waves – Scab Platter

I love the line that skirts between jazz and metal. It’s almost as if the musical spectrum is a circle rather than a line. Speed up some Dizzy Gillespie...
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MonstrO – MonstrO

Atlanta’s MonstrO brings together a group with a bit of a potted history of previous bands. On the face of it you’ve got a pretty exciting...
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Kaura – That Which Defines Us

It’s hard for a band or musician to make the listener become lost in their music. Some notable bands have been able to do just that, such as Tool and...
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The Haunted – Unseen

This is not The Haunted you are looking for. If you fondly remember The Haunted that produced The Haunted Made Me Do It and One Kill Wonder you should...
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Gideon – Costs

Music wasn’t always a part of my life. I grew up in a very non-musical home. If my parents even bothered to listen to music it was either the local...
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Clandestine – The Invalid

Female fronted rock/metal bands are something that really could go either way for me. Usually, they go the way of the trash can just because I find it...
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The Unravelling – 13 Arcane Hymns

You know, as a reviewer there comes a time where you have to become a martyr. A living sacrifice the likes of a Secret Service agent diving in front of...
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Proghma-C – Bar-Do Travel

Tool fans, prepare to feel right at home. Proghma-C’s Bar-Do Travel is bar none the most Tool-like release I’ve heard in a long time. That’s not...
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My Thoughts From The Tour With The Not-So-Cool Name

In case you’re wondering, I’m referring to the Cool Tour. Given the other tours happening this summer, Thrash and Burn, Over the Limit, Scream...
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Since October – Life, Scars, Apologies

Do you ever sit back and think about a time when you strapped on your tightest leather chaps, laced up that rawhide vest and added an extra layer of “guyliner”...
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Wide Eye Panic – Modus Operandi

Olympia, Washington’s Wide Eye Panic have released their latest album by the name of Modus Operandi. The term “modus operandi” means...
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Seven – Cymatics

From Bloomington, Illinois come Seven with their new album, Cymatics. After their 2007 debut Echoes Of Old Voices And The Rise Of New Machines, I was excited...
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Hydrovibe – Nothing Left To Lose

California-based rockers Hydrovibe has been very busy the past three years. From a spot on a Metal Edge Magazine sponsored tour and a featured song on...