GRUESOME GREG’S TOP 10 CONCERTS OF 2011
New Year’s Eve, it’s that time of year again where I bust out my old ticket stubs and figure out what the best shows I saw over the last 12 months were. This year’s list includes entries from four...
View ArticleSouthern Lord to complete the Jerusalem/Dopesmoker trilogy…
As metal PR company Earsplit announced last nite, Southern Lord will be remastering and reissuing Sleep’s Dopesmoker, the seminal single-song, hour-long doom record that stands as an impressive aural...
View ArticleTOP 10 DOOM DUOS: 2. OM
The two-piece band is has become more of a popular formation recently; not just in lamestream garage rock, but when it comes to the slow ‘n heavy shit as well. Certainly, one of the frontrunners of...
View ArticleTOP FIVE BAY AREA SLUDGE BANDS: 1. Sleep
When metalheads think of the Bay Area, thrash is the first thing that comes to mind. San Fran and Oakland have certainly produced their share of bands who play fast–but there’s also been at least a...
View ArticleI frame my posters, cuz I’m such a classy guy…
Because my new pad is much nicer than my old apartment, I decided I’d rather not stick a buncha push-pins in the walls, even though I recently came across a buncha push-pins that I didn’t know I had....
View Article8 REASONS TO LIKE MATT PIKE: 6. He used to have some pretty sweet dreads, too…
It’s November, which means High on Fire is coming to town. These guys tour like clockwork, often hitting Toronto in late fall when the CFL playoffs are in full swing. Not that I’m complaining,...
View Article8 REASONS TO LIKE MATT PIKE: 3. That riff from “Dragonaut”
It’s November, which means High on Fire is coming to town. These guys tour like clockwork, often hitting Toronto in late fall when the CFL playoffs are in full swing. Not that I’m complaining,...
View Article8 REASONS TO LIKE MATT PIKE: 2. Uh, that wasn’t a skull bong…
It’s November, which means High on Fire is coming to town. These guys tour like clockwork, often hitting Toronto in late fall when the CFL playoffs are in full swing. Not that I’m complaining,...
View Article8 REASONS TO LIKE MATT PIKE: 1. Dopesmoker
It’s November, which means High on Fire is coming to town. These guys tour like clockwork, often hitting Toronto in late fall when the CFL playoffs are in full swing. Not that I’m complaining,...
View ArticleSo, I finally listened to the new Sleep single…
It took me a few days of reading mostly non-plussed comments on Facebook before I finally got around to hearing “The Clarity,” the much-ballyhooed, “I can’t believe it’s not a reunion!” single from...
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