My jaw dropped. Yesterday, I heard the darkest, deepest, most hit-you-in-the-pit of-your-stomach songs I had heard in so long. The music came to me in the form of a band called Systematic. To say that this is just a group of four northern California musicians is like saying that “The Exorcist” was just a movie. …
There is just something about bands from the Southern states. They seem to have a certain sense of angst and swampland mysteriousness that other bands are not blessed with. Full Devil Jacket (Island/ Def Jam) are exactly the type of band I’m speaking of. Every track from the five-song EP, “A Wax Box to Put …
I’ve always been a huge fan of Ministry; ever since the days when I had Madonna hair and would wear a veil to those ridiculous eighties dance clubs only to spin around in an endless trance to songs like “Every Day is Halloween”. Oh my God, what am I saying? (Excuse me a moment while …
Release date: November 16, 1999 For someone that proclaims, “All I want in life is to be happy”, Jonathan Davis (singer/songwriter/bagpipe extraordinaire) of Korn remains one of the most disturbed and complex artists the “hardcore/rap metal/heavy music” scene has ever encountered. This very thing is what draws so many Korn fans to their music. The …
The Coconut Teaszer, being one of Hollywood’s oldest and most reliable venues for a guaranteed good time, was lit up and filled with a substantial crowd for the bands that were gracing the stage on Friday night. The line up was comprised of a long list of bands that played from several areas of the …
10.24.99 Douglas Gledhill – vocals/guitar Kevin Fessler – drums Nate Perry – new bassist (Jon Holiday – former bassist) I’ve personally been promoting Fractional Importance for quite some time now. After Jon left the band to go to school, I invited them over for beers and conversation and some insight into what the next plan …
Johnny Kelly and Kenny Hickey, Type O Negative Los Angeles, CA – 10.15.99 It was a really beautiful, October afternoon in North Hollywood where I met the band at their hotel and had theprivilege of spending one of the coolest days and nights I have ever had with all of the members of Type O …
“SCARY MONSTERS” With the onslaught of so many “new metal” and “hardcore” bands melting together, Coal Chamber, as a band, are indeed one of the few “defined” talents of today. The self-labeled, “spookycore” foursome have truly come into their own with “Chamber Music.” (Roadrunner Records) With yet another image mutation, it looks as if Coal …
“This band sounds familiar to me… where have I heard this before?” This is most likely what you would be asking yourself if you were at a club or at concert, prior to the show, and the sound guy was playing Substance D (Noise Records). They’ve got that mosh-mix of Ministry and Machine Head with …
After spending a day getting to know the members of TYPE O NEGATIVE, I am forewarning the readers that I am about to write a completely biased review of their October 15th performance in Hollywood, CA., as I firmly believe that they can do no wrong. And here it is… First of all, much to …