Author: Emily Bellino

Heavy Metal Rock 

The Melvins and Napalm Death ‘March’ Forward

April 27, 2026May 1, 2026 Emily Bellino 0 Comments 2026, Barney Greenway, Buzz Osborne, Dale Crover, Ipecac Recordings, John Cooke, King Buzzo, Napalm Death, Savage Imperial Death March, Shane Embury, The Melvins, Toshi Kasai

King Buzzo discusses their heavy collaboration

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Heavy Metal 

Final Gasp: ‘New Day’ Rising

March 17, 2026March 17, 2026 Emily Bellino 0 Comments 2026, Boston, Final Gasp, Jake Murphy, Kevin Ordway, New Day Symptoms, Peter Micanovic, Relapse Records

How the Boston band crafted one of the year’s best metal LPs so far

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Heavy Metal 

The Stadium Death Metal of Gatecreeper

May 17, 2024May 17, 2024 Emily Bellino 0 Comments 2024, Arizona, Carcass, Chase Mason, Dark Superstition, Death Metal, Entombed, Gatecreeper, Heavy Metal, Nuclear Blast Records

Frontman Chase Mason talks about the Arizona band’s melodic new LP Dark Superstition

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Psychedelics Rock 

The (Tarantula) Heart Of The Melvins

April 30, 2024April 30, 2024 Emily Bellino 0 Comments 2024, Buzz Osborne, Dale Crover, Gary Chester, Ipecac Recordings, King Buzzo, Roy Mayorga, Steven McDonald, The Melvins

King Buzzo talks about the band’s exploratory new album and the notion of retirement

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Folk Punk Rock 

Laura Jane Grace Lets Her Love Light Shine

February 16, 2024February 16, 2024 Emily Bellino 0 Comments 2024, Against Me!, Dysphoria Hoodie, Eddie Cochran, Hole In My Head, Jonathan Richman, Korn, Laura Jane Grace, Polyvinyl Records

With an excellent new solo album, the Against Me! frontwoman reflects on matters of the heart

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock 

Dimebag Darrell’s Studio Swan Song

February 12, 2024February 12, 2024 Emily Bellino 0 Comments 2004, 20th Anniversary, Bob "Bobzilla" Kakaha, Corey Taylor, Damageplan, Dimebag Darrell, New Found Power, Pantera, Patrick Lachman, Rex Brown, Slipknot, Vinnie Paul

A look back at Damageplan’s sole effort New Found Power

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ALBUMS: The Crown Jewel

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 Emily Bellino 0 Comments El-P, Eric Garner, George Floyd, Josh Homme, Killer Mike, Mavis Staples, Pharrell Williams, Rage Against the Machine, RTJ4, Run The Jewels, Zack de la Rocha

On the essential RTJ4, El-P and Killer Mike take no prisoners

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