With the exception of a few songs here and there, I am not too familiar with Peter Gabriel’s work both in Genesis and his solo career. The following is a song-by-song review of his new album Scratch My Back which is a collection of covers beautifully set to strings, horns and the occasional piano.
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Backwards it begins, and backwards we end. As though blind, we walk with our hands out, feeling our way through the mess of cacophonous noise and following notes that dart and dive and make every effort to remain unseen. Notes that are not restricted by meter and seem to travel free [...]

PILOTS 2008 demo, that we recording with my former prof. Dr. J, is online for your consumption for the price of bandwidth only. It can be found at the same website where the 2007 demo resides. http://stlpilots.bandcamp.com
Like the previous two EPs, the 08 Demo is free to stream and download. I can’t [...]

After graduating from Greenville in 2006, my band (which was then referred to) When Sorrow Fails when on tour. After tour we buckled down, wrote some songs we were proud of and recorded with me using Greenville’s studios (thanks to my favorite prof., Mike Johnson!) Before we took the weekend to track the [...]

I forget to mention this in the previous post about album #6. Zao’s most lasting influence on my guitar playing from their album (Self-Titled) was my choice of fiddle. Scott Mellinger’s axe of choice was an ESP LTD Viper, so naturally I too played an ESP LTD Viper. He played a black [...]

Now, the next album in our series is one that held a huge place in my development as a person and musician. It marks a turning point in my life. Through P.O.D.’s Warriors EP from album number 2, I discovered Tooth and Nail Records. This discovery turned me on to Tooth and [...]

High On Fire’s “Blessed Black Wings” 4/5 Crazy Train Sabbath w/ manic vocals that fully embrace the melodic Dies Irae #howfire: 7 #nwms
High On Fire’s “Blessed Black Wings” 4/5 Crazy Train + H&H Sabbath w manic vocals that fully embrace the melodic Dies Irae #howfire: 7 #nwms
Neurosis’ “Times of Grace” 4.5/5 Loneliest sea battle of [...]

Jucifer’s “L’Autrichienne” 4/5 The soundtrack to Terminator starring Clint Eastwood directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky. In a word: Trippy #nwms
Daath’s “The Concealers” 3.5/5 Entombed/Repulsion-esque death metal, slick production, endlessly heavy #howfire: 7 #nwms
The Flaming Lips’ “Embryonic” 3.5/5 More noir, noisy & paranoid than Kirby’s Dreamland, suffers from being too long (18 tracks!) #nwms
Propagandhi’s “Supporting Caste” 4/5 [...]

Behemoth’s “Evangelion” 4.5/5 Musical Lord of the Rings epic with Sauron winning. Heaviest blackened death metal cd til judgement day #nwms
im going to also start ascribing a #howfire level to these #nwms records on a scale of Jane Doe (10) to #crabcore (-10) #nwms
Behemoth’s #howfire score is a 6 #nwms
Hatebreed’s “Perseverence” 2.5/5 Middle of the [...]

today i will be listening to new to me music & tweeting quick reviews with the hashtag #nwms (for new music) hope you enjoy
about 17 hours ago from mobile web
first up: Unsane’s 2007 “Visqueen” #nwms
about 17 hours ago from Twitterrific
Unsane “Visqueen” 3/5 Loud, noisy NYC stoner post-hardcore/grunge with a chip on its shoulder. Heavy, groovy, [...]