Katie Brutal
Best Metal Records of 2009… just according to me.
So it’s pretty sweet when you can listen to shitloads of new metal and then decide what’s great and what’s not so great… and then tell everybody. I love this gig. You don’t have to agree with me on this. Or really on anything ever. But feel free to comment below if you’d like. And [...]
He Is Never Coming Back – Gaza
Can I say I was tickled pink when I heard Gaza was coming out with a new album? I get all kinds of worked up over brutal, sludgy doom metal and I can’t think of a band that does it better right now than Gaza. Perhaps you guys remember me playing “Slutmaker” off of 2006’s [...]
Dying Fetus – Descend Into Depravity
I’m overworked and overplayed but the new Dying Fetus is not. Stamp of approval, although it’s not as brutal as I was thinking it would be and I find myself getting a little bored and slightly annoyed at some of the guitar work… I guess I’m still not much of a guitar solo kind of [...]
Down at the House of Blues, Mandalay Bay – Las Vegas
I will never quite understand why I do the things I do… perhaps I have a need to make things difficult…or just like things to be extra special. I decided I needed to break up the monotony of life in Northern Virginia (which everyone needs to do from time to time, regardless of where they [...]
Behemoth’s Evangelion makes Satan look hot
An amalgamation of orchestral warm-up and the gateway to hell opening, the death riders known as Behemoth crawl out of the depths… “Hear the word of the lord!” he cries… the Dark Lord. God I love Behemoth. Their ninth studio release Evangelion will be released upon the world August 11th and as I sit with [...]
“We’re gonna have a good time and no stupid baby is gonna stop us.”
Attended the Summer Slob Tour last night. Granted, I have been doing shit non-stop for a week and a half, including driving to Ohio and back, so I’m beyond tired and probably should have gotten in a nap or skipped the show altogether… But I love the Acacia Strain. I had to go. Good to [...]
Goatwhore + Abigail Williams = Happy Katie
I knew it was going to be a good night when it only took me the regular 40 minutes to get to Baltimore (see my summer slaughter review for an alternate experience.) Ben Falgoust from Goatwhore was standing outside Sonar chatting with fans when I pulled up, he was looking tan and happy after having [...]