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Kyuss
Stoner / Rock / Metal
Palm Desert, CA, USA

For Fans Of: Melvins, Tool, Queens Of The Stone Age
What is there to even say about Kyuss and the impact that they have made on not only the stoner rock scene, but the punk rock scene in general. I’ve been revisiting ‘Welcome To Sky Valley’ over [...]

Violent Ruler
Thrash / Metal / Hardcore
Reno, NV, USA

For Fans Of: Pantera, Black Breath
Lately I can’t get enough of this band! I think it’s about time for Violent Ruler to get some real recognition. I know that a lot of people (myself included) sometimes get turned off by bands such as Necrophagist and Viraemia [...]

With All Sincerity
Punk/Metal/Hardcore
San Antonio, TX USA

For Fans Of: Converge, Heartscarved, As I Lay Dying
Before Job For a Cowboy influenced 12 year olds to start playing mosh metalcore and after the 1990s era of Unbroken, Chokehold, Disembodied type hardcore there were bands like With All Sincerity. I was a young teenager who was [...]

Converge
Hardcore/Punk/Metal
Boston, MA USA

For Fans Of: Rorschach, Botch, Hope Conspiracy
I picked this up last week from Eastside records and I must say this may be my favorite Converge record since Jane Doe!
It’s also worth mentioning that these guys are on tour right now with Mastodon and High On Fire so if you have the [...]

Neurosis
Rock/Experimental/Metal
Oakland, CA USA

For Fans Of: Melvins, Black Sabbath, Isis
This is definitely my favorite Neurosis album, followed closely by Times Of Grace and Souls At Zero. I was able to pick this up on yellow/green splatter wax a few months back, which has been an awesome addition to the collection!
Stream a couple tunes [...]

Melvins
Grunge/Metal/Rock
Aberdeen, WA USA

For Fans Of: Nirvana, White Zombie, Mudhoney
I’ve always known about the Melvins, ever since back when I first listened to Nirvana, but up until about a year ago I never really gave them much of a chance. I had only heard a song or two back then. I guess I just [...]

High On Fire
Doom/Metal/Sludge
Oakland, CA USA

For Fans Of: Black Sabbath, Sleep, Electric Wizard
I’ve been listening to this album a lot lately. I haven’t heard all of High On Fire’s work, but so far Surrounded By Thieves is my favorite record released by them.
In case you aren’t familiar with High On Fire, where the hell [...]

Guns N’ Roses
Hard Rock/Metal
Los Angeles, CA USA

At first listen it seems like a bad dream. Not the kind of bad dream that Sabbath or Sleep evokes. But more of a Raffi or Barney/Baby Bop dancing around handing
children strangely coloured lollypops.
Something so silly is hard to take seriously but we can try. This is [...]

Sleep
Sludge/Doom Metal
San Jose, CA USA

For Fans Of: Black Sabbath, High On Fire, Om
Picked up this record about a month ago, and have been pleasantly surprised. I say that because I had initially heard Sleep’s Dopesmoker album and wasn’t too thrilled, so it was a let down especially with all the hype surrounding this band after [...]

Dystopia
Hardcore/Crust/Metal
Oakland/Long Beach, CA USA

For Fans Of: Grief, Trash Talk, Assuck
At this point in time, if I had to pick one album, that I feel captures the despair and hopelessness that has been a result of the last 10-20 years… 100 years, it would be Dystopia The Aftermath.
Stream a couple songs and download [...]