Mötley Crüe is hanging it up after three hard-rocking decades. They’re going to play a farewell tour first, though — 70 shows, with tickets going on sale Friday, starting at $15. Alice Cooper has been slated as the group’s opening act. And when they say final, they mean it: The band even signed a legal contract stating that they’re breaking up, and the last tour is exactly that, the group said during a press conference Tuesday in Hollywood. See the rest here
I just realized that the current lineup of Yes looks like half the cast of The Lord Of The Rings.
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What could make John Petrucci more awesome? Talking about how buff he is, sorta. See the rest here
★★☆☆ There’s a lot to commend this album: it’s djenty but with more fury than technicality (which is a good thing), and it’s high energy and eminently listenable. At the same time… there’s a vague whiff of Korn or crabcore about the whole thing that’s hard to shake. I think I’d feel better about it if I wasn’t so allergic to popped collars, bro. See the rest here
★★☆☆ To call this simple sludge would be to miss the deconstructivism at work here. Throughout this challenging album, you can hear hints of Catch 33, Suffocation, and other modern metal landmarks… all shat through a meat grinder repeatedly. Definitely something to listen to at least once… although calling this “metal” requires a degree in ethnometallurgy or something. See the rest here
★★☆☆ A nicely full-bodied hardcore album that has tasty bits throughout, but doesn’t really coalesce into a strong, cohesive whole. Worth a listen, but it doesn’t have a lot of staying power. See the rest here
★☆☆☆ Believe it or not, this isn’t the worst thing I’ve heard all year. It’s cheesy as hell, as you’d expect from Saliva, but it’s so adorably self-earnest that you can’t help but buy into the hipshake a little. Well done, little Saliva. You’re better than Device. See the rest here
★★☆☆ Oh sure, it’s heavy and interesting and whatnot… but it’s so slippery. Definitely from the kitchen-sink school of polyglot metal. You like djent? Death metal? Melody? Check check check. An interesting ride, but I defy you to describe a specific moment from it when it’s all done. See the rest here
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