★★☆☆ This is an interesting conundrum. On the one hand, this album is rockin’ a very alternate-universe-Slayer vibe. On the other hand, it’s kinda forgettable. Worth a second listen, but there’s something very humdrum about it all. See the rest here
★★☆☆ A djenty symphonic blend of Fear Factory, the Inception soundtrack, and the gothic sensibilities of the movie “Prometheus” (without all the shitty lack of logic). It drags at times from its own meandering aimlessness, but it’s got a smattering of good and heavy ideas. See the rest here
★☆☆☆ This sounds exactly like the kind of music I always wanted to make: jazzy djent for video games. Also, this music should not really be made by anyone. See the rest here
So I’m getting ready to start the year of First Listens, and in doing my research I come across two new Buckethead albums in January alone. I dig a little deeper, and come across this:
You Can’t Triple Stamp a Double Stamp is the seventy-fourth studio album by guitarist Buckethead, and the forty-fourth installment of the Buckethead Pikes Series.
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
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