Shark Attack is one of those gems everybody knows about, but for some reason only gets the recognition it deserves among die-hard metal maniacs. The record’s roots lie equally in thrash, hardcore, grind and crossover,…
This record was due to come out much earlier but due to rescheduled tours and you know… that thing. This was getting delayed until the band no doubt said fuck it, these songs need to…
X-Men history will be revisited and revealed when X-MEN LEGENDS #1 debuts next month. This first-of-its-kind series will feature the return of the franchise’s most influential creators—including Louise Simonson, Chris Claremont, and more— in all-new,…
The fish out of water and stranger in a strange land scenarios are established genre tropes that were brought into being by Wells, Burroughs and Verne, found their footing within mainstream consciousness thanks to Flash…
Noir does exactly what its cover says it will. It collects a series of short stories of crime and criminals, all of which are delivered in stark, unforgiving monochrome. A visual feast of black and…
Some guys have all the luck. They get the world handed to them on a plate. Fancy cars, wealth, fame and a never ending supply of whatever particular happiness it is they crave. And some…
Punk rock networking is a funny thing. It’s interesting to see how labels operate, and in case of Little Rocket – seeing just how far and wide they go to sniff out talent to share…
Kassel, Germany meets California on this pairing of hardcore heavyweights. Each band offers two full-on bruisers packed onto the grooves of this EP. Starting with German old schoolers Ryker’s, their songs bounce along with the…
Santa always leaves it until the last moment to save the day, doesn’t he? And this time he employed the services of Mark Voger and TwoMorrows to help him save Christmas Past, Present and Future….
Hardcore and Star Wars have always enjoyed a special relationship. I don’t know if it’s the Straight Edge Vegan crowd identifying with the simplistic lifestyle of Obi Wan Kenobi or could it be that the…
Never make it personal. It’s not about you; it’s about painting a concise and structured picture of whatever it is that you’re reviewing. That’s the first thing that they teach you when you hit the…
It seems that watching fourteen series of Ancient Aliens wasn’t a big old waste of time after all, as Justin Giampaoli found inspiration in the same pulp science fiction sources and pseudo historical “facts” for Starship Down as Giorgio…
