The Catastrophists EP (Comandante LLC). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

John 5 and the Creatures give a class in Guitar God 101 at the Social.

Two Parts Viper (Cooking Vinyl ). Review by Jen Cray.

Born On Fire. Review by Carl F Gauze.

Dead Sara (Pocket Kid / Fontana Universal). Review by Jen Cray.

World Wide Rebel Songs (New West). Review by James Mann.

I’m Back! Family & Friends (Cleopatra Records). Review by James Mann.

Jake Brown takes advantage of the 25th anniversary of Def Jam Records to present music fans with his appreciation of its co-founder, Rick Rubin.

Dan Donegan gives Ink 19’s Elianne Halbersberg the lowdown on Indestructible, Disturbed’s third consecutive No. 1 album, following in Metallica’s footsteps, and getting laid at concerts.

Jen Cray hoofs it to Orlando’s HOB, where she gets an amped-up dose of Ted Leo and the Pharmacists and sticks around for a satisfying Against Me! set.

Chris Cornell has taken his past out on the road, playing songs from Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog, Audioslave and his own catalog of solo work. Jen Cray stopped by the Orlando date to sample the goods.

Sudden Departure Vultures (Uprising). Review by Jen Cray.

When the worlds of metal, punk, indie and rock collide, a boldly-billed package tour is born. Cursive and These Arms Are Snakes joined co-headliners Mastodon and Against Me! on one of the most diversified travelling circuses Jen Cray is bound to see this year.

Beyond The Noise (Eulogy). Review by Jen Cray.

Out of Exile (Epic). Review by Andrew Ellis.

After postponing the original show date to make history in Cuba, Audioslave finally arrive in Orlando to play an intimate venue in the midst of their arena tour. Jen Cray decides the wait was worth it.

Thomas Schulte give us his 2004 Best Of, a new section of CD/DVD combos and a wrap-up of straggler 2004 new releases!

Siren Song of the Counter-Culture (Geffen). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

War is Hell (Eulogy). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

Got the Thirst (Golf/Plastic Head). Review by Stein Haukland.