News Feed for Monday, June 5
In the news today: The Handsome Family, The Sawtooth Grin, Thin, Sunflo'er, Skrillex, Primavera Sound, Steve Vai, GWAR
Tag: Steve Vai
Laion Roberto
A Taste for Mojo. Review by Stacey Zering.
Generation Axe
Generation Axe brought their spectacular shredder show to Orlando in December, and Michelle Wilson was right there among the fans to get her face melted off.
2Cellos
In2ition (Sony Music Entertainment / Master Works). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Incubus
If Not Now, When? (Epic Records). Review by Eli Didier.
An Interview with Metalocalypse Director Jon Schnepp
Jon Schnepp talks with Ink 19’s Gail Worley about beating the censors, loving the metal, and Metalocalypse – a very metal dream come true – and Antonio Cannobio contributes exclusive Dethklok art (exclusive!). Bang your heads.
Blacklist
Too young to be fully cognizant of the more embarrassing excesses of Gothic music over the past twenty years, the young Turks of NYC’s own Blacklist are, perhaps unwittingly, the best hope of redeeming Goth-metal. Fresh from a European tour complete with horned hotel antics, Blacklist frontman and provocateur Josh Strawn told Ink 19 all about how he learned to stop worrying and love Motorhead and Scott Walker equally.
Tomo Fujita
Right Place, Right Time. Review by Robert M. Sutton.
Psyopus
Our Puzzling Encounters Considered (Metal Blade Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Great Kat
Wagner’s War (Blood and Guts Music). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Andrew Roudny
Zero Words or Less (self-released). Review by Kyrby Raine.
Vernon Reid & Masque
Living Colour,Jazz,fusion,free form,instrumental,experimental,groovy,Vernon Reid & Masque,Known Unknown,Favored Nations,Joe Frietze
Vernon Reid & Masque
Known Unknown (Favored Nations). Review by Joe Frietze.
G3
Live - Rockin’ In The Free World (Epic). Review by Joe Frietze.
G3
Joe Satriani,Steve Vai,Yngwie Malmsteen,electric guitar,high-flying solos,Eric Johnson,Potato Head Groove Thing,G3 - (Satriani/Vai/Malmsteen),Live - Rockin’ In The Free World,Epic,Joe Frietze
HomeRecording.comp
Volume 2 (Independent). Review by James Mann.
The Devin Townshend Band
Accelerated Evolution (InsideOut / SPV). Review by Stein Haukland.
The Yardbirds
Birdland (Favored Nations). Review by James Mann.
Sir Millard Mulch
The De-Evolution of Yasmine Bleeth (Ed Furniture). Review by Julio Diaz.
Joe Satriani
Strange Beautiful Music (Sony / Epic). Review by Joe Frietze.
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