Reviews & News

July 4, 2023

Pit Culture - Atoms Brewing

Atoms Brewing's "WE CAME AS ITALIANS" is a 4.5% Pale Ale. Time to join the mosh pit... Italian style!  We are proud to be the only Italian brewery to join the crowd, spreading metal culture throughout Italy.  Get some pizza and spaghetti …

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June 14, 2023

Album Review - Thy Catafalque "Alfӧld"

Tamás Kátai, the mastermind behind avant-garde metal act Thy Catafalque, has done it again. Alfӧld is his eleventh full-length under the Thy Catafalque banner and the follow up to 2021’s Vadak. Alfӧld to me is a bit more dial bac…

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June 9, 2023

Album Review - Godflesh "Purge"

Although they’re legends, Godflesh isn’t a band for metal purists. Unapologetically industrial and chaotic, the Birmingham duo of Justin K. Broadrick and Ben Green have been delivering skull-crushing, but fearlessly experimental music fo…

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May 23, 2023

Pit Culture - Dry & Bitter Brewing Company

Dry & Bitter Brewing Company's "SPIN KICKS" is a 6.2%  IPA that was brewed with Mosaic, Citra and Simcoe Hops.  It is a killer brew with resinous tropical aromas and refreshing body. Emulating Chun-Li in the midst of a mosh pit. You m…

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May 23, 2023

Album Review - Immortal "War Against All"

Immortal aren’t just one of the most popular black metal bands of all time, they’re also iconic. When people who don’t care about black metal hear the words “black metal”, they think about Immortal because of Guita…

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May 17, 2023

Album Review - Austere "Corrosion of Hearts"

After a lengthy hiatus, Australian depressive black metal legends Austere are back with their first album since 2009’s To Lay Like Old Ashes. The two-piece band consists of Desolate (Mitchell Keepin) on guitar/bass and Sorrow (Tim Yatras) on d…

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May 16, 2023

Album Review - Frozen Soul "Glacial Domination"

It is always a big risk for bands to take chances on their sound early on their careers. Change too much and fans will label you a sellout and if you don’t change enough, people will say everything sounds the same. On the Fort Worth, TX quinte…

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May 15, 2023

Album Review - Cattle Decapitation "Terrasite"

It’s hard to approach a new album from a band like Cattle Decapitation, who have become one of the defining bands in contemporary extreme metal. Personally, I found the last album left me a little cold. This is partly because on the previous t…

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May 8, 2023

Cryptopsy signs to Nuclear Blast

Stoked to announce that my band Cryptopsy is now a part of Nuclear Blast Records!   Nuclear Blast is an iconic label that has released countless influential albums by bands such as Carcass , Hatebreed, In Flames, Lamb of God, Munic…

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May 8, 2023

Brasserie Sir John Brewing are Vox&Hops' Haze Lord 2023

I am stoked to crown Brasserie Sir John Brewing as the Haze Lord of 2023!Yakima Chief Hops presents Vox&Hops Haze Wars took place this past Saturday at Kahnawake Brewing Company.6 breweries went head to head to create their best mono-hop IPA.For…

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