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There’s not much left to say about KISS that hasn’t already been screamed, picketed or printed by generations of militant fans, close-minded religious fanatics or gore-hungry press over the course of about four decades. But that’s not to say there’s no new ground left to cover for this larger-than-life hard rock juggernaut.»
This is a piece of work suited purely for curious die-hards. But fuck it, you can always go and listen to Powerslave.»
Lee Ranaldo, legendary axeman and noisemaker for Sonic Youth - among countless other collaborators - dropped a new solo album, Between the Times and the Tides earlier in the year. Starting off as a slightly more straight-forward but no less exciting project from the man; the LP blossomed into a dreamy and melodic collaborative effort, featuring the likes of Nels Cline, Steve Shelley and Alan Licht.»
Considering this was a fairly casual experiment, unplanned in a sense, the resulting concoction of music feels remarkably defined and completely intentional.»
Icky Mettle is an album that feels like the product of angst and frustration, but also relentless power and inspiration.»
In short, Obake is a refreshingly diverse piece of work that plays on the hallmarks of slow and sludgy heaviness attributed to ‘doom’ or ‘stoner rock’, but raises the bar in terms of experimentation and integration of different styles»
To coincide with the release of their first new record together in eight years, Neighborhoods, long-time axe-man, Tom Delonge spoke to DiS about the trials and tribulations of rebuilding a friendship, not to mention one of the most popular bands of the past 10-15 years, and what the future holds for Blink-182.»
Beirut's Zach Condon to chat with DiS about Blondie, bravery and their new album, The Rip Tide...»
Whatever the fuck this is, it's pretty good. Or at least, it's good enough.»
As part of our Death Cab for Cutie takeover, we got on the phone with Ben Gibbard to find out more about their new album Codes & Keys... Speaking to Ben Gibbard, the band’s prolific principle song-writer and affable front-man, it’s clear this seventh effort together was shaped as much by physical changes as it was personal or psychological.... »
In short: definitely worthy of your attention.»
Souls At Zero is an essential piece of work for any curious and open-minded metal fan, a far from antiquated gem that is as relevant and riling as ever.»
Some beautifully interesting listening, if perhaps essential only for insomniacs. »
A rare gift for lovers of all things doom that want more balls, less formula.»
It reeks of nostalgia but still, it manages to sound fresh enough to be forgiven.»
To be experienced properly, Self Preserved... needs to be heard in full, from beginning to end, missing nothing in between.»
