Going into the Cstone season this year, I felt as if the fest had run its course. Many of my friends and bands I like had chosen not to go after the gloominess of last
Music labels carry so much baggage, I often hesitate to use them. The Order of Elijah is a self-described deathcore/experimental band out of Joplin, Missouri that, to me, exemplifies why genre labels can be a
For those who didn’t know, ska is not as dead as you might think. After all in the last year or so, Five Iron Frenzy managed to raise close to a billion dollars for their
Concept albums can be either hit or miss in terms of whether or not they provide the experience the artist was hoping for. Pink Floyd’s The Wall, Alice Cooper’s Welcome to My Nightmare, and Queensryche’s
Remember when Metallica’s “black” album came out? Those of us who were fans since Kill Em All certainly do and I remember selling my cd back about a week after picking it up. Yes, there