By Greg Maki-----For us Americans, we haven't yet gathered with family to stuff ourselves with turkey and the many (many) assorted side dishes. But Halloween has come and gone, and for an ever increasing number of people, that means the holiday season is in full swing. Retailers would have us believe the big day is... Continue Reading →
Red hot deathcore act Lorna Shore has released an instrumental version of its 2022 album "Pain Remains." Released on Oct. 14, 2022, the original version of "Pain Remains" received rave reviews across the board. Live Metal called it "a high-water mark for all of modern metal" and named it album of the year for 2022.... Continue Reading →
Sick New World, the nu-metal-leaning festival that debuted in May 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada, will return on April 27, 2024, with an even bigger lineup headlined by System of a Down and Slipknot. In addition to the headliners, the bill for the event, which somehow will take place on one one day across five... Continue Reading →
Hot off a North American trek supporting Mastodon and Gojira, Lorna Shore has dropped a new video for "Welcome Back, O' Sleeping Dreamer," the opening track the 2022 album "Pain Remains." The clip was directed and edited by Eric Richter and produced by Paul Henon/Midvessel; watch it below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-jP9P-KXyc&t=5s "'Welcome Back O' Sleeping Dreamer' is a song that we feel deserves... Continue Reading →
Two years ago, Lorna Shore unleashed its "... And I Return to Nothingness" EP, featuring the viral hit "To the Hellfire" (currently at 17 million views on YouTube and 38 million streams on Spotify). To celebrate this anniversary, the band has dropped a new video for EP track "Of the Abyss" (produced by Loki Films), which can be... Continue Reading →
Photos by Greg Maki
Photos by Greg Maki
LIVE PHOTO GALLERIES: Gojira, Mastodon, Lorna Shore—By Greg Maki—It was no surprise that a double bill featuring two of the most respected metal bands in the world, plus one of the genre’s fastest rising newer acts, made for a fantastic night of music on a Wednesday night in Baltimore. The Mega-Monsters Tour, which just wrapped... Continue Reading →
By Greg Maki And just like that, we’ve come to the end of another year. And as always—if you know where to look and keep an open mind—2022 was filled with plenty of good to great releases in metal and hard rock. Here are the best of what made it to my ears in the... Continue Reading →
By Greg Maki As I’ve stated in previous reviews, I’ve never been much of a death metal guy. I’ve also never been the biggest fan of hardcore. Put two and two together, and you probably can figure out that deathcore isn’t exactly my favorite subgenre of heavy music. Maybe that’s because, as far as I... Continue Reading →
