Authors: Alex Cragun
Local Review: The Rompstompers – Richard Cranium
The Rompstompers = Highway Cross + early Megadeath … read more
Local Review: Simian Greed – Self-Titled
The album opens with the bass-heavy “Epic,” a song that took a moment to grow on me. What I initially took to be butt-rock vocals were in fact Lee Ving–styled yells and croons. “Different Circles” has the same aspects of Ving-meets-Danzig vocals. … read more
Local Review: Second Nature – Fawkes Hunt
Second Nature = Code Orange + early Converge … read more
Local Review: P. K. Workman – Utah Sky
P. K. Workman = Jay William Henderson + Duncan Sheik … read more
Local Review: La Verkin – Judge The Judger
La Verkin’s freshman album is something to admire. Meaty chunks of Form of Rocket, cubed and diced bits of Accidente boiled in a mild Ian MacKaye–based stock—this album is a stewy mess that gets better the following day. … read more
Local Review: Hard Men/Yaktooth – Self-Titled
Hard Men/Yaktooth = Bird Eater + Fever Dreams + The Dillinger Escape Plan … read more
Local Review: Hard Men – Lil Wayne Gacy
Hard Men = Ghetto Blaster + These Arms Are Snakes
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Local Review: Fever Dreams – Life has Departed
Fever Dreams = (Nails + His Hero is Gone) / Botch … read more
Local Review: Danger Hailstorm – Following Wires/No Solution
Danger Hailstorm = Mudhoney + Fu Manchu … read more
Local Review: Baby Girl / Gaytheist – Split EP
Baby Gurl/Gaytheist = Queens of the Stone Age + Fucked Up + Hot Snakes … read more
Local Review: Baby Gurl – Incompoop
Baby Gurl = Primus + Queens of the Stone Age’s Songs for the Deaf / Yaktooth … read more
Local Review: Baby Gurl – A Name And A Blessing
Baby Gurl have captured a sound that is unlike any other band in Utah. … read more
