Review: Conan – Blood Eagle

Review: Conan – Blood Eagle
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Conan’s second LP, Blood Eagle, is as deliberate and brutal as its namesake—a method of execution mentioned in Norse legends. … read more

Born to Shred: Shred Fest in Fort Duchesne

Born to Shred: Shred Fest in Fort Duchesne
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This past Fourth of July, SLUG Lead Designer Joshua Joye, Managing Editor Alexander Ortega and Junior Editor Genevieve Smith traveled to Ft. Duchesne on the Ute & Ouray Indian Reservation for Shred Fest 2014. Organized and sponsored by the Ute Indian Tribe Center for Alcohol/Substance Abuse Prevention and DJ LA of 90.3 FM Native Voltage Rez Radio, Shred Fest featured six bands, Native and non-Native.   … read more

Bastard Feast: Kicking You While You’re Down

Bastard Feast: Kicking You While You’re Down
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Portland’s Bastard Feast, formerly Elitist, have opened a lot of doors for themselves in the year and a half of their existence. Their debut record as Bastard Feast, Osculum Infame, drops on July 22, and if you’re into heavy, aggressive, hateful metal, you should not only pick up the album when it’s released, but trudge down to The Shred Shed on Monday, July 7, to be sonically abused in the best possible way.  … read more