Authors: Megan Kennedy
Photos from Anime Banzai 2015
Anime Banzai 2015 was a blast! Check out these photos of the event, and also take a look at our other Anime Banzai coverage. … read more
Localized 9
This July 8 at the Urban Lounge, SLUG’s Localized is serving up a heaping pile of doom and sludge, courtesy of old-school heavyweights Muckraker, the newly returned Maraloka, and openers Dwellers. The show starts at 10 p.m. and is only $5, so get your metal pants on and join us! … read more
The Black Dahlia Murder, Iron Reagan, Harm’s Way, Maruta @...
Saturday, November 17th, the Complex hosted the brutality of the Abyssal tour featuring The Black Dahlia Murder, Iron Reagan, Harm’s Way, and Maruta. … read more
Intronaut @ Kilby Court with Huldra, A Lily Gray
The crowd was salivating by the time Los Angeles’ Intronaut took the stage with their hypnotizing, soaring prog metal. … read more
Gallery: Salt Lake Gaming Con
Megan Kennedy brings a gallery of awesome cosplay and gaming at Salt Lake Gaming Con. … read more
Cult Leader Vinyl Release Show @ Kilby Court with Foster...
Saturday, Nov. 14 saw the triumphant return of Cult Leader from their month-long US tour promoting their critically acclaimed new release Lightless Walk. … read more
Reviews: Norma Jean – Wrongdoers
I didn’t know what to expect out of this album—the band having dropped off my radar after O God: The Aftermath—but imagine my delight at listening to what would turn out to be a highly emotional and engaging post-hardcore record that has since become as addictive as Nutella-flavored crack. … read more
Reviews: DevilDriver – Winter Kills
This is definitely DevilDriver’s strongest record in years—a complete maelstrom of throat-ripping screams over thick, thumping double-bass and heavy guitar licks that can’t help but demand your attention. … read more
Review: TesseracT – Altered State
After going through the heinous task of finding a new lead singer, the djent-prog outfit have returned with a massively infectious new record that is a definite achievement. … read more
Review: Starkill – Fires of Life
The debut album promises a big and bright future for this Chicago-based band. Blending elements from several different subgenres, including power and melodic death metal, this is an album full of blood and fire and battle (which I now dub “warrior metal”), free of clean singing, arranged with occasional symphonic and piano elements that really bring out cinematic properties in the sound. … read more
Review: Seventrain – Self-Titled
Seventrain = Alter Bridge + early Daughtry + a dash of classic rock … read more
Review: Pyrithion – The Burden of Sorrow
Apparently, Tim Lambesis doesn’t have enough hobbies between As I Lay Dying, Austrian Death Machine, his charity work, and all his iron-pumping; now he’s joined up with ex-The Famine guitarist Andy Godwin and Ryan Glisan of Allegaeon to create this surprisingly ferocious modern death metal EP under the name Pyrithion. … read more
