This week’s blog features an interview with Alex Jorgenson of Salt Lake City’s relatively new Moon of Delirium, a rundown of shows happening this week, exclusive CD reviews from Necronoclast, Evoken/Beneath the Frozen Soil, Woebegone Obscured and Tankard. Also in the blog is a link to download a free EP from Season of Mist recording artist The Southern Cross. … read more
At a neighborhood recreation center the ladies of O Town’s 25th Street Brawlers and the men of Uinta Madness skated against each other. Uinta Madness controlled the bout from the very beginning. The difference in size and strength of the teams was apparent and I found myself screaming in support of the women’s team by the end of the bout. … read more
This week’s blog features an interview with Corporate Death of Macabre, who released their new album Grimm Scary Tales last month. Get your old school serial killer, mass murder or just plain weirdo fetish on and check out the bands tales of notorious characters done in only the way Macabre can. Also check out the run down of upcoming shows and CD reviews of new albums from Lifelover and W.A.I.L. … read more
In Utah, a majority of the population sleeps in or heads to church on Sundays. I decided to rise early and head to my own place of worship. However, instead of one steeple, I stood amongst a dozen snow-clad spires and gazed towards the heavens. As the tiny, white, angels fell from the sky, I knew it was going to be a great day. My usual cathedrals reside in Little Cottonwood Canyon, but today I joined the congregation at Snowbasin for a morning of soul shredding. … read more
Nothing is more refreshing than attending a show where the crowd is totally absorbed in what’s happening on stage. On the final night of February Birthquake and The Octopus Project delivered captivating and joy-inducing performances at The Urban Lounge in Salt Lake City.
Ladies and gentlemen, I welcome you to Dead But Dreaming, a humble metal blog broadcast in infamy from the shores of beautiful R’lyeh. In this, our first edition, I interrupt The Famine’s Nick Nowell in the middle of his day job (shockingly, not in the church-burning industry, but at the Dallas-area Habitat For Humanity) to find out how the death metal quintet redeemed themselves from a hellish year with their new album, The Architects of Guilt. … read more
Tuesday night at SXSW kicked off with a bang at the Pitchfork showcase at Emo’s with performances from No Joy, Weekend, Beach Fossils and Gold Panda. … read more
On Wednesday night Vans hosted a showcase at Emo’s that featured appearances by hardcore legends like Keith Morris’ OFF! and Bad Brains, as well as more contemporary groups fueled by that same energy like Trash Talk and Black Lips.
Coming from the vault is an interview with Mike Smith, drummer of the mighty NYC death metal kings Suffocation back when they made a tour stop in Salt Lake City last summer. Also included is the usual rundown of upcoming shows and some blog exclusive CD reviews of new albums from Blaspherian, Kvelertak, and Rotten Sound. … read more
On Wednesday, March 16 I had the chance to check out The Growlers, not once, but twice in one day. I first heard about this group in early Sept. a few days before they were set to play a show in Salt Lake City at Urban Lounge. … read more
Nothing is better than watching a band thoroughly enjoy themselves on stage. Such was the case with Starfucker when they performed a short, mid-day set in a tiny space at SXSW on Wednesday. … read more
DATAROCK brought us The Most Extravagant Single in History. … read more
