After seven interminable years of anticipation and a recent name change (originally Velvet City), Desert Empire have released a heavily progressive first album that veritably blew me away. Intricate, rolling drum patterns, matched with a mix of soft and sonorous upper–register piano riffs create an aquatic theme like a deep–ocean odyssey. … read more
Local Review: Dethrone the Sovereign – Autocracy Dismantled
This local prog-metal outfit is one to watch out for. They display maturity in every inch of their presentation, from songwriting and recording/producing to oft-neglected areas such as packaging and art direction. … read more
Local Review: Decibel Trust – Self-Titled
After I listened to this, I put on old-school They Might be Giants. Why? One, because they’re fuckin’ rad, and two, because Decibel Trust sound like what you’d get if you heard John Flansburgh singing New Found Glory songs at a karaoke bar. … read more
Local Review: DiseNgaged – Hazardous
Hazardous is the debut effort from Salt Lake’s DiseNgaged, and, while uneven, many of the tracks show potential for the band. DiseNgaged deal in groove-oriented death metal and clearly have hardcore undertones. … read more
Local Review: Deathblow – Prognosis Negative
SLC’s Deathblow have been kicking around for a while now, getting a great reputation from their “fast thrash up your ass” live shows. … read more
Local Review: DeepWise – A Way Out
It’s made clear in this album that local producer DeepWise has many talents, as the album paces back and forth from rap to psy-trance tracks. … read more
Local Review: Desert Noises – 27 Ways
The “folk rock by way of Roky Erikson” sound concocted by Desert Noises isn’t anything new, but the standout track on the album, “Elephant’s Bed,” is an ominous and tuneful track that blisters at the end into a Neil Young–esque guitar solo—like something out of Rust Never Sleeps. … read more
Local Review: Drunk As Shit – Drunk Punk Thrash
Let me assure you, readers, that this album holds true to its title—punk rock, thrashin’ and drinkin’, nothing more, nothing less … and I fucking love it!
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Local Review: Dekai – Era EP
The indigenous sounds of Dekai’s latest work are not to be taken lightly. This young rogue, Derek Page, has welded his love of percussion and industrial sounds with the ever-evolving technology of the EDM scene—creating a real beast of an EP. … read more
Local Review: Don’t Trust Anybody – The 5 Degrees of Separation
Don’t Trust Anybody = Sick of It All + Speak Out + Warzone … read more
Local Review: Deathead – Blessed in Blasphemy
Deathead = Sodom + Kreator + Sepultura … read more
Local Review: Clay – Fishy Figures
Clay = Mooninite + VCR5 … read more
