Metal playlists from the underground
DIY ethics and a true passion for the music that continues to be important to them drives the Massachusetts trio known as Sinaloa, gracefully shown on the unit’s latest 10-track offering OCEANS OF ISLANDS. Post-hardcore and indie rock do battle within the confines of this act’s rehearsal space often according to these songs, as this […]
I am very pleased to announce that Mike SOS, a frequent contributor to the Gears of Rock, will be taking over Sirius XM Radio this Sunday Jan. 18. Tune in to Faction (Sirius channel 28/XM channel 52) to hear Mike host “Do It Yourself Radio” at 8 p.m. Visit sirius.com/faction and radiofaction.com for more info […]
Japan and New York team up for a noise rock jamboree courtesy of Dynamite Club and their latest 12-track sojourn FUSION ERA. Channeling a slew of System of a Down, Frank Zappa and Mike Patton’s finest moments while blessed with the capacity to turn delightful pop melodies into near death metal experiences at the drop […]
Montreal-based metal maulers Synastry play a brutal yet groovy style of death metal with fringes of industrial that recall bands such as Fear Factory and Killing Joke with the savagery of acts like Kataklysm. While this quartet’s sturdy formula of adding futuristic studio elements to accentuate their streamlined death metal chug has been done already, […]
While reading over some my favorite posts from the past year, I decided to put together a short sampling, consisting of nine entries, that define the key content, aims, and overall essence of this blog. Without further ado, here is the 2009 “Gears of Rock Quick Start Guide” Single Review: Metallica – “My Apocalypse” [2008] […]
NY goregrind collective Copremesis are an acquired taste for certain judging on their latest affair, MUAY THAI LADYBOYS. Employing vocals of the most guttural nature that come out sounding akin to the cacophony caused by a barnyard of sick animals while featuring, you guessed it, Muay Thai Ladyboys, to adorn their artwork in full transsexual […]
In this scene from A Year And A Half In The life of Metallica James Hetfield reads Axl Rose’s list of show demands and Sebastian Bach of Skid Row does a mock MTV interview with Lars Ulrich and an intoxicated Slash. Also, hanging out backstage is the greatly underrated Jim Martin, former guitarist of Faith […]
Menacing Danish quintet The Psyke Project deconstruct the notions of modern hardcore into shards of blissful post-metal meltdown on APNEA, this unit’s latest 10-track affair. With influences spanning Converge to Neurosis to Gojira to Refused all rearing their heads at some point across this disc, all bases are covered as this group throws down the […]
That Metal Show starring hard rock DJ Eddie Trunk, comedian Jim Florentine, and Inside The NFL’s Don Jamieson aired a “Best of Season 1” show for its eighth episode on VH1 Classic last night at 11 p.m. The hosts showed and discussed some of their favorite moments while sitting in their usual chairs in the […]
Deadlock return with another dose of bludgeoning metalcore with dual male/female vocal on MANIFESTO, this German outfit’s latest offering. The 11-track affair maintains the crush employed by many of the new wave of European metal acts, yet this sextet continuously throws musical curveballs which definitely makes their music stand out, but not always for the […]