Metal playlists from the underground
Philadelphia punk rock band The Ray Gradys are a high-energy crew whose unbelievably strong chops and solid musicianship help turn in a raucous release in the form of their latest 11-track jaunt REDNECKS, ZOMBIES, TERRORISTS. Blistering fast chops and tongue in cheek humor are served up with booming bass lines, rendering a well-rounded punk rock […]
Oakland, CA troupe Drain the Sky are a post-metal band with bite judging by both their pedigree and their album HAUNTED BY RIVERS. Featuring former members of seminal crust metal unit His Hero is Gone, this squad excels at interspersing droves of droning downtempo movements with jabs of chaotic punk metal on cuts like “Starving […]
Before introducing the Best Rock Album nominees at the 51st Grammy Award Ceremony, Mark Hoppus, Travis Barker, and Tom DeLonge announced that Blink-182 is back together. However, DeLonge seemed uncomfortable on the stage after Barker made the statement. Following the somewhat awkward statement, the award for Best Rock album went to Coldplay which is an […]
Historically, Metallica is 7 for 16 at the Grammy Awards which works out to be a measly .438 winning percentage. The official Gears of Rock prediction is that Metallica will walk away from the 51st Grammy Awards with a more respectable .550 (11/20). Here is how it will work: “My Apocalypse” will win Best Metal […]
Two brothers from Illinois comprise Tweakbird, a fuzzed-out free for all that sounds like Death From Above 1979 dueling it out with Melvins (whose Dale Crover is credited with a production credit). This brother act keep the homefires burning with a heaping handful of stoner rock boogie (“Shivers”), acid rock flashbacks (“Spaceships”), and downtempo emotion […]
Beloved Swedish symphonic metal pioneers Therion celebrate their innovative career with LIVE GOTHIC, a twin-disc set with a bonus DVD of a live performance from 2007’s Valentine’s Day show in Poland. Leaning heavily from the band’s most recent studio offering (GOTHIC KABBAALAH) while throwing in a good amount of old material for the masses of […]
Los Angeles unit Take the Crown inject a flurry of synth flourishments into their 13-track punk meets post-hardcore endeavor RELAPSE REACT, emitting a sound that evokes both Saosin and Thrice without losing a general sense of self. Tracks such as “Lights, Camera, Disaster” are built on the ongoing emotionally charged vocal presentation while atmospheric keyboards […]
Remember that crazy feeling you used to get inside when you heard the opening power chords to Hulk Hogan’s “Real American” or the theme music for the Ultimate Warrior as you watched him hurl towards the ring at full speed? Well, the WWE recently released its ninth volume of entrance music for some of today’s […]
German thrash titans Destruction unquestionably are one of the premiere thrash bands of all time and this Teutonic troupe shows no sign of letting up based on their latest disc D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N. This 10-track affair by these seasoned metal warriors contains all of the explosiveness this band has to offer, garnished with vocalist Schmeir’s trademark sneer […]
How on Earth did Steven Adler [Ex-Guns N’ Roses Drummer] become a complete disaster? Seriously, I didn’t think one could get any worse than Taxi’s Jeff Conaway, but Adler gives him a run for his dealer’s dollars. What an incredibly sad and pathetic state…he was once the drummer of the greatest rock band in the […]