From the opening track to the final wind-down, Night is the New Day is probably the most consistent work from Katatonia to date. Forsaker offers a strong start to the album, introducing forceful, guitar-driven metal as well as carefully crafted melodic vocals. Departer winds down, bringing the album to close on a melancholy [...]
The 69 Eyes, commonly referred to as The Helsinki Vampires, are on tour and promoting their latest cd, “Back in Blood.” They swung on through Toronto to play The Opera House on Queen St E. The venue itself has a bit of a Gothic feel to it, which complimented the atmosphere as Jryki 69, Bazie, [...]
Review: Mill Avenue Vexations Volume Seven – A serial by Kyt Dotson
Kyt Dotson’s seventh volume, Doom in the Distance, consists of three more chapters of her “Mill Avenue Vexations”: Seeing Things, Crime Scene, and With Much Ado.
The first chapter, Seeing Things,consists of Megan, a virtual innocent who Vex has identified as a powerful witch, [...]
You know the word ‘tot’ in German? It’s a good way to describe the state of the subculture you are so fond of. Congrats, your subculture is dead. It’s not to say that your subculture is falling apart at the seams, but your subculture has found its way into the mainstream.
After spending years [...]
October isn’t October without Type O Negative. For that reason alone, the 4 Dicks from Brooklyn have hit the road, putting on 12 shows over two weeks, finishing off appropriately on Halloween night in Detroit. Kenny Hickey, Peter Steele & Johnny Kelly have been joined this tour by Scott Warren of Dio, covering for Josh [...]
Katatonia released their latest album “Night is the New Day” earlier this month. Release dates were November 2 in Europe and November 10 in the US.
Zombie Girl’s “The Halloween EP” was released today through Alpha Matrix. The Halloween EP
San Diego, CA jangle-fuzz rock is on tour in Europe. Check out their album The Muslims.
October 20, 2009 marks the twentieth anniversary of Pretty Hate Machine. Trent posted a sentimental tweet, “Happy birthday, old friend. Pretty Hate Machine turns 20.”
