Reclamation Recordings/Ipecac Recordings Review by Mike Bax Don’t call it a come-back. In the eighteen years between Faith No More’s last commercial release (Album of the Year) and Sol Invictus, it’s become painfully clear that the music of Faith No More continues to be important among fans young and old. Material from the two releases…
Category: Album Review
Monolord – Vænir review
Riding Easy Records Review by Mike Bax Soooo fucking good!! Hm. Maybe a little more than that, yes? When guitar player and vocalist Thomas Jäger (Marulk), drummer Esben Willems (Marulk) and bassist Mika Häkki (Rotten Sound) got together in 2013 and unleashed Empress Rising upon unsuspecting masses, the album was universally lauded among doom-metal enthusiasts…
Mew +- album review
Play It Again Sam Review by Mike Bax Mew has been crafting quality recordings of some of the finest musical atmospherics for twenty years now. What? Never heard of them? You likely aren’t alone in this regard. Even with numerous tours across our sizeable continent, Mew has managed to remain rather unknown in North America….
Royal Thunder – Crooked Doors album review
Relapse Records (Release: 7 April 2015) Review by Mike Bax Lately, I’ve been thinking a fair bit about what defines a classic album. With the re-issues of the Zeppelin catalog currently upon us, Physical Graffiti being the most recent release, I’m replaying these albums and wondering what it must have been like to be taking…
Led Zeppelin: Physical Graffiti Reissue
Warner Music Canada By Mike Bax Perfection, Reissued. Almost 40 years to the date of its original release. As a teen, many drunken nights were spent debating the long standing question: “What’s the finest double album on the planet”. There are numerous weighty candidates from many different bands. Amongst my friends, the two albums that…
Torche Restarter Review
Relapse Records Review by Mike Bax I’m sure there will be some Restarter reviews that describe the band as ‘new’ and ‘from out of nowhere’. In reality, frontman Steve Brooks has been delivering his signature style of sludge for well over two decades – having spent well over ten years as one of the driving…
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