6+ day, 27+ min ago   (841+ words) On the new Everything’s Falling, the Monterrey trio deliver their most ambitious effort yet. Guitarist Dany Villarreal on her signature PRS, her sisters, and the festival-sized riffs at the record’s core. The Warning (l-r): Alejandra “Ale” Villarreal, Dany Villarreal, Paulina…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1143+ words) His contribution to All Saints Records’ Greater Lengths compilation is a great example of this. Blackshaw reimagines Roger Eno’s 1988 composition “Between Tides.” Originally an instrumental piano piece, Blackshaw’s reinterpretation uses an electric 12-string, organ, and drums to create nearly tangible…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1150+ words) The last few years have seen a resurgence in metal that’s largely informed by occult bands of the 1970s like Coven, Witchfinder General, Bedemon, and Pagan Altar. Today it’s not uncommon for groups like Ghost, Aqua Nebula Oscillator, Purson, and Orchid…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1154+ words) Los Angeles trio Zig Zags builds on a foundation of scuzzy, punk-paced rock ’n’ roll similar to ’70s bands like Bizarros and the Rubber City Rebels. But listen closely to their Ty Segall-produced eponymous debut, and you’ll also hear trace elements…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1158+ words) Clise’s own originality as a fretboard shredder comes to life in the B-Side “On the Skids,” a title-track that somehow never made it onto the band’s first album. With a frenzied swirl of muscled riffs, searing leads, and filthy distortion, Clise’s…...