Chicago's Sons of Ra Turn Jazz Into Heavy Weather
'Standard Deviation' documents how three musicians learned to arrange around drones, interpret Carla Bley through hardcore tempos, and find lightness in their own gravity.
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Ken Schalk Smacks the Drums Like Nobody Else
The "Bruce Lee of Drumming" has spent decades perfecting his revolutionary "Ergo-drumming" philosophy, yet remains criminally underappreciated despite transforming metal, jazz, and hardcore through his work with Candiria and Fuel.
From Crumbling Ruins to Crushing Riffs — SAOR's Highland Metal Vision
On 'Amidst the Ruins,' Andy Marshall confronts modern disconnection through Scotland's ancient landscapes, marrying traditional instrumentation and black metal into a meditation on what's been lost — and what might still be saved.
Black Sabbath, East Rutherford, NJ, February 5, 1999
Black Sabbath, with support acts Pantera and Deftones, at Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ on February 5, 1999
Twisted Sister, New Haven, CT, January 12, 1986
Twisted Sister, with opening act Dokken, at Veteran's Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT, January 12, 1986. This one's a whole other kettle of fish, isn't it?
Why You Need To Bust Out Those Old Heavy Metal CDs Right Now
Isn’t it funny how memories work?