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Cerebral Rot - Odious Descent into Decay (2019) 4/5 stars First full-length slab of filthy, Autopsy-bred death metal from Seattle's Cerebral Rot. Composed of mostly mid-length tracks, with three longer ones— opener, middle track, and closer; all of them eschew the verse/chorus paradigm, opting instead for linear free-form verse. Down- and mid-tempo doomy power chords,... Continue Reading →
Nephilim - My Grief/Ol'Cracker and Exhorresco Hot Sauce Join Pulpit of Doom and Screamin Demon host Old Man Metal on the seventh episode of his solo podcast as he introduces the new Hot Sauce of the Month feature and checks out Exhorresco Hot Sauce, plus the new black metal track Nephilim by My Grief and... Continue Reading →
Looking beyond the fact that 2019 was another great year for metal— I will never get tired of saying that— what is even more heartening to me is the fact that four of my Top Ten Metal Albums of 2019 were debuts; new bands just coming out of the gate put out some fantastic metal... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Metal Albums of 2019 in the New Studio Join Pulpit of Doom and Screamin Demon host Old Man Metal on the sixth episode of his solo podcast as he shows off his new studio and counts down his Top Ten Metal Albums of the Year list for 2019 in a New Year's Day... Continue Reading →
New Metal From Enforced, Possessor and Wraith Join Pulpit of Doom and Screamin Demon host Old Man Metal on the fifth episode of his solo podcast as he looks at the latest albums from Enforced (crossover/thrash from Virginia), Possessor (stoner/sludge from London) and Wraith (black/speed/hardcore from Indiana). Featuring improved MilkDrop video sequences, the last footage... Continue Reading →
Join Old Man Metal as he tests the Røde VideoMic Pro Compact Directional On-camera Microphone, comparing it to the on-board microphone on the Panasonic Lumix FZ-1000 camera and testing it at different settings, varying both the gain on the Røde VideoMic Pro and the auxilliary mic gain on the camera. Links: Røde VideoMic Pro: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00YAZHRZM/dredem-20... Continue Reading →
A Viking and a Ninja walk into a bar... There's no telling where that one's going to go, but you just know somebody's going to die. Craft breweries choose all sorts of motifs when naming their creations, and martial-themed beers are far from rare; see Ballast Point's Victory at Sea, Great Lakes Brewing Company's Commodore... Continue Reading →
El Yucateco Salsas Y Condimentos S.A. De C.V - Yucatán, Mexico El Yucateco Salsas Y Condimentos started as a small family-owned business in Yucatan, Mexico in 1968 ("Yucateco" refers to the Mayan people of the Yucatan peninsula). From the start, El Yucateco's focus was sauces made from habaneros. Salsa Picante Verde is one of their... Continue Reading →
Possessor - Gravelands (2019) 4/5 stars Gravelands is the fourth LP from London's Possessor: six tracks of ace stoner/sludge bookended by an intro and an atmospheric reprise whose common aural element— crackling flames— is a great metaphor for the overall driven feel of this album. From the opening Motörhead bass chug, there is no letup... Continue Reading →
