To all the metalheads in the Oakland area: I sincerely hope you went to experience Neurosis live on Saturday night. I sure as hell didn’t miss out. They were phenomenal. In other concert news… Dethklok and all That Remains is coming to Oakland on the 25th of November. In other words, this Saturday. The Faceless,…
Loud Rock Charts: 11/13
By Trevor Mascarenhas | Published November 12th, 2012Finally, after all these months of waiting, Deftones’ newest record, Koi No Yokan, is dropping on Tuesday, November 13th. It’s one hell of an album, definitely on par with Diamond Eyes and White Pony. Other new releases include one of the most influential punk rock bands, Fear, with their newest release The Fear Record and a…
Loud Rock Charts: 11/6
By Trevor Mascarenhas | Published November 5th, 2012In this week’s edition of new metally things that you should care about, we have a group of bands that aren’t quite as well known as the past few weeks’ additions, but they’re still just as awesome. Something noteworthy about this week’s adds: The Sacred People marks Tiamat’s 10th record. No matter what band you…
Loud Rock Charts: 10/30
By Trevor Mascarenhas | Published October 29th, 2012Consider this: during any other year, almost every single album listed below would be an album of the year, and at the very least a top 5 record. However, 2012 isn’t just any other year. I’ve said this time and time again, but this is quite arguably the greatest single year in recent loud rock…
Loud Rock Charts: 10/23
By Trevor Mascarenhas | Published October 22nd, 2012This week in metal comes some very interesting releases. Wintersun’s newest album that was 6 years in the making, Time I, dropped last Friday. Can it live up to more than half a decade’s worth of hype? Another notable release is one of Sumerian’s latest signed bands, The Haarp Machine, who are touring alongside fellow labelmates…
Loud Rock Charts: 10/9
By Trevor Mascarenhas | Published October 8th, 2012I think now is a very worthwhile time to point out the amazing upcoming metal albums that are dropping in this metallest of months. The list is as follows: BTBAM, Daylight Dies, Enslaved, Dethklok, Downfall of Gaia, Converge, Sylosis, Wintersun, Behold the Arctopus, and of course Neurosis. I’m sure I’ve forgotten many, but it’s hard…
Loud Rock Charts: 10/2
By Trevor Mascarenhas | Published October 1st, 2012School has officially started up again here at UCSC, and that means I’m multi-tasking between classes, digging through the newest batch of Loud Rock sent to KZSC and trying to watch the NFL. Who would have thought the Arizona Cardinals would be 4-0 at this point? Here’s what should be in your ears during early October: ADDS 1…
Loud Rock Charts: 9/25
By Trevor Mascarenhas | Published September 25th, 2012TesseracT, known for being very finicky with their vocalists, have finally found their newest singer, Ashe O’Hara, who will hopefully be a more permanent addition than their last two. You can hear a snippet their newest song “Nocturne”, which showcases some of O’Hara’s talent. Here’s to a hopefully long and bright future for Ashe O’Hara…
Loud Rock Charts: 9/18
By Trevor Mascarenhas | Published September 18th, 2012Has anyone looked at the album releases on October 9th? Here’s a list of the bands that are releasing new albums on that Tuesday case you’re wondering: Deftones, Converge, Coheed and Cambria, Enslaved and of course Between the Buried and Me. That’s a pretty hefty line up. ADDS 1 AS I LAY DYING “Cauterize” [Single]…
Loud Rock Charts: 9/11
By Trevor Mascarenhas | Published September 11th, 2012I just saw this really awesome picture taken in France that commemorated the 9/11 attack 11 years ago and thought I’d share with the readers out there. It’s always pretty cool to witness some love from foreign countries. ADDS 1 EVOCATION Tales From The Tomb 2 VISION OF DISORDER The Cursed Remain Cursed Candlelight 3…