A Splice of Life

FACTRIX – Scheintot (1981)
As Thee Olde Adage goes, “if influence translated into record sales,” (see: Underground, Velvet) San Francisco-based industrial pioneers woulda raked in some ‘o the ducats pocketed by the likes of Throbbing Gristle and Cabaret Voltaire. As it is, they barely had a pot to piss in during their brief existence that lasted [...]

Ugggh!! Heeeey!

VARIOUS – In Memory of Celtic Frost (1996)
As Ye shouldst know by now, tribute/covers albums are dicey propositions at best. You can count yer damn self lucky if there happens to be one or two heartfelt renderings of tuneage ya hold dear. Worst of all, there’s always at least some jackoff hipster band that decides [...]

Leady to Lock ‘n’ Loll?

LOUDNESS – Disillusion (1984)
So here’s the scene: it’s 1985 (???, the drugs are finally catching up with me), and three scraggly, denim-attired teenagers are off to see their then-heroes, Thee Crüe, rip into an hour or so of their dime store brand of costumed rebellion. They were completely ignorant of thee Nipponese opening act– an [...]

D,O… Fuckin’ A! (AKA Dearly Belated)

BLOODROCK – BLOODROCK 2 (1970)
MANILLA ROAD – The Courts of Chaos (1990)
Ok, this is thee Halloween post that never was. My modem decided to be a fickle little bitch on me last week, and although I thought about dumping this fucker outright, the concept was too damn sound to jettison… so here goes: Fort Worth, [...]

Think I’m Psycho, Doncha?

BEASTS OF BOURBON – The Axeman’s Jazz (1984)
So, to save myself some pissing around, here’s what I said about these uncouth bastards way back here (it’s for “Sour Mash” for those who give a shit):
A band where words fail me to describe their influence on my blackened soul. Hell, I wouldn’t be a fraction of [...]