With 7 studio albums under their belt, a successful remix album (Reanimation), and an endless string of accolades, Linkin Park has a hold on popular culture like few other rock bands of this generation. While their evolution from Hybrid Theory & Meteora to their more modern electronic and alt-rock experiments haven’t always been the best…
When a band breaks up after a long and hugely successful career, a certain cluster of emotions usually comes to mind among fans: nostalgia for the years spent with their music; pride in their incredible accomplishments; and ultimately, acceptance that it is that band’s time to go. Yet a decidedly different feeling accompanies yesterday’s news…
Japanese post-hardcore/screamo/post-rock band Envy occupies a unique place in the music scene. Not quite comfortable fitting in any of the aforementioned genre descriptors, yet containing elements of all of said genres, Envy’s music is both crushing and cathartic, flourishing the most when their post-rock and screamo influences coalesce into something truly emotional and cathartic. Envy…
While the adjectives used to describe the record can be considered numerous, there are a few that work well when used to describe Iowa, the sophomore record from Slipknot – vicious and chaotic. Released in August 2001, the record was truly the record that Slipknot wanted to make – containing some of their most primal,…
