Like Having Sex While Camping Not only do we have an overload of music for you this week, most of it is really heavy andContinue reading

Fuck That Noise One of these albums was so, uh, unpleasant that it spawned the title of the episode.  Fortunately, the rest of the showContinue reading

Two Overdue Big-Name Reviews… …and some other band.  I mean, we didn’t mean to overshadow Cognizance (which Brian says wrong almost every time), but itContinue reading

Offering You Some Russian Rage Yeah, I got lazy and did band name mashup for a title.  To be fair, though, I haven’t done that in a long time. Now that that’s out of the way, you can to listen to our reviews of this diverse line-up of albums. SideShow.395 Reviews: The Offering – Home (Century Media) … Continue reading Episode 395: The Offering, Russian Circles, Misanthropic Rage 2019 Album Reviews + Parasite inc. Bandcamp Pick →

But Did You Hear About Tool?? Yes, we acknowledge Tool did a thing right before we record this show.  Way more importantly, though, we have three new, far more relevant releases to discuss, plus a real ripper of a Sideshow ABCs pick! SideShow.394 Reviews: Tom Mold– Planetary Clairvoyance (20 Buck Spin) Serpent of Gnosis – […]

We Don’t Care The title here is slightly hyperbolic, but not by much.  This week’s review choices struggled a bit to keep our attention.  Some were better than others, and we certainly had bunch to talk about, so I guess it was all fine in the end. SideShow.393 Reviews: Abbath – Outstrider (Season of Mist) […]

Day Drinking and Head Banging Brian was up visiting Nick for the weekend when this episode was recorded and, actually, it’s the first time this year it happened. The show doesn’t really go down any differently, but it’s still fun for us.  It also gets us to plan ahead better, so a lot of that […]

Answering the Call What happens when Slam goes beyond Slam?  When Crust/Grind/Metallic Hardcore steps aside the style a little?  Or when Black Metal overpowers everything else?  We have those answers and more in this episode! SideShow.391 Reviews: Ingested– Call of the Void (Unique Leader) Call of the Void – Buried in Light (Translation Loss) This Gift […]

If You’re 555… While we could easily go check the last time it has happened, it has been a long time since both off us gave all fives for reviews.  So, that was you’re spoiler that you’re in for a treat this week…if you tend to agree with our reviews.  If you don’t, you should […]

(Dis)comfort Zone It seems like oxymoronic to call any Metal music “comfortable”  but I think a lot of us find it comfortable and/or safe in number of ways.  When a band becomes comfortable or safe, though, that can be a good – like they found their “groove” – or bad – like they didn’t try […]