Articles by Greg Pratt

Corrosion of Conformity

Corrosion of Conformity

PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2012

The back story to this one is so confusing that it sends everyone who even attempts to understand it into a tailspin the likes of which pre...

Exciter

Death Machine

PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2012

Even the hoariest and hairiest have a hard time keeping up with Ottawa speed metal lifers Exciter, and it's because they are a frustrating...

Goatwhore

Blood for the Master

PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2012

It's been fun watching Goatwhore over the course of their five albums. What started as a novel black metal side-project from some prominent...

Fist Fight in the Parking Lot

Fist Fight in the Parking Lot

PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2012

It's a very fine line between cheese ball bar band rock and smooth, stylish stoner rock. One minute you're rocking out with your brother an...

Goatwhore Discuss the Logical Step to 'Blood for the Master'

PUBLISHED Feb 17, 2012

Every three years, like clockwork, New Orleans blackened death/thrashers Goatwhore release a new album. With their fifth, Blood for the Mas...

Hellsongs

Long Live Lounge

PUBLISHED Feb 17, 2012

I actually put off listening to this one for ages, as the idea of reinterpreting metal classics as anything classical, jazzy or lounge-y ha...

Witchaven

Terrorstorm

PUBLISHED Feb 15, 2012

This 35-minute blast of blackened German-style thrash originally came out as an indie last year and is now being given a new push. It's wor...

Strikemaster

Vicious Nightmare

PUBLISHED Feb 15, 2012

This disc of Mexican thrashing, thrash-'til-death thrash originally came out in 2009, but may as well have been released 1999 or, yes, 1989...