Articles by Keith Carman

The Specials Postpone Toronto Show over "Emergency Medical Ailment"

PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2010

Toronto, ON has been waiting almost 30 years for the return of two-tone/ska heroes the Specials, who reformed just over a year ago and have...

Airbourne

No Guts. No Glory.

PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2010

Never ones to deny their adoration and paraphrasing of home country heroes AC/DC, albeit with a bit more youth and piss'n'vinegar than the...

Sick of It All

Based On A True Story (new)

PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2010

Four years after eighth studio effort Death To Tyrants, New York hardcore originators Sick Of It All finally get their head-busting chops t...

Record Store Day Fallout: How Much Will Those Exclusives Cost You Now?

PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2010

As usual, Saturday's Record Store Day was written off as a grand success. The question is, for whom? Sure, it's great to see queues in fr...

Inter Arma

Sundown

PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2010

Further blurring the lines between what constitutes pure Norwegian black metal, Scandinavian blackened death metal and their influences Sta...

Nails

Unsilent Death

PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2010

Adhering to the mentality that doubling choruses and adding in extended bridges isn't only excessive but pretty fucking boring, Southern Ca...

Skull Fist

Heavier Than Metal

PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2010

Hitting their stride at the perfect moment, Toronto, ON-based falsetto metal brigade Skull Fist issue a debut independent album right when...

Slash

Slash

PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2010

Simply put, the eponymous solo debut from former Guns N' Roses/Velvet Revolver guitarist Saul "Slash" Hudson isn't exactly what everyone's...