Articles by Keith Carman

Taking Dawn

Time To Burn

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2010

There's always a way to make a fresh aural impact, as latest Roadrunner Records signees Taking Dawn prove with Time To Burn. An odd blend o...

Rusty Eye

Possessor

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2010

A complex alloy of virtually every extreme music form, Rusty Eye's third full-length gives new meaning to diversity. Channelling horror-ins...

Mudvayne

Mudvayne

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2010

It's unfortunate when an innovative idea for artwork actually proves to be more interesting than the music it's supporting. With their fift...

Dangers

Messy, Isn't It?

PUBLISHED Jan 22, 2010

Dangers' 2006 release, Anger, was a forthright blast of acrimony encapsulated in traditionally abrasive hardcore. However, where that formu...

Ringtones Set for Extinction?

PUBLISHED Jan 21, 2010

It seems like forever ago but there once was a time when ringtones were all the rage. In fact, as a recent industry report notes, up until...

White Wizzard Bassist Lays Into Metallica and Queensrÿche for Destroying Metal

PUBLISHED Jan 21, 2010

In what could either be seen as a ploy for media attention - we grabbed the bait, didn't we - or a metal fan genuinely calling out his hero...

Whip It

Drew Barrymore

PUBLISHED Jan 21, 2010

In most instances, when celebrities latch onto something underground they don't understand but think is cool, it ruins the whole deal. Such...

Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller

PUBLISHED Jan 21, 2010

A new twist on the term "playing with your food," latest family film Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs — based extremely loosely on t...