Articles by Roman Sokal
Danzig
7:77: I Luciferi
PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2002
Ever since the solid and formal Danzig line-up dissolved in 1995, the dark demon of hard rock's musical output has been plagued by intermit...
Earthride
Taming of the Demons
PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2002
Maryland supposedly is a new breeding ground for quality doom metal, although Earthride seems to be nearer the bottom of the barrel. Taming...
Oxbow
An Evil Heat
PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2002
Hailing from the San Francisco Bay Area, Oxbow is a collective of radical musicians that are anti-formula rock machine murderers. They make...
Sunn O)))
3: Flight of the Behemoth
PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2002
Returning for their third release, Sunn O))) stay perched high above all other noise/drone acts but they do it from below, way below. Addin...
Little Axe
Hard Grind
PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2002
With the aid of legends Skip McDonald and producer Adrian Sherwood, Little Axe melds an alien mix of blues, electronica and slightly progre...
Trey Anastasio
Trey Anastasio
PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2002
It is definitely a blessing in non-disguise that the ultra-popular jam band Phish has taken a hiatus. Perhaps the best thing to come out of...
Early Day Miners
Let Us Garlands Bring
PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2002
Recorded at his home studio in Bloomington IN, the increasingly busy engineer/producer Dan Burton (also of Ativin) returns with a timeless...
Epic45
Reckless Engineers
PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2002
Although they are only 20 years old, the slow-core electro-analog trio that is Epic45 are quite advanced with their style of high quality d...