Authors: Eric Norris
Review: Corrosion of Conformity – No Cross No Crown
Corrosion Of Conformity = Poison Idea + (Houdini-era Melvins x Black Sabbath) … read more
Dark Arts Gallery III: SLC’s Finest and Grimmest
Dark Arts Gallery III is a one-night event In October where people can come and enjoy and celebrate local art and artists. … read more
Utah Underground Compilation Release Shows 3 & 4 @ The...
What began as a Facebook post brought the underground community together to reach a common goal and resulted in a compilation CD and four shows to back it up. I’m truly thankful that I could experience it all firsthand, and I can’t wait for what’s next. … read more
Utah Underground Compilation Release Shows 1 & 2 @ The...
In celebration of the first Utah Underground Compilation, the featured bands have all gathered for four separate shows for its release. Spearheaded by Sean Dugger, the first two shows were a success, minus one holdout—Villain had to drop off the show on July 28 due to vocalist Trent Falcone having double-booked himself between work and the show. … read more
Utah Underground Compilation: The State’s Metal, Punk & Hardcore Exports...
“Let’s give a big shout-out to Sean Dugger! He put all this together!” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard this line being said in the last two Utah Underground Compilation release shows I’ve been to. I expect to hear it a million more times in the upcoming ones. … read more
A Farewell to Nix Beat
Nix Beat is moving to London, and there will be a going-away party dubbed Nix Beat’s Farewell Freak Out as the final performance in his Freak Out series. … read more
Slam-Tastic!: Dirty Rotten Imbeciles @ Club X 04.27 with X-Method,...
The last time I saw DRI, I was a pissed-off 18-year-old fresh out of high school who had only been faithfully listening to these guys for five months, after my former vice principal introduced me to the album Thrash Zone. I had been hooked ever since. Now, for a band that’s been around consecutively for about 35 years, they put on a 2016 show that probably would’ve been as rowdy as it would have been in 1986. … read more
Top 5 Dummest Fasterest Punk Albums
Sometimes, all you need is a wild punk album to keep you from exploding. This list offers dumb, fast punk albums to keep you sane for the rest of the year. … read more
Gogol Bordello, VIZA @ In the Venue 08.05
The lights went out and the stage was flooded with blue light. Then, I saw the silhouetted figure of Eugene Hütz, followed by the rest of Gogol Bordello, walk out on the stage and take their places. Hütz started singing into the mic and with compliance from the audience and the rest of the band, Gogol lit up the stage with “Wanderlust King.” From then on, the madness continued throughout. … read more