Music
The Poorwills: Melodic Stalwarts Show New Folk-Pop Face
Essentially carved out of the three separate acts of Bluebird Radio, Glade and The Devil Whale, the folk “super-group” of The Poorwills came together on a whim and spent nearly half a year putting together their debut album, Drinks On The Wing. Now, with a fully formed setlist, a release show on May 13 and possibilities of a tour, this on-the-fly project may be one of the best groups to emerge in 2011. … read more
Localized – May 2011
On Saturday, May 14, roll on out to the Urban Lounge for a healthy smattering of punk rock from both ends of the spectrum. Expect a dose of sugar-sweet pop punk from The Hung Ups and an unholy strain of riotous thrash from Desolate. Problem Daughter will kickstart the sonic smorgasbord at 10 p.m. $5 gets you in. … read more
Dead But Dreaming: Protest The Hero Interview
Happy spring, my little Elder things, and welcome to Dead But Dreaming! In this edition, I sit down with vocalist Rody Walker of the crazy Canadian band Protest The Hero before their highly anticipated Salt Lake show at The Avalon. We talk about their new album, Scurrilous, and why the band will always buck the trends (and pussy vocal rest). I also have web-exclusive reviews of Between the Buried and Me and the always brutal Winds of Plague for you, my dear cultists. Read on! The secrets of metal immortality may or may not be buried within. … read more
Napalm Flesh: Mexican death metal – Zombiefication
This week, on an all new day for SLUG’s weekly metal blog, we have a fine interview with Mr. Jacko from Mexican death metal two-piece Zombiefication, whose killer new album Midnight Stench is available now. We also have a show rundown and some blog exclusive CD reviews from Indian, Norther and Miasmal and shorter “quickie” reviews from Symfonia, Graveyard and Haeresiarchs of Dis. … read more
Dead But Dreaming: Dying Fetus
This week’s metal blog features a review rundown of several recently re-issued Dying Fetus releases as well as a guide to all the metal happenings on this Record Store Day weekend. … read more
DJ Loczi
DJ Loczi thinks music is the answer to our problems. Most people would agree with him on that. Music is the language that binds all cultures, subcultures and people of all different shapes and sizes. In a world where music is the unifier, the DJ has all the power. … read more
Napalm Flesh – Local Band Spotlight: Muckraker
This week’s metal blog features a quick interview with Salt Lake locals Muckracker, a rundown of this week’s metal happenings, some blog exclusive reviews and a couple of super-short quickie reviews. … read more
Burzum: The Extended Interview
Few names in metal music—or music as a whole—generate as much vitriol as Burzum or its sole member, Varg Vikernes. What follows is an e-mail conversation with Vikernes on the eve of the North American release of his latest effort, Fallen. *Disclaimer: SLUG magazine does not necessarily agree with, condone, or support certain comments in the following interview, but it is understood that censorship of any kind is a detriment. … read more
Napalm Flesh: Love Your Life – Interview with Lifelover
This week we have a massive blog for every discriminating metal taste. Read on for a rundown of this week’s metal shows, blog exclusive CD reviews, a new section of super-short reviews called Quickies, a link to download Wormrot’s new album for free, and an interview with () aka Kim Carlsson of Lifelover, depressive black metallers from Sweden
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Teutonic Titans of Terror An Interview With Accept Guitarist Wolf...
If you don’t know this one, you shouldn’t call yourself a metalhead: “And then you’ll get your balls to the wall, man! Balls to the wall!” It just got heavy metal in here, because we’re talking about the mighty German wrecking crew, Accept, who crashed out a nice gleaming slab of metal last year with their album Blood of the Nations. SLUG had the chance to talk to principle member Wolf Hoffmann, creator of some serious metal guitar riffage, about all things Accept. … read more