IN MEMORIAM: BRIAN MULLER *written by Joe Kent

Okay, kids. It’s time for our usual crew to sit the fuck down and let someone else talk. Brian Muller was an integral part of the Buffalo music scene, so we wanted to give one of his best friends yet another platform to discuss Brian on. Joe operates the ThinkSoJoe Show on YouTube and other […]

CEMETERY ECHO: GOTH ‘N’ ROLL!

Yesterday, I took some time away from my busy “start as many new bands as possible” campaign, to interview the Cemetery Echo boys. This new “Goth ‘n’ Roll” band is ready to take the Buffalo/Rochester scene by storm, and frankly, I couldn’t be happier about this much needed dose of originality in the local metal […]

Vintage Rarities: Introduction and Debut

Written by Ryan Howe* What is Vintage Rarities? A way for me to find and share heavy metal from around the world with fans of all kinds. It’s a way for me to familiarize myself with trends and traditions, and often cultural differences in heavy metal in tons of different countries, and then give […]

Brian Pattison’s 2019 In Review

As 2019 neared, Anthropic looked back on 2018 as a pretty awesome year. We had released an ep (“Tatanka”), played 18 shows (most of which were outside of WNY) and really began to come into our own as a band. We just finished recording in Watchmen Studios and were really excited to be soon releasing […]

Show Review: Pathology, Narcotic Wasteland, Contrarian, Embludgeonment, Mass Casualty

Photos by Crown Vick Photography* This past Saturday August 16th, The “Pathological Addiction” tour rolled through our city in Buffalo, Ny. The 2 Mikes, (myself and my partner in crime, Mike Marlinski) had the pleasure of hosting this tour, at one of our favorite places in this city, The Rockin Buffalo Saloon. Several months ago, […]

Album Review: Bloodred Hourglass – Godsend

By, Matt Swistak* Hailing from Finland, Bloodred Hourglass is a band that certainly has progressed since the release of their debut album Lifebound in 2012. Starting out as more of a straight forward metal band with elements of thrash and groove, the band went on to release Where The Oceans Burn in 2015, and established themselves as a […]

Interview: Joe Cafarella (STEMM)

By Deitz* If you give the people a reason to forget you, that’s just what they’ll do. Conversely, if you keep giving them a reason NOT to forget you, then you’re onto something. It’s been 7 years since Joe Cafarella walked out of another sold out stemm show at the Town Ballroom only this time, […]

Album Review: Idle Hands – Mana (Eisenwald Records)

Written by Tyler Hammer* Released May 10, 2019* Metal has a tendency to embrace the past with a lot of energy more than any other genre in music. The fact that Zakk Wylde can try and record a cover album of the self-titled Black Sabbath album and have any interest shows that metal fans are […]

Bob Ross and Doom Metal: A Pairing Guide

Written by Daniel Drexel* There are certain things in this world which complement one another perfectly: milk and cookies, pizza and beer, or owning a Prius and being a horrible driver. However, one such shamefully overlooked complementary duo is listening to doom metal while watching Bob Ross. This duo is so intrinsically fitful that one […]

Album Review: Crowhurst – III

Written by Tyler Hammer* Jay Gambit is ambitious, a trait made apparent in the well-crafted and vast discography of his band Crowhurst. While starting off as a solo noise project, the current band took shape in 2015 with the self- titled release, kicking off the start of the metal trilogy leading us up to where […]