1. Tool – Fear Inoculum (Volcano/RCA)
2. Idle Hands – Mana (Eisenwald Tonschmiede) Continue reading
Best Albums Of 2019: Tool, Idle Hands, Immortal Bird, Destrage, Enisum
Posted in Lists, Uncategorized with tags Destrage, Devil Master, Enisum, Idle Hands, Immortal Bird, Insomnium, Together to the Stars, Tool, Ultar, Vanum on 01/19/2020 by kurtorzeckBest Albums Of 2018: Agrimonia, UADA, At The Gates, Harakiri for the Sky, Immortal
Posted in Lists, Uncategorized with tags Agrimonia, Anaal Nakarath, At the Gates, Chapel of Disease, Cult Leader, Dark Oath, Daughters, Deletere, Drudkh, Fluisteraars, Glorior Belli, Harakiri for the Sky, Immortal, Kalmah, Panopticon, Shylmagoghnar, Skeletonwitch, Turia, UADA, YOB, Zeal & Ardor on 01/02/2019 by kurtorzeck
Agrimonia’s Awaken
1. Agrimonia – Awaken (Southern Lord)
2. UADA – Cult of a Dying Sun (Eisenwald Tonschmiede) Continue reading
Cover Story: Lord Huron
Posted in Features, Interviews on 07/15/2018 by kurtorzeck
I recently interviewed Ben Schneider about his rock band Lord Huron for the July cover of Music Connection. Check out the full article here.
Cover Story: Thirty Seconds To Mars
Posted in Features, Interviews, Uncategorized with tags Ben Schneider, Lord Huron on 06/11/2018 by kurtorzeck
I recently interviewed Jared Leto about his rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars for the April cover of Music Connection. Check out the full article here.
The Bad Penny New Music Releases Schedule 2018
Posted in Latest New Releases Schedule, Lists, New Releases, Uncategorized on 06/10/2018 by kurtorzeck
6.8.18
Abstracter – Cinereous Incarnate
Ali Shaheed Muhammad & Adrian Younge – Midnight Hour
Ana Egge – White Tiger
Angel – Woman
Angelique Kidjo – Remain in Light Continue reading
Best Albums Of 2017: War On Drugs, Queens Of The Stone Age
Posted in Lists, Uncategorized with tags Cannibal Corpse, cloud nothings, Mastodon, Ne Obliviscaris, Oneohtrix Point Never, Pallbearer, Power Trip, Queens of the Stone Age, War On Drugs, Woe on 06/10/2018 by kurtorzeck
1. War on Drugs – A Deeper Understanding (Atlantic)
2. Queens of the Stone Age – Villains (Matador) Continue reading
Guided by Voices’ August by Cake: FLOOD Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Guided by Voices on 04/29/2017 by kurtorzeck
Guided by Voices’ August by Cake album cover
Here is my album review of Guided by Voices’ terrific August by Cake — the 100th release by frontman Bob Pollard. “By the time its 71 minutes are up, ‘August by Cake’ leaves a resin-free aftertaste.”
The Violent Sleep Of Reason Episode 6, 4.26.17
Posted in MP3s, The Violent Sleep of Reason with tags Ancient Ascendant, Artificial Brain, Farsot, Game Over, Ghost Bath, Iconoclasm, Karma to Burn, Les Discrets, Mortiis, Nick Walker’s Acid Guide Service, Nothing Left, Tehom, The Obsessed, Vampire, Vomit Remnants on 04/29/2017 by kurtorzeck
Farsot’s Fail-lure album cover
The Bad Penny’s new program through Radio Free America, “The Violent Sleep of Reason,” focuses on new and upcoming heavy-metal releases. The show’s sixth installment featured new cuts by Farsot, Ancient Ascendant, Artificial Brain, Nothing Left and Vampire.
The Violent Sleep Of Reason Episode 5, 4.19.17
Posted in MP3s, The Violent Sleep of Reason with tags All Hell, Coltsblood, Dragonforce, Enterprise Earth, Epi-Demic, Hellwell, Karma to Burn, Katakomb, Loathe, Mastodon, Nathorg, Naudiz, Necrowretch, Nightbringer, Novembers Doom, Oceans Are Zeroes, Pyriphlegethon, Rotting Christ, Shores of Null, Suffocation, Tombs, Varg on 04/29/2017 by kurtorzeck
Varg’s Götterdämmerung album cover
The Bad Penny’s new program through Radio Free America, “The Violent Sleep of Reason,” focuses on new and upcoming heavy-metal releases. The show’s fifth installment featured new cuts by Varg, Necrowretch, All Hell, Tombs, Suffocation and Coltsblood.
Royal Thunder’s ‘Wick’-ed Awesome Gig: Two Cent Review
Posted in Concert Reviews, Reviews with tags Black Sabbath, Black Wizard, Brant Bjork, Fatso Jetson, Fu Manchu, Kyuss, Nick Walker’s Acid Guide Service, Royal Thunder on 04/15/2017 by kurtorzeckBrant Bjork, Royal Thunder, Black Wizard and Nick Walker’s Acid Guide Service at the Shredder in Boise, ID, 4.14.17
Royal Thunder frontwoman Miny Parsons, doing her best Kurt Cobain impression at the Shredder.
With sweat dripping off their faces and their bodies thoroughly spent, Royal Thunder huddled together onstage at the Shredder on Friday night after a blistering show, powwowing about their latest concert victory. Continue reading
