Archive for 3 Inches of Blood

Erosion’s ‘Invasive Species’: Two Cent Review

Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags , , , , on 11/09/2025 by Kurt Orzeck

Not a second is wasted on this essential entry into the collection of every fan of heavy music who doesn’t like Disturbed and Korn. With that notion in mind, it’s no surprise that one of the most persnickety-yet-always-correct individuals in this sludgy underworld, Aaron Turner, gave Erosion his sign of approval by putting out Maximum Suffering seven years ago. Invasive Species comes courtesy of Canadian underground grindcore label Mechanized Apparatus Revolt, and boy did they luck out scoring this release. Get it here and thank us later — if your head hasn’t exploded by the time you’re done listening to it. Here’s my full Post-Trash review.

A Bloody Good Conversation With 3 Inches of Blood’s Cam Pipes

Posted in Interviews with tags , on 02/04/2025 by Kurt Orzeck

Take a brief respite from the horrors that are unfolding across the crumbling United States and join Knotfest.com for a conversation with 3 Inches of Blood’s Cam Pipes. We discuss his fantasy-metal band getting back together, Dungeons & Dragons, writing long-awaited new material and much more.

Bloody Good, Mates! 3 Inches of Blood Exclusively Confirm New Material

Posted in Exclusives, Interviews, News with tags , on 01/04/2025 by Kurt Orzeck

Read my exclusive news report for New Noise, featuring segments and exclusive information, from my conversation with 3 Inches of Blood frontman Cam Pipes, here:

3 Inches Of Blood’s Cam Pipes Geeks Out On Tolkien, ‘Dungeons & Dragons’

Posted in Features, Interviews, What You Readin' For? with tags , , , , on 01/13/2010 by Kurt Orzeck

It’s Wednesday, September 9, 2009. Or, better put, “9.9.09.” Some 3 years, 3 months and 3 days ago, metalheads were having a collective kanipshin over 6.6.06, terrorizing their neighbors’ pets and carving satanic shit into their skin.

So how did the gritty falsetto belter behind 3 Inches of Blood bide his time that day? Scouting the Shire, perhaps. Or maybe slaying some dragons.

Welcome to the imaginarium of Dr. Pipes.

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Best Albums Of The 2000s

Posted in Lists with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , on 12/31/2009 by Kurt Orzeck

1. Queens of the Stone AgeSongs for the Deaf (Interscope)
2. IsisOceanic (Ipecac)
• Bad Penny interview: “Isis’ Aaron Turner In ’02: Oceanic Is ‘The Best Material We’ve Ever Written’
• Bad Penny essay: “Isis’ Oceanic: Mystery Revealed?
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Best Albums Of 2007

Posted in Lists with tags , , , , , , , , , on 12/30/2009 by Kurt Orzeck

1. 3 Inches of BloodFire Up the Blades (Roadrunner)
2. The ShinsWincing the Night Away (Sub Pop)
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Best Metal Albums Of 2007

Posted in Lists with tags , , , , , , , , , on 12/30/2009 by Kurt Orzeck

1. 3 Inches of BloodFire Up the Blades (Roadrunner)
2. The Dillinger Escape PlanIre Works (Relapse)
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White Wizzard’s Over The Top: Two Cent Review

Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags , , , on 12/30/2009 by Kurt Orzeck

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