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Until now, wiz kid drummer Zach Hill was best known for his brief stint in surf pop band Wavves, a band of such breezy stoner gentility it’s hard to believe it exists on the same planet as Death Grips, his new aggro-rap project. The group, fronted by MC Ride with backing vocals provided by someone called Mexican Girl (Death Grips is one of those outfits that likes to be mysterious for no good ...

When Jeremy Wagner put his heavy metal/rock-and-roll life behind him, the North Barrington resident turned his talents in another direction. And like his music, his debut novel explores dark themes.

An Erie shredder has given up his guitar-for-hire life and has formed a new original band Sonny Lombardozzi Invasion. Lombardozzi said the band sought out someone who can really sing instead of just scream, though he promises the music is still brutal. The debut is Saturday night at Sherlocks.

What's Mike Einzinger talking about? Incubus, evil? With lame songs like "Nice To Know You"? Well, then again, maybe, if you twist evil into its subset, which Incubus represents to the hilt—the commercialization of heavy metal or grunge. At best, the band flogs dishonest, bland music.

The hatchet-wielding Eddie from the cover of Iron Maiden's Killers album hacks away at the fuselage of Motorhead's Bombers. by Justin Peterson Dawnbringer: Nucleus (Profound Lore) Those who listen to metal and who believe in the music know that there is plenty of swilled detritus to sift through in order to find what's great and truthful.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]