Articles by Keith Carman

American Artifact

Merle Becker

PUBLISHED Feb 22, 2010

At one time or another, any self-respecting music fan has felt compelled to rip down a show poster and stash it at home, be it because of t...

Dir En Grey

Average Blasphemy

PUBLISHED Feb 22, 2010

Comprised of 13 videos culled from the likes of 2008's Uroboros and 2007's The Marrow Of A Bone, Average Blasphemy finds Japanese art-rock...

Daughters Are Different

PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2010

"Being progressive isn't a dirty word," sighs Daughters vocalist Alexis S.F. Marshall. "Maybe people think of Styx or something but I don't...

High On Fire

Snakes For The Divine

PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2010

Celebrated for their primal barrages of apocalyptic acerbity, Oakland, CA's High On Fire have become one of the decade's foremost doom-lade...

Broken Teeth

Viva La Rock, Fantastico!

PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2010

Banking on connections with the past for notoriety, Texas's Broken Teeth are clearly more interesting and entertaining than any of their "n...

Hayaino Daisuki

The Invisible Gate Mind Of The Infernal Fire Hell, Or Did You Mean Hawaii Daisuki?

PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2010

Ravaging at four songs in 12 minutes, it almost takes longer to read the full title of this latest onslaught from ravenous grind/thrash mas...

Virulence

If This Isn't A Dream... 1985-1989

PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2010

A lost link in the chain of crossover's evolution, this re-release of Southern California outfit Virulence's first and only full-length off...

Ferret Founders Launch Good Fight Entertainment with Cancer Bats, Madball

PUBLISHED Feb 19, 2010

Formed in 1996, New Jersey-based indie hardcore/metal label Ferret Music has blossomed. As of 2006, it was doing such a fine job of promoti...