I barely go out on New Year’s Eve. I did First Night in Boston like twice and froze my ass off. I’ve been to a bar or two but found them to be a bit overwhelming (Do I really have to pay a cover to a place I visit once a week?!?) and, of course, I’ve stayed in. The one thing I have never done is been to a show on New Year’s Eve so it’s fitting that my first […]
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One of the most unassuming (and modest) guitar gods you’re likely to meet, Tim Sult took some time before Clutch’s New Year’s Eve extravaganza in Worcester, MA to chat with Popblerd about the bands upcoming album and the best part about being in Clutch today: Why was Worcester the best spot to end your 2012? Pretty much every year since we’ve been a band we’ve done an East Coast run at this time of the year. We never know […]
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Metal Monday will be spending New Year’s Eve with the love of his life in Worcester, MA of all places. While not as extravagant as Vegas or NYC or some other exotic locale, Worcester is where Maryland’s Clutch will be simultaneously ending their 2012 and beginning their 2013. As luck would have it, I’ll be there to witness the glory (Show review coming later in the week). My love affair with Clutch began after seeing the video for “A Shogun […]
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Part of me loves this time of year for the reflection aspect and another hates it because I know that there’s nothing new coming up for a while. I also hate having to trim my likes to a list but I guess you can’t like ‘em all, right? If you read Metal Monday, you may notice some similarities (Noticeably the top of the list) to my Tops over there and for that I don’t apologize. I like what I like. […]
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There is a lot of great stoner metal coming out of the Boston area that people need to pay attention to. Gozu is one such band and their latest single “Bald Bull” off the forthcoming The Fury Of A Patient Man full length is sure to be proof of that. I’ll be honest, I don’t know much about Gozu beyond the fact that their last album, Locust Season , reminded me of Kyuss and completely kicked ass. Listening to the riff driven loveliness of “Bald Bull” with Marc […]
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I was originally going to use this week’s column to list my favorite shows of 2012. Then I decided to go with a holiday theme and focus on Old Man Gloom’s Christmas. If I had went with the former theme, I would’ve mentioned seeing Ministry for their final US show in Chicago over the summer. That would be the incarnation of Ministry featuring Mike Scaccia who passed away over the weekend after collapsing on stage at the age of 47. […]
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If you missed Part 1 of “The Metal Monday Top 12 of ’12″ here it is . All caught up? Good because we’re rolling on with Part 2! Are ya ready? Great! Here we go: 6. Lamb Of God: Resolution This album just recently seeped back into my consciousness and with good reason: It’s fucking awesome. It’s been a tumultuous year in the LOG camp with that little thing called a manslaughter charge hanging over Randy Blythe’s head. Despite that […]
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