DEATHCAGE — Plague of the Rats LP Hot damn, hooked from the first song. I very much enjoyed the DEATHCAGE EPs, and this is more of the same incredibly epic, fist-pumping Japanese hardcore-meets-epic metal a la the almighty DEATH SIDE. Every fucking song on this platter, even the lesser ones, has a part that cries […]
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Occupy Oakland is calling for a citywide general strike on November 2nd. Meanwhile, Occupy San Francisco has staved off a planned police crackdown on their occupation of SF’s Justin Herman Plaza. Keep up with all of the action at twitter.com/OccupyOakland and twitter.com/OccupySF.
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This past weekend marked the end of the Bay Area’s Budget Rock Fest. Ten years into it and Chris Owen, Mitch Cardwell and the whole gang wisely decided to pack it in. Don’t get me wrong — I’ve had plenty of fun at Budget Rock, but it’s good to see someone call it a day […]
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Kevin J. Mahoney, the former vocalist of Siege, passed away on Friday October 14th. The official cause of death has not been reported, but it is believed to have been sudden. Mahoney was born on September 6th, 1965, and played saxophone in a ska band before joining Kurt Habelt, Henry McNamee and Rob Williams to […]
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David Mirabedini sent a nice set of recent photos he’s taken in the Raleigh area. Check ’em out: Send your tour photos, bands that have come through your town, the best of your local bands, etc. to: photoblog@maximumrocknroll.com. Include your name, the band, where and when it was shot, and a link to your website […]
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