Review: Drew Peterson – Zero Mantra

Introduction: Drew Peterson is an unknown to many but should become loved after checking out his debut solo album that has taken him half of my lifetime to finish. Here’s a short write up by the man himself on what the album is and who it should appeal to:


“Thirteen tracks of instrumental rock, spanning about 67 minutes, and likely to appeal to fans of Joe Satriani, Andy Timmons, John Petrucci, or anyone who’s ever joked about how my album will never be released.”

The album is interesting in that it is diverse but still manages to have everything feel … Read more

News: 25 Years Of Relapse Records’ Free Mega-Compilation

184 tracks. One Hundred and Eighty-Four tracks! All free! From Mastodon, to Car Bomb, to Death, Nile, Dying Fetus, Murder Construct, and all the bands I’ve never heard of! 13:43 of music from various great (and less great) bands! Thirteen hours and forty-three minutes. Sorry, I just feel like I have to write this down in the long form. This is one hell of a gift from Relapse Records to the world!

Go and indulge.… Read more

News: Terminus Est, a new extreme supergroup

Although we haven’t heard a single note from this new thing, we’ve got all the reasons to be excited. Three reasons, in fact: Hannes Grossmann (Obscura), Dominic Lapointe (Beyond Creation), and Edward Gryn (Despised Icon’s lights technician). Okay, that last one isn’t really a reason to get excited, we don’t know the guy and never heard it, but if he’s teamed with Hannes and Dominic, he must be mad skilled.

Like I said, there’s nothing to hear from them yet, but keep an eye on their facebook page, I bet they’ll share something pretty soon.… Read more

News: Australian supergroup Ḥashshāshīn demo Sati

The Middle-East-infused music of Ḥashshāshīn, comprised of members from Five Star Prison Cell, Squat Club, and Serious Beak is pretty interesting. The only song out, Sati, could be better, as it seems to be dragging on the same theme or atmosphere throughout while it could play a bit more with it and create more varied emotions. Well, there’s hope of that happening still, this is just a demo of one song, chances are it’s their first one and wanted to get the word around, so it might be the one where they’re just experimenting together and getting used… Read more