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Stimpy Lockjaw – Stimpy Lockjaw

by Dæv Tremblay

Stimpy Lockjaw is best described as “Fuck you and listen for yourself”. Simply put, it’s an improvisation jazz & metal crash course. Simplerly put: it’s freaking awesome and why the fuck aren’t you listening to it yet?

Nicholas Llerandi and Kevin Theodore (Ever Forthright) teamed up with Zachary Marks (drums) and Steve Jenkins (bass) to create a cow-tipping experience! It’s honestly one of the best-crafted pieces of music I’ve got to hear! A more aggressive Exivious, a more progressive (and metal) Axon-Neuron, Dillinjazz Escape Plan, Trioscapes with guitars or, really, just Ever Forthright on psychotropics … Read more

7 things we want for Guitar Pro 7

by Dæv Tremblay

gp7So, now that Guitar Pro 6 has been shamed and buried, the guys over at Arobas Music are beginning working on their next instalment of their Guitar Pro music notation software. So, what’s to keep, what’s to change, what do you want to see in Guitar Pro 7?

Here’s my own list. As an avid user of Guitar Pro since their 5th iteration, I have a few things I wish for:

  1. Keep the fully configurable n-tolets (the -n:m- thing). This is important because I’ve encountered more than a few times – but more noticeable in Blotted Science’s Cretaceous Chasm –
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Theo Young – Shadowplay

by Dæv Tremblay

This Young British fellow *chuckles alone in the darkness* is a figure to add to the Plini-Sithu Aye duo. Yes, Theo would be able to sneak in cognito into any of those two’s albums! And that’s saying something, and that something is: it’s freaking GOOD!

And it’s no copycat, don’t get me wrong! Although he uses advanced techniques only present on Plini’s latest, such as thumb-picking, Theo really has his own compositional style – and playing style, too! Shadowplay, which came out today – September 14th – is a wonderfully beautiful little collection of music, … Read more

As We Draw – Mirages

by Dæv Tremblay

France’s post-apocalyptic metal As We Draw comes back with their sophomore album entitled Mirages. In short: it’s awesome!

Their first album, “Lines Breaking Circles”, really sold me on the band. Their sound was pretty unique and the music was in good part driven by the bass – which is really my soft spot. Mirages is the logical evolution of As We Draw: crafting longer songs (the title track clocks in at more than 10 minutes), and bringing more complexity in their music; in song structures as much as in their playing. They’ve really … Read more