Greg M. posted an article on Garden of Light - Aug 10, 2009, 11:46 pm
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Greg M. posted an article on Garden of Light - Aug 10, 2009, 11:46 pm
As if imitating one of the mighty beasts that haunt his band’s album covers, Matt Pike stands before his followers, arms outstretched, as a devilish grin peeks through his drapes of sweaty, matted hair. Pike proceeds to tear into another crushing riff on his custom nine-string guitar and the crowd...
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Greg M. posted an article on Garden of Light - Jan 6, 2009, 4:30 pm
OK, so WordPress’ system is not cooperating with me at this time, so I can’t indent any of this review at the beginning of each paragraph. I’m always going for consistency, but since this thing won’t register documents pasted exactly from Word, I’m changing my format a bit. Hopefully this ...
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Greg M. posted an article on Garden of Light - Jan 6, 2009, 4:30 pm
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Greg M. posted an article on Garden of Light - Dec 16, 2008, 3:59 am
Every heavy act in the country should breathe an equally heavy sigh of relief now that Torche are headlining bills. The Florida/Georgia quartet puts on such an explosive, energetic and above all, uplifting, show that any band following them might as well be cardboard cutouts. Half a year after their...
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Greg M. posted an article on Garden of Light - Dec 16, 2008, 3:59 am
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Greg M. posted an article on Garden of Light - Dec 16, 2008, 3:50 am
Torche are a tough band to pin down. The quartet could easily be categorized under rock, metal, pop, and anything in between. Personally, I’m just going with “awesome,” and a steadily growing fan base both in the underground and mainstream rock scenes seems to agree. The band’s growing popul...
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Greg M. posted an article on Garden of Light - Dec 16, 2008, 3:50 am
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Greg M. posted an article on Garden of Light - Sep 19, 2008, 2:44 am
Progressive melodic death metal. Has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? If images of Dream Theater holding hands with Gothenburg’s finest are floating happily through your conscious, you’re not far off. But it’s more complex than that. You see, barring the band’s Swedish origins, Scar Symmetry...
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Greg M. posted an article on Garden of Light - Sep 19, 2008, 2:44 am
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Greg M. posted an article on Garden of Light - Jun 18, 2008, 6:45 am
It all started in the latter half of my high school years when my musical partner in crime, Josh, told me about this Swedish band that mixed death metal with acoustic guitars and clean singing. Naturally, I was curious, but for some reason I didn’t fully appreciate the sound at the time. Even thou...
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Greg M. posted an article on Garden of Light - Jun 18, 2008, 6:45 am
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Greg M. posted an article on Garden of Light - Jun 15, 2008, 7:04 am
There’s no mistaking Mike Scheidt for anything other than a metal musician among the clean-cut college kids and happily chatting families at the Glenwood Café in Eugene, Ore. The former frontman for now legendary doom metal band YOB, and current guitarist/vocalist for his new band, Middian, strol...
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Greg M. posted an article on Garden of Light - Jun 15, 2008, 7:04 am
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Greg M. posted an article on Garden of Light - Apr 27, 2008, 7:25 am
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Greg M. posted an article on Garden of Light - Apr 27, 2008, 7:25 am
Sweet horns of Satan…2008 hasn’t even hit the halfway mark yet and it’s already looking to be a golden year for death metal. Brain Drill hit us with their hyper-complex full length debut (and promptly broke up thereafter), Hate Eternal came back stronger than ever after the death of ex-bassist...
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Greg M. posted an article on Garden of Light - Apr 27, 2008, 7:20 am
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Greg M. posted an article on Garden of Light - Apr 27, 2008, 7:20 am
If you went back a decade, got an indie kid and a black metal dude together and told them that bands from their respective genres would one day play shows with each other in perfect harmony, you’d get two reactions: the indie kid would turn reclusive for weeks, listening to his vinyl copy of Joy D...
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Greg M. posted an article on Garden of Light - Apr 27, 2008, 7:17 am
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Greg M. posted an article on Garden of Light - Apr 27, 2008, 7:17 am
The 80s were hard for everyone, especially musicians. Among the many bands founded in the late 60s/early 70s, none were hit harder than the founders and leaders of the progressive (known by its followers as “prog”) rock movement. One by one, these bands succumbed to the musical trends and pressu...
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