Posts by Cody Villafana

The Strapping Young Lad himself opens up about the creative process and the importance of live music.

For better or worse, the career trajectory of North Carolina’s The Avett Brothers has been an interesting one to follow. After developing a reputation as a raw, emotions-on-their-sleeves, highly energetic folk group, the Avett Brothers joined forces with mega-producer Rick Rubin starting with 2009’s I and Love and You. Since then, the Avett’s have been […]

[rating=7.00] March 28th, 2018, the world of music suffered an unfathomable loss when Caleb Scofield, bassist of the band Cave In, died in a car accident at the age of 39. Caleb’s song-writing, bass-tone and skilled chops defined Cave In’s unique musical sound, and later in their career (and in their live show), Caleb’s thunderous […]

The legendary maestro of metal discusses his latest release and more.

The latest release from Devin Townsend is genre bending even by Devin Townsend standards.

Ghost manages to embrace their dark and poppy sides equally on their fourth album.

After several years of hiatus and internal strife, CKY returns with an evolved sound and new depth.

A newly reformed and revamped CKY is back with a new album. We spoke with Matt Deis to learn more about the new incarnation and CKY’s new life as a trio.

Stoner metal trio Elder adds layers to their sound on their latest release.

Mutoid Man may not break new ground on their latest release, but they sure do have a great time.

Despite some heavy riffage and killer jams, Red Fang doesn’t quite overcome the high bar they’ve set for themselves.

The Devin Townsend Project explores old ground in new ways on Transcendence.

On their fifth album, instrumentalist heavy hitters Russian Circles provide some of their tightest compositional work to date.