Originally written for Exclaim.
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Orange Goblin hail from the UK and have been around since 1995. They have their roots in stoner metal, but have evolved over time, incorporating aspects from other influences and styles, including ’70s hard rock, doom metal and even punk sensibilities. They’ve maintained a very steady line-up, with only one major change ― guitarist Pete O’Malley left the band in 2004 to focus on visual art and was replaced by Joe Hoare. For the most part, Orange Goblin …
Originally written for About Heavy Metal.
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In 2011, New York-based punk/hardcore legends Sick Of It All celebrate their 25th anniversary. Nonstop is a laudatory album, an opportunity for the band to re-record all their most beloved tracks and compile them into into a single, dream setlist. With a back catalogue as extensive as Sick Of It All’s, there is no dead time, no weak moments in the album. Every song is a corker, a barn-burner, each with its own cultural weight behind it.Recorded at the …