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Meth Quarry Interview: Pittsburgh’s Grim Hardcore Assault!
Folks, if you’ve had your ear to the ground over the past few months you might have noticed that there has been some rumbling coming out of the dark underworld of hardcore. There has been so much...
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The Huge List of 2012 Year-End Lists!
Well, friends, here we find ourselves in the waning moments of 2012. It’s been an interesting, eventful year that’s had lots of high and low points — a ton of excellent new music has been released and...
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The Top Ten Shows I’ve Seen This Year: A Supplemental Video Guide
This was me on Christmas Eve. In a couple hours, this’ll most likely be me again. Good afternoon, Dear Readers, and a Happy Fucking New Year to you all! I hope you enjoyed the collection of top-ten...
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I Can Has Videos?
So here’s something pretty neat. I was playing with this over the weekend and announced it all over Facebook, but if you aren’t one of the select few that get to see my posts in your news feed — or...
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Innervenus Music: Two New CDs Coming Next Month!
Hello, friends. Regular visitors to this website have surely noticed that recently the volume of writing I am putting out there has significantly decreased. I apologize for that. But it hasn’t been...
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Winter’s Wake 2013 Presented By Allure of the Earth
So all the final details for this year’s Winter’s Wake festival are finally here! The venues, scheduled bands, and ticketing information all have been announced, and I’ve collected all of it right...
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Winter’s Wake Winterview: Derkéta
Hello, it’s time for another Winter’s Wake band interview! I’ll repeat once more: with so many people to talk to, I tried to keep these short and sweet — just enough for you (the reader) to get a...
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Winter’s Wake Winterview: Vulture
Good morning, folks! Winter’s Wake 2013 officially starts tonight! Words cannot describe how excited I am. I hope you feel the same way. I’ve still got a few more bands to talk about, so I’ll...
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Winter’s Wake Winterview: Meth Quarry
Hello, once more! Time keeps ticking away, it’s almost time to go to Winter’s Wake tonight! Here’s another band interview! I talked to Adam Joseph Bailey, the vocalist from Meth Quarry, about what’s...
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Person or Persons Unknown: Six Questions with Steve and Aaron Kaczynski of...
Six Questions with Steve Kaczynski (guitar) and Aaron Kaczynski (vocals) of Jericho Theory by Asya Yanyo Here I am again, writing another Person or Persons Unknown about another Pittsburgh band...
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Person or Persons Unknown: Six Questions with Lycosa Guitarist “Tree”
Six Questions with Lycosa Guitarist “Tree“ by Asya Yanyo So my next Person or Persons Unknown interview subject is someone I did not know very well before I decided to ask him for an interview,...
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Deathcrawl – Accelerated Rate of Decay
Deathcrawl – Accelerated Rate of Decay (self-released, 16 October 2012) Okay, true story: earlier this month, I had a cookout for a handful of friends (mostly musicians or music-related folks,...
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VOS Videography 2013: A Mid-Year Retrospective
Well folks, here we are on another damn Monday. Another weekend has passed, and even though I keep crossing my fingers and checking for the results over at lottery.net, I find myself back at work...
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VOS Videography 2013: A Mid-Year Retrospective (Part 2)
Mr. Smalls Theatre (Millvale, PA), 01 February 2013 Enslaved – “Riitiir” and “Ruun” Enslaved – “Allfǫðr Oðinn” and “Immigrant Song” (Led Zeppelin cover) Pallbearer – “An Offering of Grief”...
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VOS Videography 2013: A Mid-Year Retrospective (Part 3)
Dead Horse Cantina (McKees Rocks, PA), 16 February 2013 In mid-February, Innervenus Music released a pair of CDs: a self-titled EP by Lycosa, and the full-length Cannibalistic Tendencies by Grisly...
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VOS Videography 2013: A Mid-Year Retrospective (Part 4)
6119 (East Liberty / Pittsburgh, PA), 22 February 2013 This year, Allure of the Earth‘s Winter’s Wake Festival was expanded to a two-day affair. Here are some videos from the performances on...
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VOS Videography 2013: A Mid-Year Retrospective (Part 6)
Kopec’s (Lawrenceville / Pittsburgh, PA), 02 March 2013 Diamondbreaker – “Fish Chum” Slaves BC – “Armageddon” Originally there was a third band scheduled to play at this show, but it seems...
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VOS Videography 2013: A Mid-Year Retrospective (Part 13)
Gopher Hole (Lawrenceville / Pittsburgh, PA), 12 April 2013 Shiff – “Biology of Fucking Kickin’ It” and “Anarchy Band” Meth Quarry – “Selfish” (New Song) and “Crash Anthem” The Shop...
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VOS Videography 2013: A Mid-Year Retrospective (Part 18)
The Smiling Moose (South Side / Pittsburgh, PA), 31 May 2013 Dethlehem – “Valley of the Blades” and “Oathbound” (New Song) The week of this show marked the birthdays of two of the band’s members...
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VOS Videography 2013: A Mid-Year Retrospective (Part 19)
Kopec’s (Lawrenceville / Pittsburgh, PA), 23 June 2013 Anicon Storm King – “Aura of Failure” Storm King – “Backfill” Slaves BC – “The Four Horsemen: Wild Hunt” Slaves BC – “Armageddon” The Rock...
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