Astral Voyager Vol. 1 by Kal-El: The Monster Riff Review

Astral Voyager Vol 1, and waiting for you to hear it’s driving me crazy!!! Frisson By the time Norway’s Kal-El hit the stage at The Sagebrush in Austin for the Ripplefest Texas Pre-Show kickoff last year, I had been destroyed by the Texas heat. After several incredibly crushing sets by some of the world’s best […]

Astral Voyager Vol. 1 by Kal-El: The Monster Riff Review

Astral Voyager Vol 1, and waiting for you to hear it’s driving me crazy!!! Frisson By the time Norway’s Kal-El hit the stage at The Sagebrush in Austin for the Ripplefest Texas Pre-Show kickoff last year, I had been destroyed by the Texas heat. After several incredibly crushing sets by some of the world’s best […]

Astral Voyager Vol. 1 by Kal-El: The Monster Riff Review

Astral Voyager Vol 1, and waiting for you to hear it’s driving me crazy!!! Frisson By the time Norway’s Kal-El hit the stage at The Sagebrush in Austin for the Ripplefest Texas Pre-Show kickoff last year, I had been destroyed by the Texas heat. After several incredibly crushing sets by some of the world’s best […]

Fuzzing Nation: Into the Desert

Ever since the Fuzzing Nation EP Into the Desert came out, some months ago now, it was immediately blasted at full volume at the Midnight Whiskey Massacre lair, such was the greatness of the opening sound. I couldn’t help but be sucked in and hooked by the opening riff and rather bombastic sound of the […]

Rock and Roll Disruption: Barbarian Hermit and Sidewinder

Both Sidewinder and Barbarian Hermit almost slipped by me, and I’m not sure even making it onto the Doom Charts would have made a difference. Both Talons and Mean Sugar are strong album of the year contenders. I want to do everything I can to make sure they get heard.