I've lived in Chicago all my life and had Albini's rhetoric stuffed down my throat since high school. When you're a teenager, he seemed like a wise asshole. When you're in your 30s and he is pushing 50, you wonder why he still cares.

I fucking hate Steve Albini.

Hey also, I just wanted to make sure that fans of 7th Gen Sabbath bands on here are listening to Fireball Ministry. If not, you really should be.

Sarcofago is good stuff.What about Korzus? They just dropped a new one and it sounds so much like Slayer you would assume there is a lawsuit pending.

This is the most useful thing in the world. Thank you.

Hey I just made this recommendation on another thread, but anyone into stoner rock/doom/whathaveyou should really checkout stonerrock.com. I went through a pretty heavy phase of the stuff a couple years ago and I stumbled upon some good bands over there. Their radio station is a good way to grab random assortments of…

Sir, you are no doubt the biggest pussy in the universe. That being said, have you checked out stonerrock.com? They are a great source for what you're ailing for. They have a decent web radio station (albeit it is most likely just some dude's iPod on shuffle) and having a mailing list for updates that are usually…

Their riffs are cool, but that guy's voice makes me want to punch the entire state of Texas in the face.

^, those of us that are too old and pussy-whipped to get out into the scene anymore appreciate UMD's additions to to the comments.

Aeon is hilarious . Great death metal, musically, but we get it — you hate Jesus. Sing about something else.

HEY WAIT!
Why didn't you review the new Forbidden? I was looking forward to that.

@Wolfman - you just blew my mind with news of a new Anacrusis. That.. that's just fucking awesome.

I have recently begun ending my ages long standoff with Black Metal. It started with Enslaved and Nachtmystium since if you prog anything up enough I will give it a chance, but now I have been moving into Watain waters. The problem is, and I know they did this to keep guys like me away so mission accomplished, is that…

I read this column every month, and I wouldn't change a thing in terms of what genres your covering. You typically cover a nice wide birth. I like the idea of adding interviews and whatnot. The only thing I would change, at all, is your fear of hipster metal accusations. Everyone seems to like this column a lot, and…

I actually really liked Jupiter
It wasn't as technically proficient, as you point out, but I thought the overall song writing was incredibly strong. Either way, I am just glad these guys are back. A lot of the bands these guys have influenced, like The Faceless or Necrophagist, are fucking awesome, but sometimes it's…

Fidel, I am breaking my long sabbatical from the comments just to agree with you. You are 100% correct, sir. Cobain not only left his daughter fatherless, but in the hands of Courtney Love — all because of addiction and an aversion to fame. He ranks among pop culture's biggest pieces of shit. People can complain about…

Probably not, but I'll see any movie you end up directing.

Tastes.. like.. burning!

I saw this with Armond White last night
…and we laughed our asses off. Clearly, as this movie appeals to the widest possible base of dumbed down Americana, it is the single greatest movie ever made.

You know, that Rust in Peace tour isn't coming here. I would happily trade if I could.