by Steve Knapp | Oct 30, 2020 | Album Reviews
By Steve Knapp / Instagram: @ElectricStoveMusic If you’ve never heard of them before, yes, Botanist is a metal band that uses hammered dulcimers. There, I said it. We can move on with the review now. Because, amongst a world that’s seemingly on fire, this act...
by Steve Knapp | Aug 24, 2018 | Album Reviews
I think it was about the time Neptune With Fire was released that Ancestors first set off my radar (that’s 2008 for anyone who’s too lazy to hit up Wikipedia). If you look at some of the other stoner metal bands who were starting to come into their own from that time,...
by Steve Knapp | Dec 25, 2015 | Lists!
Words by Steve Knapp It’s the end of the year and if you’re able to read this article, I assume you made it here alive–congratulations all around. Not gonna lie, a lot went down in 2015 and I feel an intense fire inside to end it in a way that not only pays it...
by Steve Knapp | Dec 16, 2015 | Reviews
Words: Steve Knapp It would be quite an understatement to say a lot has changed with Baroness since the release of Yellow & Green. Most notably (and regrettably) being the tour bus accident that put the band on an unanticipated hiatus while touring in the UK; a...
by Steve Knapp | Oct 2, 2015 | Album Reviews
Deafheaven have found themselves in a wonderfully confusing place after the release of their critically acclaimed, sophomore album Sunbather. It was a breakthrough album that fused genres to defy convention and expand its accessibility, reaching many critics’ best of...
