Tucson Weekly | Jon Hobson

Listening to Mudvayne's Latest is About as Enjoyable as Being Castratednew

If The New Game is a sign of things to come, then it is game over for Mudvayne.

Tucson Weekly | Jon Hobson | 12-11-2008 | Reviews

Tags: heavy metal, Mudvayne, The New Game

With 'Shogun,' Trivium Has its First Epic Albumnew

Shogun is the first album on which Trivium does not sound too much like other bands.

Tucson Weekly | Jon Hobson | 12-04-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Florida, heavy metal, Trivium, Shogun

Inside the The Axl Rose Circusnew

After 13 years of recording, Axl has greatly disappointed Guns N' Roses fans with Chinese Democracy.

Tucson Weekly | Jon Hobson | 11-28-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Guns N' Roses, Chinese Democracy, Axl Rose

It Wasn't Broke, but The Haunted Tried to Fix It ... and Failednew

When a band decides to experiment with its sound, that experimentation can either further its career or completely backfire. The latter is the case for Sweden's The Haunted and their sixth release, Versus.

Tucson Weekly | Jon Hobson | 11-06-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Sweden, The Haunted, Versus

More Wal-Mart Mediocrity, Courtesy AC/DCnew

Lead singer Brian Johnson has stated in recent interviews that Black Ice is the best AC/DC record since he joined the band; perhaps the drugs have finally taken over.

Tucson Weekly | Jon Hobson | 10-30-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Wal-Mart, music industry, AC/DC, Black Ice

'All Hope Is Gone' is a Return to Form for Slipknotnew

Forget what the Bible has to say regarding hellfire and brimstone: Slipknot has now redefined the term.

Tucson Weekly | Jon Hobson | 10-09-2008 | Reviews

Tags: All Hope Is Gone, Slipknot

'Death Magnetic' is Arguably Metallica's Best Effort Since 1988new

For nearly two decades, old-school fans of Metallica have cried for the band to return to the thrash-metal sound that made them legendary. Well, the bitching can finally stop.

Tucson Weekly | Jon Hobson | 09-25-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Metallica, Death Magnetic

Legacy Cementednew

Forget that little crisis in the Middle East; the real war is the one metal legend Max Cavalera and his bandmates have declared on the music industry.

Tucson Weekly | Jon Hobson | 07-31-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Conquer, Soulfly