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Mr. Gnome Makes a Big Noise on its Debut Albumnew
Most fans think Mr. Gnome's music rocks; some find it downright erotic. Credit singer-guitarist Nicole Barille's hot-and-bothered vocals, which bring to mind that diner scene in When Harry Met Sally, where Meg Ryan showed off her fake-orgasm skills.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
06-20-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mr. Gnome, Deliver This Creature
Is Hipster Metal for Assholes?new
Lately, like scores of other music critics, I've been getting into some "hipster-metal bands," so named because guys like us listen to them. Real metal dudes hate people like me. And that certainly includes D.X. Ferris, my co-worker and author of a new book about Slayer's Reign in Blood, which is apparently some sort of classic metal album.
Cleveland Scene |
Michael Gallucci and D.X. Ferris |
06-20-2008 |
Music
Has Robert Smith Brought the Cure Back to Life?new
If you believe the reports, the Cure is putting on a half-decent live show for the first time in 20 years. On their current tour, the perennial goth-rockers are playing three-hour sets featuring some of their best tunes and are actually putting a little effort into it.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
06-13-2008 |
Concerts
Mushroomhead's Old Frontman Returns with a New Bandnew
Jason Popson split from Cleveland's reigning rock kings in 2004, and his new group, Pitch Black Forecast, marks a return to the spotlight.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
05-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Returning Band Members Renew Testamentnew
Depending on how you want to score it, Testament ranks as either the No. 5 or 6 all-time-greatest thrash band -- the riff-roaring kings of the junior varsity, trailing behind Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax, and Megadeth.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
05-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Hot Rails Makes Its Own Heatnew
On its full-length debut, rip-roarin' Hot Rails plays the kind of punky, country-fried, bluesy rock that takes root so easily in the Cleveland's cloudy climate.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
03-21-2008 |
Reviews
Cleveland Musicians Band Together to Fight Pay-to-Playnew
Cleveland rockers are uniting in Musicians' Local 00, an informal alliance of groups opposed to the pay-to-play practices that make most local shows an unpredictable, overcrowded clusterfuck.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
03-14-2008 |
Music
Celtic Frost's Origins as Hellhammernew
This two-disc compilation gathers a trio of oft-bootlegged demos from 1983. Newly remastered, the dungeon tapes sound cleaner than ever while retaining their grit.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
02-29-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Demon Entrails, Hellhammer
A Must-Listen for Wrestling Fansnew
Double Murder Suicide is an unspeakably tasteless concept album about the death of the WWE's Chris Benoit, who killed his wife, son, and himself in June 2007.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
01-25-2008 |
Reviews
Below Jupiter is Pogo-Readynew
The Cleveland duo's full-length debut unloads with three minutes of punky, bouncy, unplugged pop that sounds like the Violent Femmes, but with more keyboard and less bass.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
01-18-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Below Jupiter, Step into Home
Horrorcore is Like Canned Chicken Soupnew
Horror of '59's second album sounds like circa-'78 Ozzy Osbourne fronting the new Misfits.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
01-04-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Horror of '59
The Whiskey Daredevils are Jukebox Readynew
The cowpunks are best known for their anti-hipster anthem "Ironic Trucker Hat." That's about to change.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
12-07-2007 |
Reviews
Unsparing Sea Creates Eerinessnew
There are also plenty of cellos, harmoniums, saws, glockenspiels, and accordions on A Cloud in the Cathedral, a majestic sprawl of baroque psychedelia and Victorian gothic.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
12-04-2007 |
Reviews
Destructor Releases Second Album After 22 Yearsnew
And the destruction still goes all the way to 11. Or, at the very least, to 8 -- depending on how you like your thrash served.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
11-16-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Destructor, Forever in Leather
Thrash Metal Can Have Keyboards Toonew
Besides Chimaira's Chris Spicuzza, Keratoma programmer Tom Shaffner is probably the least superfluous keyboard dude in rock these days.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
11-09-2007 |
Reviews
