Offered up today for your internet leeching consumption is a collection of (studio) outtakes from Samhain's "Magnum Opus" ...

Some of my old partners-in-crime who employ a nice mixture of all things related to Motorhead/Japanese crustcore/blackened death/first-gener...

Wicked-chaotic grindcore from Charm City (Baltimore) MD that strays from the norm. While they grind like fucking madmen, they also throw som...

You know, when it comes to the whole D-Beat/Crust thing, I am a true fan. I really am. The problem is, most bands of said genre don't br...

Here's the first full-length from the Kings of Sleaze Rock / Rape Rock. This band is still touring years after the death of El Duce...

How the fuck do I describe this record other than " I dig this"? Late last night I decided to go through some old stacks of CD...

A good live set from Seattle recorded in 2002. (Updates are still happening - I'm not gonna let the blog die - it just wont be as frequ...

Riff-heavy / heavy-riffed heavy hardcore - that makes sense, right? All I know is that I like it, and if you are a regular here at L-RV then...

A side project of Dean and Woody from the REAL Corrosion of Conformity - not that Pepper Keenan bullshit version of said band - that came ...

Solid heavy rock without pretension that has been mopping the floor on tour with Danzig lately. These recordings are from a tour with Boris...

Why these guys never got bigger is beyond me, but maybe it has something to do with the (other) bands these guys are players in? Anyways, th...

Great one-manFrench industrial doom. Slow and heavy, lurching and cold. Yeah, it's real good (and deserves a good listen). LINKS - Offi...

Out of all the NOLA dirthead/sludge bands, these guys don't get the credit they deserve. They have suffered through some serious setback...

Easily in my top five doom records/bands of all time. THIS IS THE SOUND OF BLEAKNESs... LINKS - Metal Archives. Tribute Webpage. D/L Winte...

Wonderfully-expansive heavy/sludge/doom from "over-yonder-holler", West Virginia. LINKS - Official Website. DoucheSpace. D/L Hy...

A band I feel never quite got the full credit that they deserve (especially in the States). ANY band Jonah Jenkins is a member of is gonna b...

Nice and heavy. Dirty and sludgy. Growls and barks. Fast and manic. Chops for fuckin' days. Yeah, it must be Asschapel! Nashville, Tenne...