What’s going on Butcher Crew?! It’s ya girl, your Master Butcher, The Saw and I have a new blog segment here in the Butcher Shop! It’s called the “Heavy Breakdown” where we breakdown the deeper meaning of albums. Whether that be by analyzing lyrical content or by researching the album by reading/listening to interviews about … Continue reading Heavy Breakdown: Whitechapel – The Valley (2019)
Album Preview: Whitechapel – Kin (Release date 10.29.21)
The 8th studio album from Whitechapel will be released for our consumption on October 29th, 2021. I have been waiting for Whitechapel to announce their new album for a while now and it has finally happened! Over the past few months, Phil Bozeman (vocalist) has been posting videos of him in the studio working on the … Continue reading Album Preview: Whitechapel – Kin (Release date 10.29.21)
Album of the Week: Frozen Soul – Crypt of Ice (2021)
I don’t know what’s up with Texas, y’all, but it has produced so many great metal acts over the decades that one can only assume it’s in the DNA! From the Old School likes of D.R.I. (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles) King’s X and Rigor Mortis, to classic acts like ZZ Top; giants like Drowning Pool, Power … Continue reading Album of the Week: Frozen Soul – Crypt of Ice (2021)
The Art of Juni Ito: Twisted Visions
I found this book, “Twisted Visions” at Books A Million a few months ago and I fell in love with it. I have always had a great appreciation for art; especially horror art. I found this fascination by looking at the artwork by Gustave Doré in Dante Alighieri’s “Divine Comedy.” Doré’s dark artwork within the … Continue reading The Art of Juni Ito: Twisted Visions
Pantera: Revolver Special Collector’s Edition
What’s going on Butcher Crew?! It’s your Master Butcher, The Saw, and today we will be talking about one of the greatest bands to ever preform and create music; Pantera!! Back in the ‘80s and ‘90s, Pantera was a force to be reckoned with. They created heavy and powerful music that was not popular during … Continue reading Pantera: Revolver Special Collector’s Edition
Thank You For Everything, WKNC
The Saw's first DJ shift at WKNC. As we approach May, final exams are beginning and seniors are excitedly waiting for graduation. Very exciting times! I am a senior here at NC State, and I have a bittersweet feeling about leaving the Wolfpack. On one hand, I am excited to start my next journey in … Continue reading Thank You For Everything, WKNC
Album of the Week: Death – The Sound of Perseverance (1998)
You already know that Death is one of the original Death Metal bands out of Florida, and you already know that they are one of my favorites (and one of the “OG's" Top Five Favorites)! The Sound of Perseverance is Death's seventh and final studio album, released August 31, 1998 by Nuclear Blast. You really can’t go … Continue reading Album of the Week: Death – The Sound of Perseverance (1998)
The Saw’s Choice Cuts: Amon Amarth
Welcome to the Saw’s Butcher Shop, Butcher Crew! It is me, The Saw, and I’m back today to feature my Band of the Week: Amon Amarth. Ah, yes… Melodic Death Metal at its finest. These guys have been doing this for over three decades, and they have it down to a science. Amon Amarth began … Continue reading The Saw’s Choice Cuts: Amon Amarth
Cannibal Corpse – Violence Unimagined (2021)
The 15th studio album by the OGs of Death Metal, Violence Unimagined by Cannibal Corpse was released on April 16th, 2021 (Metal Blade). Of course, it’s awesome! It’s Cannibal Corpse! But more than that, this record is their best in over a decade! Cannibal Corpse always delivers the beatings; you always know what is coming. After 32+ years … Continue reading Cannibal Corpse – Violence Unimagined (2021)
The Saw’s Choice Cuts: Hard Rock
What’s going on Butcher Crew?! It’s your Master Butcher, The Saw and I am back with some more choice cuts! Instead of a band, I have a genre that I have been listening to a lot here recently, and that is hard rock. Not just any type of hard rock but late 90s/early 2000s hard … Continue reading The Saw’s Choice Cuts: Hard Rock
