Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Undeath — It’s Time… To Rise From The Grave (2022) ALBUM REVIEW

Welcome to The Saw’s Butcher Shop! It’s ya girl, your Master Butcher, The Saw. And I’m excited! “Why,” you ask? Because Undeath dropped their sophomore record, It’s Time…To Rise From The Grave, on April 22, 2022 (Prosthetic Records). Now, you already know that The Saw LOVES Death Metal. And the rise of New School Death … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Undeath — It’s Time… To Rise From The Grave (2022) ALBUM REVIEW

Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Prince — Purple Rain (1984) CLASSIC ALBUM REVIEW

What’s up, Butcher Crew?! It’s The Saw, as you know! This month (April) marks the anniversary of the death of a musical genius, Prince. 2022 marks six years since we lost this pioneer of sound, and I am celebrating his work with a Classic Album Review of, what I think is his greatest musical achievement, … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Prince — Purple Rain (1984) CLASSIC ALBUM REVIEW

Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: King Diamond — HEAVY BREAKDOWN

What’s Up, Butcher Crew?! It’s your Master Butcher, The Saw. And today, I’ve got a Heavy Breakdown on someone that should need no introduction (but I’ll do it anyway!), King Diamond. I have seen King Diamond only one time, a few years ago, at The Mayhem Festival outside DC. What a great stage show! And … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: King Diamond — HEAVY BREAKDOWN

Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: The House of Horrors — HEAVY BREAKDOWN

Photo by Courtney Breen // @chewing.glass on Instagram Welcome to The Saw’s Butcher Shop. I am often asked about the different segments of my show, the categories and titles, and how I keep my torture devices ordered so as to issue beatings and stack bodies. Today we’ll take a look inside The House of Horrors. … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: The House of Horrors — HEAVY BREAKDOWN

Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Abbath — Dread Reaver (2022) ALBUM REVIEW

Welcome to The Saw’s Butcher Shop, Butcher Crew! I am your host, The Saw, but you already knew that. Did you also know that Friday, March 25, 2022 marked the release date for Dread Reaver, the blistering new album from Abbath via Season of Mist? We’ve already talked about the three singles for the album … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Abbath — Dread Reaver (2022) ALBUM REVIEW

Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Hath —All That Was Promised (2022) ALBUM REVIEW

What’s happen’en, Butcher Crew?! It’s The Saw! And New Jersey’s sons, Hath, have released their 2nd full length album, All That Was Promised, on The Saw’s birthday, March 4, 2022 (Willowtip Records). Happy Birthday to me! Categorized as Death Metal, Hath is a very technical, Progressive Blackened Death Metal band. The new record is extremely … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Hath —All That Was Promised (2022) ALBUM REVIEW

Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Necrophobic — Darkside (1997) HEAVY BREAKDWON

What’s up, Butcher Crew?! It’s your Master Butcher, The Saw. And I’ve come, today, with a Heavy Breakdown. Necrophobic has released a new album (of sorts); really, it’s a re-release of 1997’s, Darkside. Many categorize Necrophobic as Blackened Death Metal, but The Saw, always thinking categorically, places the band squarely in the (Melodic) Black Metal … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Necrophobic — Darkside (1997) HEAVY BREAKDWON

Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Dark Funeral — We Are The Apocalypse (2022) ALBUM REVIEW

It is feeling quite frigid in The Saw’s Butcher Shop, today, Butcher Crew! A cold north wind has blown through, and with it comes Dark Funeral’s new release, We are the Apocalypse (Century Media). The new album dropped on Friday, March 18, 2022. I talked about Dark Funeral’s history on the New Single Review of … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Dark Funeral — We Are The Apocalypse (2022) ALBUM REVIEW

Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Miss May I — Unconquered (2022) SINGLE REVIEW

What’s going on, Butcher Crew?! It’s your Master Butcher, The Saw, and I would like to announce that the boys are back in town. You heard it here, Miss May I dropped a new single on March 10th titled “Unconquered” via Sharptone. In my Band of the Week scrawl, I mentioned that Miss May I … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Miss May I — Unconquered (2022) SINGLE REVIEW