What a year 2022 has been for metal, Butcher Crew! There were SO MANY great releases this year — it was hard to keep track of them all! I had a difficult time compiling my list for 2022 because of the amazing albums we had. If I had it my way, I would create a … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: The Saw’s 2022 Album of the Year List
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Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Vomit Forth — Seething Malevolence (2022) ALBUM OF THE WEEK
What’s up, Butcher Crew?! It’s your Master Butcher, The Saw, and I have another kickass album to talk about today that made my 2022 AOTY list. We all know by now how much I love death metal — especially the new wave of death metal we listen to in The Catacombs in The Saw’s Butcher Shop. … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Vomit Forth — Seething Malevolence (2022) ALBUM OF THE WEEK
Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: The OG Metalhead’s 2022 AOTY List
10. The Great Heathen Army – Amon Amarth (Metal Blade, August 5, 2022) One of my all-time favorite bands, this album represents everything that Amon Amarth have done in their long, storied career; progressive storytelling of tales and myths, but also anthemic, hook-laden tracks that stick in the mind. Amon Amarth are the KINGS of Melodic (Viking) Death … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: The OG Metalhead’s 2022 AOTY List
Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Boundaries — Burying Brightness (2022) ALBUM OF THE WEEK
What’s going on, Butcher Crew?! It’s your Master Butcher, The Saw, and today we will be looking at an album that’s on my 2022 AOTY list — Burying Brightness by Boundaries. We all know by now that Boundaries is one of my favorite bands. The two things that draw me to their music are 1) … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Boundaries — Burying Brightness (2022) ALBUM OF THE WEEK
Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Sanguisugabogg — Necrosexual Deviant (2022) SINGLE REVIEW
Welcome to The Saw’s Butcher Shop! Your Master Butcher is here to ensure that you know, and that you’ve heard, the newest Sanguisugabogg single – released the week of December 12, 2022. We’ve already talked about (and consumed) the leading single, “Pissed,” off their upcoming new album, Homicidal Ecstasy (Century Media) due out February 3, 2023. Well, they’ve dropped … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Sanguisugabogg — Necrosexual Deviant (2022) SINGLE REVIEW
Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Cannibal Corpse Fall 2022 North American Tour SHOW REVIEW
Welcome to The Saw’s Butcher Shop! It’s ya girl, The Saw. And today we have a Show Review for Cannibal Corpse’s stop in St Petersburg, FL – the last night of their North American Tour – with Dark Funeral, Immolation, and Black Anvil. My parents (Buzz-Saw and The O.G. Metalhead) made the trip down to … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Cannibal Corpse Fall 2022 North American Tour SHOW REVIEW
Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Story Time with The Saw — Bloody Valentine
What’s up, Butcher Crew?! It’s ya girl, The Saw! And welcome to another installment of Story Time with The Saw, your one and only place to get the inside scoop on Your Master Butcher. Recently, on-air, I was talking about how, for various reasons, I would not be able to make it to see one … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Story Time with The Saw — Bloody Valentine
Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Metallica — Lux Æterna (2022) SINGLE REVIEW
Welcome to The Saw’s Butcher Shop. It’s The Saw, and I’m here to make sure you are aware that THE KINGS of Metal, Metallica (it’s in the name!), have released a new single, announced a new album, and have set dates for a massive World Tour! It has been over six years since Hardwired… dropped, … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Metallica — Lux Æterna (2022) SINGLE REVIEW
Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Obituary — Dying of Everything (2022) SINGLE REVIEW
Welcome to The Saw’s Butcher Shop. It’s Your Master Butcher, and I thought it was time to write about Obituary, again! (LOL) The Death Metal titans have dropped, yet, another single – the Title Track – from their upcoming new album, Dying of Everything. The album is due to be released on January 13, 2023 … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Obituary — Dying of Everything (2022) SINGLE REVIEW
Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: The History of Metal — Welcome to The 1983-1985, with the O.G. Metalhead!
Welcome to The Saw's Butcher Shop, Butcher Crew! Today we have another installment of The History of Metal with the O.G. Metalhead! Let's get right into it. The first official recorded use of the term Heavy Metal was the song, “Heavy Metal (Takin’ A Ride),” by Don Felder (Eagles), and was from the soundtrack for … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: The History of Metal — Welcome to The 1983-1985, with the O.G. Metalhead!