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
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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
Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: King Diamond — Abigail (1987) HEAVY BREAKDOWN
What’s up, Butcher Crew?! It’s your Master Butcher, The Saw, and I have a very special Heavy Breakdown for you today. Abigail (1987) is a 10/10 album and is one of the first horror concept albums in metal. For my birthday, my dad got me the graphic novel that King Diamond wrote that goes along … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: King Diamond — Abigail (1987) HEAVY BREAKDOWN
Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Corpsegrinder — Corpsegrinder (2022) ALBUM REVIEW
Welcome to The Saw’s Butcher Shop. I have come to deliver a New Album Review. We have already dissected the two singles for this album (On Wings of Carnage and Acid Vat), and a Heavy Breakdown of The Man. Corpsegrinder dropped on February 25, 2022 (Perseverance). In the interest of full disclosure (and as I’m … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Corpsegrinder — Corpsegrinder (2022) ALBUM REVIEW
Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Immolation — Acts of God 2022 Tour @ The Blind Tiger (SHOW REVIEW)
What’s going on, Butcher Crew?! It’s The Saw (you already knew that), and I went to two kickass shows this past weekend. I got to see Cannibal Corpse and Whitechapel on Feb. 19th, and on Feb. 20th, I got to see Immolation, Imperial Triumphant, and Mortiferum! This show was fantastic! I haven’t been to back-to-back … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Immolation — Acts of God 2022 Tour @ The Blind Tiger (SHOW REVIEW)
Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Cannibal Corpse 2022 Tour @ The Ramkat, Winston-Salem SHOW REVIEW
What’s going on, Butcher Crew?! It’s your Master Butcher, The Saw, and I started my 2022 off right last weekend with this show! You know how much I love Cannibal Corpse AND Whitechapel, so you already know I bought my tickets ASAP! It’s a good thing I did — the show was sold out! This … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Cannibal Corpse 2022 Tour @ The Ramkat, Winston-Salem SHOW REVIEW
Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Immolation — Acts of God (2022) ALBUM REVIEW
Welcome to The Saw’s Butcher Shop! I am The Saw. And welcome the brand-new Immolation album, Acts of God (Nuclear Blast), dropping in on February 18, 2022. The new release is Immolation’s 11th studio record and, while it is consistent with the band’s three-decade career, the production and sound are their best ever (IMO). The … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Immolation — Acts of God (2022) ALBUM REVIEW
Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Burned in Effigy — Rex Mortem (2022) ALBUM REVIEW
What’s up, Butcher Crew?! The Saw has, quite honestly, stumbled on to a new band, with a new record drop. I was just perusing my Metal sources to see what was going on in the universe, and I found a brand-new “Neo-Classical” Melodic Death Metal band out of Chicago, IL. Burned in Effigy dropped an … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Burned in Effigy — Rex Mortem (2022) ALBUM REVIEW