Oldham County, Kentucky’s own Knocked Loose, released A Tear in the Fabric of Life on October 13, 2021, and it’s one of my favorite releases of 2021. I was going to do an EP review on it, but this release needs to have a heavy breakdown. This record is a concept EP and we all … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Knocked Loose — A Tear in the Fabric of Life (2021) HEAVY BREAKDOWN
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Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: The Evolution of Eddie “The Head” 
Welcome to The Saw’s Butcher Shop, Butcher Crew! It’s ya girl, The Saw. And I come to you today with a Metal history lesson. One which I referenced in a recent Album Review: Iron Maiden’s, Senjutsu. Let’s circle back to the many variations – the evolution – of Iron Maiden’s famous mascot, Eddie. Eddie began as … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: The Evolution of Eddie “The Head” 
Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Archspire – Bleed the Future (2021) ALBUM REVIEW
Welcome to The Saw’s Butcher Shop! It’s ya girl, The Saw; and if you aren’t listening to Archspire's new album, Bleed the Future (2021, Season of Mist), you are missing out on a Math Metal masterpiece. You already know that The Saw's favorite is Death Metal, and Archspire are at the top of the Technical Death Metal … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Archspire – Bleed the Future (2021) ALBUM REVIEW
Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Whitechapel – Kin (2021) ALBUM REVIEW
Knoxville, Tennessee natives Whitechapel, released their 8th studio album on October 29th, 2021. Kin is the next evolution of Whitechapel’s sound, which is very different from the rest of their discography. As mentioned in my album preview of Kin, this is a sequel to their 2019 release, The Valley. Although their 2019 release created a new sound for the band, Kin is even … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Whitechapel – Kin (2021) ALBUM REVIEW
Heavy Breakdown: Whitechapel – The Valley (2019)
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)
Band of the Week: Cytotoxin
Y’all… I am so mad at myself that I am JUST NOW listening to this band!!! WHY DIDN’T ANYONE TELL ME THAT CYTOTOXIN GOES SO HARD???? My dad texted me a few months ago and was telling me to listen to their most recent album, “Nuklearth,” that was released in 2020. I am so happy … Continue reading Band of the Week: Cytotoxin
Band of the Week: The Acacia Strain
The Acacia Strain (TAS) is an American metalcore band originally from Chicopee, Massachusetts, that formed in 2001. They are currently signed to Rise Records and have 10 full-length albums. The band first started with high school friends Vincent Bennett, Christopher Daniele, and Ben Abert. They were in a band called Septic Orgasm and they wanted … Continue reading Band of the Week: The Acacia Strain
Band of the Week: Jinjer
Y’all don’t even understand how ~~shook~~ I was when I first heard Jinjer. I came home from school and my mom tells me that I have to listen to this band called Jinjer. She showed me their song Pisces, which I thought was a really cool name for a song because I am a Pisces!! … Continue reading Band of the Week: Jinjer
Band of the Week: Bolt Thrower
Bolt Thrower's Those Once Loyal relies heavily on the bass prowess of Jo Bench. When I was first in search of some groovy death metal, the band that came up the most (besides Obituary, of course) was Bolt Thrower! Right when I heard Bolt Thrower, I fell in love with their sound. They are so … Continue reading Band of the Week: Bolt Thrower
Band of the Week: Cryptopsy
The first time I saw Cryptopsy was a few years ago at Ziggy’s in Wilmington when they played with Cannibal Corpse and Obituary on Valentine’s Day! What a great bloody Valentine! They sound so good live and the crowd loved them. I kept laughing during their set because when the singer would growl into the … Continue reading Band of the Week: Cryptopsy
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