What’s going on Butcher Crew!? It’s your Master Butcher, The Saw, and WOW! So many great albums came out in 2021. It was so difficult to pick out the records that stood out to me the most. As I look over this last year, I’ve come to realize that 2021 was the year for death … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: 2021 AOTY List
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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
Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop – Dying Fetus @ The Blind Tiger SHOW REVIEW
Welcome to The Saw’s Butcher Shop, Butcher Crew! It’s ya girl, The Saw; and I’m back again with another Show Review. Halloween weekend 2021 continued (after the Frozen Soul show, Friday night) with the kings, Dying Fetus, on Saturday October 30th. Vitriol, Brand Of Sacrifice, and Terror came with them, and everyone was bangin’. The … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop – Dying Fetus @ The Blind Tiger SHOW 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)
Album of the Week: Whitechapel – A New Era of Corruption (2010)
Okay, can we first just appreciate how badass this album cover is? I am getting Pinhead vibes!!! On June 8, 2010, Whitechapel released this beating and 10 years later, I’m still jamming out to it! There is something about Whitechapel; they have a sound that is timeless. The connection that the band members have with … Continue reading Album of the Week: Whitechapel – A New Era of Corruption (2010)
Band of the Week: Despised Icon
The first time I heard Despised Icon was a few years ago and I loved their sound. When I was getting into deathcore, they were one of the main bands that would appear. I have never seen Despised Icon and I am hoping that one day I will be able to. I decided to take … Continue reading Band of the Week: Despised Icon
Band of the Week: Whitechapel
Are you guys surprised that Whitechapel is my band of the week? Because I’m not. Whitechapel’s song, The Saw Is The Law, influenced my DJ name, The Saw. During my senior year of high school, “where we come from, the saw is the law” was my senior quote and I wrote it in the sand … Continue reading Band of the Week: Whitechapel
A Beginners Guide to Metal
Recently, I have had multiple friends tell me that they want to start listening to metal. They have asked me what bands they should start off with, and that was a hard question to answer. There is SO much to unpack when talking about metal because you have SO MUCH music from different eras. Everyone … Continue reading A Beginners Guide to Metal
Songs to Listen to While Walking to Class
When walking around campus, I wonder what people are listening to on their walks to/from class. Do people know that I am blasting metal through my ear drums? Are they blasting metal? The world may never know. I like to try and see if I can guess people’s musical tastes by trying to guess … Continue reading Songs to Listen to While Walking to Class
Show Review: Vatican @ Ardmore Barbershop
You read that right, y'all I went to a show that was in the back room of a barber shop in Winston-Salem. Now, the barber shop was cool as hell. They had leather couches, mirrors as walls; they also had some band shirts, and Harley Davidson shirts! The room that the bands were playing in … Continue reading Show Review: Vatican @ Ardmore Barbershop
The Saw's Butcher Shop Radio Show 