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)
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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
My Top 5 Favorite Gutturals
Besides “blegh!” gutturals are my other favorite things in a metal song. Gutturals are when the vocalist can hit a really low note that almost sounds distorted. These are insane and always make the song 10 times better. I love gutturals that transition into pig squeals. Pig squeals are sick as hell and I love … Continue reading My Top 5 Favorite Gutturals
Band of the Week: Thy Art Is Murder
Australia has always brought us some great bands: AC/DC, Parkway Drive, and In Hearts Wake. But there is one band from Sydney, Australia that has always peaked my interest, and that band is Thy Art Is Murder. This band is a band that I listen to when in need of an ass whoopin’! Their sound … Continue reading Band of the Week: Thy Art Is Murder
My Top 5 Metal Songs of All-Time
Now, I know that I say, “this is one of my favorite songs” a lot. But these songs below are my all-time favorite songs. These are some of the tunes that I can listen to and never get tired of them. The songs never fail to put me in a good mood, and if you … Continue reading My Top 5 Metal Songs of All-Time
