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
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Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop – Arch Enemy: Deceiver, Deceiver SINGLE REVIEW
The staple of Melodic Death Metal, Arch Enemy, dropped a new single (and video), “Deceiver, Deceiver” on October 21st. The last new material that we heard from them was 2017s Will to Power. I went to the Masquerade in Atlanta to see them on this tour, and reviewed the show and the new record at … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop – Arch Enemy: Deceiver, Deceiver SINGLE REVIEW
Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Frozen Soul Show Review
What’s up Butcher Crew?! It’s ya girl, The Saw, and I’m here to bring you a Show Review from a great tour stop. Frozen Soul brought the “Frozen Whole Tour” to a stop in Winston-Salem, NC – at BreakTime Billiards – on October 29, 2021. Guilty View, Inoculation, Vomit Forth, and Sanguisugabogg are touring with … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Frozen Soul Show Review
Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Hypocrisy’s ‘Chemical Whore’ & ‘Dead World’ SINGLE REVIEW
The Swedish Melodic Death Metal legends, Hypocrisy, have returned, after eight years, with two new singles (and music videos) off their upcoming new album, Worship (Nuclear Blast), due to be released in November 2021. When we last left off with Hypocrisy, it was 2013 and the release of End of Disclosure (Nuclear Blast). The mastermind of Hypocrisy, Peter Tagtgren … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Hypocrisy’s ‘Chemical Whore’ & ‘Dead World’ SINGLE REVIEW
Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Dying Wish – Fragments of a Bitter Memory (2021) ALBUM REVIEW
What’s going on Butcher Crew?! It’s Your Master Butcher, The Saw, and I have an album that is a contender for my 2021 album of the year. Fragments of a Bitter Memory by Dying Wish is the band’s debut album that was released on October 1, 2021, via SharpTone Records. I have been a fan of Dying … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Dying Wish – Fragments of a Bitter Memory (2021) ALBUM REVIEW
Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Creeping Death – The Edge of Existence (2021) EP REVIEW
What’s going on Butcher Crew?! It’s ya girl, your Master Butcher, The Saw; and there have been so many record releases this month! One of my favorites that was released in October is Creeping Death’s The Edge of Existence EP. It’s been a while since we have gotten music from Creeping Death, but it was worth the … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Creeping Death – The Edge of Existence (2021) EP REVIEW
Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Carcass – Torn Arteries (2021) ALBUM REVIEW 
Torn Arteries (Nuclear Blast) is the seventh studio album by the pioneers of Goregrind and major influence of Melodic Death Metal, Carcass. The record was released on September 17, 2021 after being recorded in 2018/2019, with an original release date of August 2020 (Covid squashed those plans). In December of 2019, “Under the Scalpel Blade” was … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Carcass – Torn Arteries (2021) ALBUM REVIEW 
Album Review: Iron Maiden – Senjutsu (2021)
Senjutsu (BMG; September 3rd, 2021) is the seventeenth studio album (41st release overall) by the British Heavy Metal titans, Iron Maiden. The title is Japanese and is being translated, “tactics and strategy" by the band. Senjutsu is the band’s first record since 2015's “Book of Souls,” and their second double album in their discography. The album cover features the … Continue reading Album Review: Iron Maiden – Senjutsu (2021)
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: 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