Welcome to The Saw’s Butcher Shop! It’s Ya Girl, The Saw. We’ve been talking a lot, recently, about New School Death Metal and my love for the sub-genre. Logically, though, there would be no “New School” without the “Old School,” original Death Metal. And the KINGS of Death Metal, Cannibal Corpse, have recently dropped some … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Cannibal Corpse — Blood Blind (2023) SINGLE REVIEW
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Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Slayer’s Classic Era — HEAVY BREAKDOWN
Welcome to The Saw’s Butcher Shop! I am your host, The Saw. We have an (unfortunate) milestone this year – May 2, 2023 marked the ten-year anniversary of the death of Jeff Hanneman, one of the founding guitarists of Slayer. His (and his band’s) influence on the Heavy Metal genre is legendary and almost incalculable. … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Slayer’s Classic Era — HEAVY BREAKDOWN
Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: The History of Metal — Welcome to 1986-1988, with the O.G. Metalhead!
Welcome to The Saw’s Butcher Shop! It’s Ya Girl! And today, The O.G. Metalhead (aka, my dad) has the next installment of the series – The O.G.’s Personal History of Metal – up on the block. 1986 was an informative year for him. Metallica, a move to another state and the struggles with isolation because … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: The History of Metal — Welcome to 1986-1988, with the O.G. Metalhead!
Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Creeping Death — Boundless Domain (2023) ALBUM REVIEW
Welcome to The Saw’s Butcher Shop! Have I mentioned how much Ya Girl loves Death Metal? Particularly, New School Death Metal? You know that I have! It is the most satisfying, and it is the source of my happiness. Increasing my pleasure, on June 16, 2023, Creeping Death released Boundless Domain (MNRK). The southern-fried groovy riffs of … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Creeping Death — Boundless Domain (2023) ALBUM REVIEW
Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Ratt — Invasion of Your Privacy (CLASSIC ALBUM REVIEW)
Welcome to The Saw’s Butcher Shop! Ya Girl, The Saw, is bringing you a Classic Review today; an album from the 80s, from one of the most influential “hair-bands” of the decade. This Review is inspired by my experience at Raleigh, NC’s Lone Rider Brewery, Djing their monthly Metal Night. May 2023’s Metal Night was … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Ratt — Invasion of Your Privacy (CLASSIC ALBUM REVIEW)
Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Vomitory — All Heads Are Gonna Roll (2023) ALBUM REVIEW
Welcome to The Saw’s Butcher Shop! Your Master Butcher, The Saw, is excited to announce (if you haven’t heard) that, after 12 years, Vomitory have released a new album, All Heads Are Gonna Roll (Metal Blade Records) on May 26, 2023. When the band dropped the title track single a couple weeks ago, it was a surprise! … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Vomitory — All Heads Are Gonna Roll (2023) ALBUM REVIEW
Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Immortal — War Against All (2023) ALBUM REVIEW
Welcome to The Saw’s Butcher Shop! Ya Girl, The Saw, has been buried under ice cold Black Metal of late – Immortal released their new album, War Against All (Nuclear Blast) on May 26, 2023. I have already disclosed that I’m a huge Abbath fan, but Immortal is an iconic brand, and Demonaz knocked it out (without … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Immortal — War Against All (2023) ALBUM REVIEW
Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: The Torture Rack (HEAVY BREAKDOWN)
Welcome to The Saw’s Butcher Shop! It’s Ya Girl, The Saw! And I have three words for you: Turn the Crank!! I am your tour guide to terror, once again, as we continue our examination of all the wonderful devises of torment found in my Butcher Shop. The Torture Rack is your introduction to pain in The … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: The Torture Rack (HEAVY BREAKDOWN)
Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Frozen Soul — Glacial Domination (2023) ALBUM REVIEW
Welcome to The Saw’s Butcher Shop! It’s Ya Girl, The Saw! And it's winter in May for all you Metal Heads! Frozen Soul released their brand-new, sophomore album, Glacial Domination (Century Media) on May 19, 2023. The new record is a freezing blast of ice-cold Death Metal! Killer riffs, bounce and groove, and wicked gutturals issue the … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Frozen Soul — Glacial Domination (2023) ALBUM REVIEW
Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Cattle Decapitation — Terrasite (2023) ALBUM REVIEW
Welcome to The Saw’s Butcher Shop! It’s Your Master Butcher, The Saw! And you already know that Ya Girl is a huge fan of Cattle Decapitation. The old school death-grind masters have been a favorite of mine for many years, but especially since their awesome 2019 release, Death Atlas (Metal Blade). That’s why I was excited when, … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Cattle Decapitation — Terrasite (2023) ALBUM REVIEW
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