Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Slave to the Grave SOLD OUT (2022) SHOW REVIEW

We all know that 2022 was and is still the year of great music. We’ve gotten tons of new releases this year from many bands. Two of those bands being Phobophilic (Enveloping Absurdity) and Undeath (It’s Time… To Rise from the Grave).  Both bands came through Chapel Hill, NC, at Local 506 on November 16th, … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Slave to the Grave SOLD OUT (2022) SHOW REVIEW

Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Exhumed —To the Dead (2022) ALBUM REVIEW

Welcome to The Saw’s Butcher Shop! Your Master Butcher wants to talk about a brand-new release from a FUN band. On October 21, 2022, To the Dead was released by the mighty Exhumed via Relapse Records. Now, what makes Exhumed so much fun is not only their wicked riffs, but also their lyrical content. Exhumed … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Exhumed —To the Dead (2022) ALBUM REVIEW

Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Dimmu Borgir Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia (2022) RE-RELEASE

Welcome to The Saw’s Butcher Shop! Ya Girl, The Saw, is stopping in to check your restraints, and to let you know that Dimmu Borgir has remixed, re-mastered, and re-released a mid-career album. Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia originally dropped in 2001 via Nuclear Blast. On October 28, 2022, to celebrate 20 years of the album, Dimmu … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Dimmu Borgir Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia (2022) RE-RELEASE

Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Immortal — HEAVY BREAKDOWN

Welcome to The Saw’s Butcher Shop! Your Master Butcher has a frigid Classic Heavy Breakdown for you today; a journey into the cold, brutal darkness of the North. With a new record on the way, Immortal are still the creators of classic, ice-cold Black Metal. And after 30+ years of producing pure darkness, there is … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Immortal — HEAVY BREAKDOWN

Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Touring the Saw’s Butcher Shop — Diamond Cuts

What’s up, Butcher Crew? It’s ya girl, your Master Butcher, The Saw. And our complimentary guided tour of The Saw’s Butcher Shop continues today. We began this process by investigating the history of The Saw’s Butcher Shop. Next, we toured The House of Horrors, the official radio show of The Saw’s Butcher Shop. Today, we … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Touring the Saw’s Butcher Shop — Diamond Cuts

Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Goatwhore — Angels Hung from the Arches of Heaven

Welcome to The Saw’s Butcher Shop! Ya girl is bringing another New Album Review, today. This year has been an exercise in artists blurring the lines between genres and subgenres. A band celebrating 25 years this year, who have always blurred arbitrary lines of distinction, is Goatwhore. On October 7, 2022, they dropped a banger … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Goatwhore — Angels Hung from the Arches of Heaven

Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Lorna Shore — Pain Remains 2022 (ALBUM REVIEW)

Welcome to The Saw’s Butcher Shop! An album ya girl has been waiting for dropped on October 14, 2022 – Lorna Shore’s, Pain Remains (Century Media). As you know, The Saw is a categorical thinker. But today, post-pandemic, Extreme Metal is becoming increasingly difficult to pigeonhole; artists are blurring the lines between genres and subgenres. … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Lorna Shore — Pain Remains 2022 (ALBUM REVIEW)

Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: I Am — Eternal Steel (2022) ALBUM REVIEW

Welcome to The Saw’s Butcher Shop! Your Master Butcher, The Saw, has to back-up about a month for a New Album Review. On September 9, 2022, one of ya girl’s favorite bands dropped their third studio album; the Texas Metal heroes, I Am. Eternal Steel (MNRK Records) is a New School Death Metal album, with … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: I Am — Eternal Steel (2022) ALBUM REVIEW

Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Lamb of God — Omens (2022) ALBUM REVIEW

Welcome to The Saw’s Butcher Shop! On October 7, 2022, Lamb of God released their new album, Omens (Epic). Lamb of God is credited as one of the pioneering bands of The Second Wave of American Heavy Metal (along with Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold, and Trivium). Omens is the band’s 9th studio album, not counting two … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Lamb of God — Omens (2022) ALBUM REVIEW

Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Tribal Gaze The Nine Choirs (2022) ALBUM REVIEW

Welcome to The Saw’s Butcher Shop! The Saw asks, “Have you ever wondered what would happen if you combine the Old School acts Morbid Angel and Obituary?” Well, the answer is the New School newcomers Tribal Gaze. The Nine Choirs, Tribal Gaze’s debut LP, was released on September 16, 2022 (Maggot Stomp). And speaking of … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Tribal Gaze The Nine Choirs (2022) ALBUM REVIEW