Inside Out
No Spiritual Surrender
Revelation (1990)
“I reach out my hand and you turn the other way!” The only officially recorded output by Inside Out is also a monster of a record that for many is one of the most impassioned sounding recorded works of all time (though this is not a completely universal sentiment by any stretch of the imagination), and, sure, sometimes the band gets saddled with the whole “this is where the singer of Rage Against The Machine came from” description, which is a huge disservice to the other musicians on the record and the band as a whole; but this did gain them some notoriety after the fact (though, again, for what is sometimes the wrong reasons), and at least that has allowed people to hear No Spiritual Surrender. Clocking in with only six monstrously powerful songs, No Spiritual Surrender contains nary a dull moment as the guitars howl and the drums pound and the vocals wail together in an almost shamanic religious manner where the four people making the record seem to be attempting to call on some spirits to heal the world or demons to destroy it rather than being just another recording; and when this band hits (and they … Read more
The Explosion
Steal This EP
Revelation (2000)
This EP was my introduction to the world of music business and contracts while also reiterating how wild the weirdo … Read more
Gorilla Biscuits
Start Today
Revelation (1989)
Simply put, Start Today is one of the greatest hardcore records that has ever been written; and there is no … Read more
Ian Anderson
Thick as a Brick 2
EMI (2012)
If there's anything movies have taught us, it's that sequels almost always suck in comparison to the original. While there … Read more
Looking for an Answer
Eterno Treblinka
Relapse (2011)
Spain's Looking For An Answer have been around long enough that to play grind is generally to be compared to … Read more
