Warcrab – The Howling Silence (Transcending Obscurity)
The mighty crab - a crustacean hailed for a tough exterior, and delicious meaty bits. I’ve spent a lot of time in Maryland, so excuse my references to picking crabs and the cultural significance...
Bloody Cumshot – Deflorantism (Self-Released)
One of those bands that if you take everything at the face value, you'll potentially end up skipping over it. Exhibit A - the band name. Seems to fit with something that would exemplify...
Nighthawk – Structures On the Moon (Sliptrick Records)
The power trio format has massive appeal when playing in the stoner, psychedelic style – especially in the realms of hard rock and heavy metal. That’s the platform US artists Nighthawk build from on...
David E. Gehlke Best-of 2023
The intrepid Matt Coe recently shared the factoid that this site has eclipsed 18,000 posts. Dead Rhetoric was launched ten years ago with Mr. Coe under the premise of delivering a healthy dose of...
Cattle Decapitation / Immolation / Sanguisugabogg / Castrator – November 21, 2023 – The Orpheum, Tampa, FL
Photos by: Brittany Barkasi
It’s been quite a year in many ways in the world of music. There have been more tours this year than we could have predicted, and many of them being ones...
Sorcerer – Reign of the Reaper (Metal Blade)
Rare is the day that a band can release four consecutive albums in the metal realm that satisfy passionately the following of not just the critics, but a burgeoning fanbase beyond the musicians themselves....