I first wrote about Seattle-based pianist/ex-Everlovely Lightningheart member Faith Coloccia's Mamiffer in 2008, around the time of her Hyrdra Head-imprinted debut Hirror Enniffer, pairing her with…   Read Story »

They don't call it the dead of winter for nothing. (Ooof.) Sorry, but there's no easy segue from our holiday cheer into a post about the bummers of this year. Autumn is harvest, when we pick the new…   Read Story »

As the post-metallers note, after five full-lengths, a bunch of EPs, and more than a decade, "ISIS has reached an end." They go on: "This end isn't something that occurred over night and it hasn't…   Read Story »

A lot's changed since the last Twilight album. For starters, there are those pesky teenage vampire movies of the same name. I asked new Twilight member Stavros about them a few months ago: "This is a…   Read Story »

I like a lot of Isis -- especially Oceanic, Panopticon, and, yes, In The Absence Of Truth -- but the Boston-to-L.A. post-metal group's generally beloved fifth album Wavering Radiant has struck me,…   Read Story »

Joe doesn't like Annie Clark's voice! Anne doesn't think Isis is heavy enough! Bill is still sorta pointless! A decent review session overall, with Joe's Isis zing being a highlight. He's a star.   Read Story »