It seems safe to say that, throughout the years, bands and/or musicians with quirky gimmicks or “over-the-top” visual theatrics have more or less been received one of two ways by the music-loving portion of the planet’s population: immersed in fanatical praise with rose petals and groupie undergarments at their feet…or blasted with ridicule as the
Rise Above Records Archive
Electric Wizard – Black Masses
Down through the catacombs and serpentine passageways, the whispers rise and fade. The shadowed forms of cloaked figures distort in the flickering glow of torchlight reaching around each winding turn like the skeletal fingers of a corpse. One by one, the figures congregate in a central chamber around an altar in the center. Upon the
The Gates of Slumber
Indianapolis, Indiana’s doom warrior trio, The Gates of Slumber have been on a monstrous touring trek in support of their newest juggernaut Hymns of Blood and Thunder. Vocalist/guitarist Karl Simon took a breather to pull back the battle-torn curtain on the three-headed beast that is The Gates of Slumber. -Hi, Karl! I hope the tour