Articles by Sam Sutherland

Monotonix

Not Yet

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2011

Yes, their live shows are myth-making spectacles that frequently eclipse their musical output. A three-piece garage rock outfit hailing fro...

Torche, Dillinger Escape Plan, Norma Jean and Kysela Take Top Honours in Exclaim!'s Top Metal Albums of 2010

PUBLISHED Dec 21, 2010

Even the members of Torche know that their place atop Exclaim!'s 2010 metal heap will draw the ire of genre purists. "I'm sure this is gonn...

OFF!

Four EPs

PUBLISHED Nov 29, 2010

Looks like the Circles Jerks' loss is our gain. Helmed by hardcore stalwart Keith Morris, Off! have their humble origins as a kind of Circl...

Sainte Catherines

Fire Works

PUBLISHED Nov 29, 2010

Four years is a lifetime in punk, but the long-awaited follow-up to 2006's Dancing For Decadence is finally here and it doesn't sound anyth...

Hellmouth

Gravestone Skylines

PUBLISHED Nov 29, 2010

Fronted by former Suicide Machines vocalist Jay Navarro, there's no way anyone could have predicted something this volatile coming from a g...

Franz Nicolay

Luck and Courage

PUBLISHED Nov 29, 2010

After a handful of solid, if uneven, solo outings, former World/Inferno Friendship Society and Hold Steady keyboardist Franz Nicolay has tr...

Garageland: Woodhands

PUBLISHED Oct 30, 2010

Bands spend a lot of time sitting around, doing nothing. Sometimes, they fill that time with booze and drugs and loose men and women. Somet...

Everyone Everywhere

Everyone Everywhere

PUBLISHED Oct 24, 2010

For anyone who ever fell in love with the unrestrained fun and unchecked emotion of early records by the Promise Ring, Braid and the Get Up...