Oxbow-front The many faces of Eugene S. Robinson "If a guy is naked on the street, on the org chart of life, he outranks you." Continue »
2012 DD2 DEVIL’S DOZEN 2011 + THE LAST JUDGEMENT The Bone Reader delivers the second and final instalment of his personal Devil's Dozen for 2011 Continue »
UNCLE ACID Blood Lust: An interview with Uncle Acid Gather 'round children. TBR sits with Uncle Acid for a spell ...and lives to tell the tale. Continue »
coc-tbr-01 Corrosion Of Conformity + Woody Weatherman interview COC is back with a vengeance and they hunger for BURRITOS! Be afraid. Be very afraid. Continue »
HULL press CROPPED Born in the Wake of the Fire: An interview with A. Mack of HULL Fuzzlebotteryton!! Continue »
Beastwars-cover1 Mihi: An interview with Beastwars Nato and Matt go off the chain and spit fire Continue »
ELDER 1 Elder statesman + an interview with Nicholas DiSalvo With Dead Roots Stirring, Elder find their wings Continue »
Aesop Dekker Interview with Aesop Dekker Aesop talks with TBO's Pavel about a lifetime of listening, the evolutionary history of the San Francisco scene, and what he hears in black metal. Gird yourselves for epic geekery! Continue »
Fister Knuckle Sandwiches: An interview with Fister Knuckle sandwiches for breakfast, lunch and dinner. An interview with Kenny Snarzyk of Fister. Continue »
ghost_10s Hole in the Sky 2011 + Day 3 and Day 4 Day 3 & Day 4 USF Verftet + Bergen, Norway August 26th and 27th, 2011 My feet are already sore and my the vertebrae in my neck have been crushed by the unholy riffs of honest to Satan METAL…yep, it’s Day 3 of Hole in the Sky 2011. After crazy first two days in the trenches, the second half... Continue »
Phantom Glue Bridging the Acheron: an interview with Phantom Glue "You can have your cocaine. I'm pumping nitrous." Continue »
5993736909_f62b0cc474_b-TBR Warriors Of Ice: An interview with VOIVOD Don't adjust your brain, It's now, it's real, real, real Continue »
Bison BC TBR cover Fuck with the bull, you get the horns: An interview with Bison B.C. "We are going to destroy you all" Continue »
Photo by Hillarie Jason Black Pyramid "...with more moments of blinding intensity, more compassion, more cruelty, the music is both more human and more inhuman at the same time." Continue »
Photo by Greg Cristman | greg C photography The Devil’s Dozen + TBR’s Top 10 Metal drummers What has three legs and an asshole? Read on and find out! Continue »
Orchid13-TBR Interview with Mark and Theo of Orchid "I wanted to give people a fucking show out of a time warp - no half-ass shit. ... I started a band that might have the ability to make more of the music I wanted to listen to." Continue »
SUNN O))) POST-MONOLITIC: An inteview with Greg Anderson of Sunn O))) Long story short, I’ve really been rejuvenated and almost like “born again” in my excitement for new music because of what’s going on in the underground Continue »
Tombs band photo Buried Alive: An interview with Mike Hill of Tombs Path Of Totality: The end of the age of man. Continue »
Black Cobra - Jason Landrian interview Interview with Jason Landrian of Black Cobra Time has passed since "Chronomega". Jason Landrian brings us up to speed on the upcoming release by Black Cobra. Continue »
Trap Them + an interview with Ryan McKenney Ryan McKenny of Trap Them sheds some light on "Darker Handcraft" Continue »
Of Legends-980x525 Of Legends Interview The Bone Reader peels the skin off the onion with Of Legends frontman, Louis Dubuc. Continue »
American Heritage American Heritage interview ...we just don’t take ourselves as seriously as some of the people that have to deal with us would like. Continue »
Adrift + An interview with Wino Wino talks about the inspiration behind "Adrift" and sets sail on a North American tour with Scott Kelly (Neurosis) Continue »
Will-Zoro Divine Prophecy + An interview with Will Fiore of Zoroaster Road Rash, Orange vs. Green and the Divine Prophecy for 2011 Continue »
Earth large_5 980x525 Angels of Darkness + An interview with Dylan Carlson of Earth “The original knowledge is music, the speech of all things.” Continue »
Shine On: An Interview with Steve Brooks of Torche Shine on: An interview with Steve Brooks of Torche Continue »
Adrian Emsley An interview with Adrian Emsley of Orange Amps The Bone Reader interviews Orange Amps tube amp god Adrian Emsley. Continue »
TBR Top 13 for 2010 DEVIL’S DOZEN 2010 OK, it's January and I'm finally getting around to putting together the "Top 10 of 2010"... Continue »
Cauldron Burning Fortune + An interview with Jason Decay of Cauldron TBR gets the heat on Cauldron's upcoming release, "Burning Fortune" Continue »
Kyle1-980x5252 Blackout Effectors + High Lonesome Sound TBR gets the straight biz from Kyle, the fuzzbox mastermind of Blackout Effectors Continue »
HowlMatthewHanlon-980x5252 Full Of Hell + An Interview with Vincent Hausman of Howl Full Of Hell + An Interview with Vincent Hausman of Howl Continue »
Dark Castle Surrender To All Life Beyond Form An interview with Rob and Stevie of Dark Castle Continue »
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lurk-lurk_LRG
Posted 13 Mar 2012   Music Reviews, Reviews

Lurk + S/T

Lurk have fucking nailed their S/T debut. Gory details within. Continue »
Oxbow-front
Posted 08 Mar 2012   Interviews

The many faces of Eugene S. Robinson

"If a guy is naked on the street, on the org chart of life, he outranks you." Continue »
Pilgrimage
Posted 12 Mar 2012   Music Reviews, Reviews

Mares of Thrace + “The Pilgrimage”

Mares of Thrace show off their beautiful minds on "The Pilgrimage" Continue »
Sentenced to Life
Posted 13 Mar 2012   Music Reviews, Reviews

Black Breath + “Sentenced to Life”

Something is just not right with these boys. Continue »
Sentenced to Life
Posted 13 Mar 2012

Black Breath + “Sentenced to Life”

Rating 4.0 / 5
Something is just not right with these boys. Continue »
Pilgrimage
Posted 12 Mar 2012

Mares of Thrace + “The Pilgrimage”

Rating 4.5 / 5
Mares of Thrace show off their beautiful minds on "The Pilgrimage" Continue »
Oxbow-front
Posted 08 Mar 2012

The many faces of Eugene S. Robinson

"If a guy is naked on the street, on the org chart of life, he outranks you." Continue »
Hell II cover
Posted 31 Jan 2012

Hell + II

Rating 5.0 / 5
Before me things create were none, save things Eternal, and eternal I shall endure. All hope abandon, ye who enter here. Continue »
BP2clearspot
Posted 29 Jan 2012

Black Pyramid + II

Rating 4.5 / 5
Fear not, just press play again. Continue »
Death Throne Entities
Posted 23 Jan 2012

Throneum + Death Throne Entities

Rating 3.5 / 5
Rather than trying to redefine the boundaries, Throneum take a decidedly blunt-force approach. Death Throne Entities shows that there's more to these guys than simplicity and brutality. Continue »
Alaric
Posted 19 Jan 2012

Alaric + S/T

Rating 3.0 / 5
Alaric are at their strongest when they draw confidently on metal and hardcore, flowing into the aggressive playing that comes naturally to them... Continue »
Galaxies In The River
Posted 19 Jan 2012

Galaxies in the River + Home from Above

Rating 4.0 / 5
Galaxies In The River goes with the flow on Home From Above Continue »
2112
Posted 10 Jan 2012

Brutal Truth + Walking Corpse 2112

Rating 5.0 / 5
Brutal Truth. Either you get it or you don't. If you got it? Good for you. If you don't? Fuck off, die and get back to us when you do. Continue »
CANDLE353CD_COC_8PP_BOOKLET.indd
Posted 08 Jan 2012

Corrosion of Conformity + Corrosion of Conformity

Rating 4.5 / 5
How many “sludge” bands in the last 7 years (or the last 27!) owe COC at least some measure of gratitude?  From where I stand, damn near ALL of ‘em!  …all of the good ones, anyways!  In any case, the important thing is this:  COC are back!! Most long-time fans are no doubt aware that COC recorded their last album... Continue »
lurk-lurk_LRG
Posted 13 Mar 2012   Music Reviews, Reviews

Lurk + S/T

Lurk have fucking nailed their S/T debut. Gory details within. Continue »
Oxbow-front
Posted 08 Mar 2012   Interviews

The many faces of Eugene S. Robinson

"If a guy is naked on the street, on the org chart of life, he outranks you." Continue »
Pilgrimage
Posted 12 Mar 2012   Music Reviews, Reviews

Mares of Thrace + “The Pilgrimage”

Mares of Thrace show off their beautiful minds on "The Pilgrimage" Continue »
Sentenced to Life
Posted 13 Mar 2012   Music Reviews, Reviews

Black Breath + “Sentenced to Life”

Something is just not right with these boys. Continue »
Sentenced to Life
Posted 13 Mar 2012

Black Breath + “Sentenced to Life”

Rating 4.0 / 5
Something is just not right with these boys. Continue »
Pilgrimage
Posted 12 Mar 2012

Mares of Thrace + “The Pilgrimage”

Rating 4.5 / 5
Mares of Thrace show off their beautiful minds on "The Pilgrimage" Continue »
Oxbow-front
Posted 08 Mar 2012

The many faces of Eugene S. Robinson

"If a guy is naked on the street, on the org chart of life, he outranks you." Continue »
Hell II cover
Posted 31 Jan 2012

Hell + II

Rating 5.0 / 5
Before me things create were none, save things Eternal, and eternal I shall endure. All hope abandon, ye who enter here. Continue »
BP2clearspot
Posted 29 Jan 2012

Black Pyramid + II

Rating 4.5 / 5
Fear not, just press play again. Continue »
Death Throne Entities
Posted 23 Jan 2012

Throneum + Death Throne Entities

Rating 3.5 / 5
Rather than trying to redefine the boundaries, Throneum take a decidedly blunt-force approach. Death Throne Entities shows that there's more to these guys than simplicity and brutality. Continue »
Alaric
Posted 19 Jan 2012

Alaric + S/T

Rating 3.0 / 5
Alaric are at their strongest when they draw confidently on metal and hardcore, flowing into the aggressive playing that comes naturally to them... Continue »
Galaxies In The River
Posted 19 Jan 2012

Galaxies in the River + Home from Above

Rating 4.0 / 5
Galaxies In The River goes with the flow on Home From Above Continue »
2112
Posted 10 Jan 2012

Brutal Truth + Walking Corpse 2112

Rating 5.0 / 5
Brutal Truth. Either you get it or you don't. If you got it? Good for you. If you don't? Fuck off, die and get back to us when you do. Continue »
CANDLE353CD_COC_8PP_BOOKLET.indd
Posted 08 Jan 2012

Corrosion of Conformity + Corrosion of Conformity

Rating 4.5 / 5
How many “sludge” bands in the last 7 years (or the last 27!) owe COC at least some measure of gratitude?  From where I stand, damn near ALL of ‘em!  …all of the good ones, anyways!  In any case, the important thing is this:  COC are back!! Most long-time fans are no doubt aware that COC recorded their last album... Continue »
Oxbow-front
Posted 08 Mar 2012   Interviews

The many faces of Eugene S. Robinson

"If a guy is naked on the street, on the org chart of life, he outranks you." Continue »
Pilgrimage
Posted 12 Mar 2012   Music Reviews, Reviews

Mares of Thrace + “The Pilgrimage”

Mares of Thrace show off their beautiful minds on "The Pilgrimage" Continue »
Sentenced to Life
Posted 13 Mar 2012   Music Reviews, Reviews

Black Breath + “Sentenced to Life”

Something is just not right with these boys. Continue »
lurk-lurk_LRG
Posted 13 Mar 2012   Music Reviews, Reviews

Lurk + S/T

Lurk have fucking nailed their S/T debut. Gory details within. Continue »
Spiral Shadow - Signed by Laura Pleasants
Posted 10 Mar 2011   Contests, News

KYLESA CONTEST GIVEAWAY REMINDER!

CONTEST GIVEAWAY:  Special Edition vinyl copy of Kylesa’s “Spiral Shadow”  …signed by Laura Pleasants!! The Bone Reader is pleased to announce the dawn of COMMUNION, our new web forum. In order to commemorate the occasion, we’ve got a very special contest giveaway:  A Special Edition 2×12” copy of Kylesa’s “Spiral Shadow”  …signed by Laura Pleasants!! So here’s the deal: ... Continue »
jasonthedragon-600x260
Posted 26 Jan 2011

Weedeater + “Jason The Dragon”

Rating 4.0 / 5
This may well be one of 2011's most highly anticipated releases - partially due to the fact that Weedeater has built a back catalog that's in every discerning stoner's stash spot. Continue »
Bloodiest - Descent cover
Posted 05 Mar 2011

Bloodiest + “Descent”

Rating 5.0 / 5
Eminently listenable and infinitely spirited by the breath of it's creators, "Descent" is a monolithic listening experience. Continue »
kylesa-singer1-600x260
Posted 25 Jan 2011

Kylesa at The Annex Wreck Room

Into the Spiral Shadow Continue »
WINO-980x525
Posted 12 Feb 2011

Adrift + An interview with Wino

Wino talks about the inspiration behind "Adrift" and sets sail on a North American tour with Scott Kelly (Neurosis) Continue »
Will-Zoro
Posted 07 Feb 2011

Divine Prophecy + An interview with Will Fiore of...

Road Rash, Orange vs. Green and the Divine Prophecy for 2011 Continue »
Elder - Dead Roots Stirring cover
Posted 03 Oct 2011

Elder + Dead Roots Stirring

Rating 4.5 / 5
It's a cliffhanger: Can Elder live up to their full potential - and their name - thereby escaping the clutches of irony? Read on! Continue »
ELDER 1
Posted 17 Oct 2011

Elder statesman + an interview with Nicholas DiSalvo

With Dead Roots Stirring, Elder find their wings Continue »
TBR Top 13 for 2010
Posted 02 Jan 2011

DEVIL’S DOZEN 2010

OK, it's January and I'm finally getting around to putting together the "Top 10 of 2010"... Continue »
Torche
Posted 11 Jan 2011

Shine On: An Interview with Steve Brooks of Torche

Shine on: An interview with Steve Brooks of Torche Continue »
Earth large_5 980x525
Posted 02 Feb 2011

Angels of Darkness + An interview with Dylan Carlson...

“The original knowledge is music, the speech of all things.” Continue »