Azusa wowed listeners 2 years ago with their debut Heavy Yoke. For those who don’t know, the band consists of members of Extol, Dillinger Escape Plan, and Sea + Air. That tells you a lot about what to expect here: competent musicianship, mix of brutality and melody, creative use of atmospherics, technical and progressive. It’s all here. “Memories of an Old Emotion” starts right off the bat with a high-speed thrash attack, pummeling the listener into submission, and yet jus

Thirty years ago, Mike Botello ventured out and did what others said couldn’t be done; the combination of hard rock and metal, known as “Prog”, or “Progressive Rock”, while maintaining style and groove; all in an effort to create something different. Thirty years later, “Awake” – “Spiritual Warfare”, remains one of Mike Botello’s top selling albums. It is now available in digital download and CD copies, while supplies last, at BotelloMusic.com. Click here to capture the exper

FROM THE AGE OF MEDIA WE CALL SOCIAL, FROM A TIME OF MENTAL UNREST, I BID YOU GREETINGS! Jimmy P Brown II here! I just wanted to reach out and say hello and give you a little news of what’s been going on. “The Subversive Kind” along with “Eraserhead” received some wonderful critical acclaim last year from fans and the press as well! We really appreciate it, especially when recording and releasing 2 albums simultaneously, it was so nerve wracking and adrenaline filled all at t

When in my recent Glass Hammer interview, I asked Steve Babb what he thought about the advent of prog rock in death metal, Orlando, Florida's Monotheist was just the type of band I had in mind. Monotheist has been kicking out technical death metal since 2004, but for their full length debut on Prosthetic Records, they churn out a near flawless slab of long playing prog metal that needs to be heard loudly from beginning to end, preferably on colored vinyl for all the varied nu

The Devil Wears Prada are pleased to announce their new label home. The band has signed with Solid State Records for its next album. Details about TDWP's Solid State label debut are TBA. The band did share the good news in an exclusive interview with Revolver. The band is also excited to announce the second leg of its very special anniversary tour this fall. The band is extending its trek celebrating the upcoming tenth anniversary of their landmark third studio album, With Ro

“Without a doubt their best album yet. A fantastic new direction of power, precision and downright soul." Martin Hutchinson - Progradar Pre-order an autographed copy of CHRONOMONAUT today! Grab the bundle and get Chronomonaut, a Limited Edition Chronomonaut T-shirt and a FREE copy of CHRONOMETREE REMASTERED w/bonus track and new booklet. It's a great deal but only available at The Glass Hammer Store for a limited time. Don’t delay! Click HERE to order now, or use this link: h

JIMMY P. BROWN II's - ERASERHEAD (2018, Retroactive Records) This is the same trio that created the DELIVERANCE masterpieces Learn and River Disturbance - but Eraserhead elevates above even those....in terms of creativity and impact. This is my favorite (if I can really choose one) from the Eraserhead album. It is releasing on both CD and Vinyl..... Boone's Overstock #Eraserhead #Deliverance #DavidBowieQueensryche #DreamTheater #ShadowGallery #Threshold #progmetal

In the world of metal, Jimmy P. Brown II holds a legendary, esteemed position as the frontman and leader of the epic, artistic thrash band, Deliverance! Having always tried to appease the Deliverance fans of the early years (crunchy thrash) and the later albums (the artistic/progressive years) Jimmy always felt torn between the two fan bases. With JIMMY P. BROWN II's "ERASERHEAD" album the members of Deliverance who created such masterpieces as River Disturbance, Learn, and C

Embrace The Dead (1999) and 1000 Thoughts of Violence (2003) albums to be re-issued as a double-CD package! New Track release + discussion with Jeff. October 2017. It is October, and there's a reason to get excited. This month, we shall see a double-CD re-issue of BOTH Embrace The Dead and 1000 Thoughts of Violence albums, all in ONE package! This is not a joke! Read more details below... BREAKING NEWS: Double-CD re-mastered re-issue of Embrace The Dead & 1000 Thoughts of V