Shawn C. Baker

  Big Sleep news. Matt Pike is out, replaced by Bubba Dupree of Void. Also, Dale Crover from Melvins on drums? This new track is interesting...

Starting the day like I ended last night, with some vintage High On Fire. My copy of the band's first album, The Art of Self Defense ,...

Still haven't had a chance to sit down and ingest that Emma Ruth Rundle. Hopefully today. Funny: That makes me think that way back H...

Still no dice on the damn Sleep vinyl. I'll give in tonight after work and listen to it on Apple Music. You can't win 'em all! ...

Well, my intention was to wake up on my day off, go get my oil changed and then hit Fingerprints Record Store in Long Beach to procure a cop...

This is late compared to how I've been posting here. Long day. This week I'm filling in for KJVM on the Joup Friday Album. This in...

If you dig this you NEED to own it on vinyl. The re-issue via Southern Lord (buy it here   though it looks as though they are currently...

This is so not what I was expecting but I really dig it. Al Cisneros is an often over-looked giant in the underground metal scene, hail...

Now for some metal before bed.

Some background: My entire life, or at least since I was in high school, I've had what some would call a certain loyalty when it comes t...