Author: AEraeder
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21 Spins: Shotgun Facelift – Red River Flood (LP)
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Review by ÆRæder After purchasing and listening to this album over 21 times, here is my take: Sound/Mix Shotgun’s style allows for the feel of the tunes to come through on a range of speaker qualities. The heavy metal aspect of their sound carries it on basic earphones or portables (which I appreciate so I… Read more
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Show Recap – 04/25/2025 – Tom Croxton Benefit Recovery Show @ Club Underground
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Review by ÆRæder Venue Club Underground is an awesome, low key venue. A dark and edgy atmosphere nestled in the basement beneath the full service bar/restaurant of Spring Street Tavern. Excellent wings! Decent parking; big enough lot and neighborhood street parking. Nice patio to smoke between sets that we definitely underutilized. Sound We think this… Read more
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21 Spins: Plague of Stars – Extinction (LP)
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Review by ÆRæder After purchasing and listening to this album over 21 times, here is my take: Sound/Mix This sound/mix is spectacular! on quality speakers. I have to admit I sample-listened a few times prior to the release show this winter on some basic speakers (phone – lol, SmartTV, Wonderboom portable) and I was not… Read more
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Show Recap – 04/16/2025 – Begravement / Hanging Wound / Pursuit / Nekrotisk @ Pillar Forum
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Review by ÆRæder Venue Pillar is a nice little spot that hosts metal shows fairly frequently. Small parking lot, mostly neighborhood street parking, so that helps to keep the cost down for the showgoer. A variety of cans of beer, THC, and non-alcoholic drinks available at an ok price. Stage was a half pipe when… Read more
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Show Recap – 04/18/2025 – Shotgun Facelift / MVRROW / Malachite @ Underground Music Cafe
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Review by ÆRæder Venue Second show in two days here, and always trying to presume positive and build to positive. Went in with a more solid gameplan on how to hit this venue. Being accompanied by my beautiful partner of 22+ years made it easier, as did the Friday night context. Parking options are plenty… Read more
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Show Recap – 04/17/2025 – Phase Meridian / Onlytime / Thunder Goat / As Bullets Baptize @ Underground Music Cafe
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Review by ÆRæder Venue Because I am a dumbass, I found out day of show that this is not at the other Underground. So, while still at work I had to jam in a bunch of searches to figure out where this was. Fairly familiar territory around the North Loop area, but a new venue… Read more
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Show Recap – 04/09/2025 – Maul, Windchime, Wanderer, Spinal Fluid @ Flying V – MPLS
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Review by Æræder Wednesday April 9th – Maul, Windchimes, Wanderer, Bound By Unity, Spinal Fluid Doors 5pm, Music 6pm. $12 cover Venue Flying V is a fairly new venue. A 501(c)3 non profit focused on getting kids into music. Interesting concept; check the website out! It’s not far off 35W, and has a fairly interesting… Read more
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21 Spins: Echoes of the Fallen – Singles – “Cease to Exist” / “Ghosts of Agony”
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Review by ÆRæder After listening to these over 21 times since the “Ghosts” release, here are my takeaways: Sound/Mix The mix and balance is good, but there was a more I picked up on using higher quality speakers… which I suppose does not need to be stated. But I’m stating it because I felt I… Read more
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Show Recap – 04/05/2025 – Lungs, Cobra Czar, Cymothoa and Tiger Blue @ Zhora Darling
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Review by ÆRæder Venue Zhora Darling is the shit. I have been there a couple times now, and every time I have been impressed and excited to go back. A good chunk of bar/restaurant space at the front, and a decent sized live music room in the back with a great ambiance for metal. A… Read more
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21 Spins: Red Vinter – EP – Into the Deep – by Æræder
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Review by ÆRæder After listening to these over 21 times since release, here are my takeaways: Sound/Mix This recording is high quality. Small, cheap smart screen speakers, headphones, mid level portables, stock vehicle speakers, higher end sound bars; the essence of each tunes’ energy comes across on all just fine. The stereo type elements stood… Read more