Alternative music, cult films, and pop culture explored through a Gen X lens — with reviews, interviews, and a deep-dive podcast.
Episode 44: Royal Thunder’s Mlny Parsonz Talks New Album ‘Rebuilding The Mountain’-SLIS Podcast Royal Thunder are back with Rebuilding The Mountain, their first album in 5 years, out June 16th via Spinefarm. Like past efforts including Wick and Crooked Doors, it sees the group continue their unique marriage of classic rock and 90’s alternative with […]
Hobosexual ‘Monolith’ Review: Seattle duo make a rock sound as huge as their album title. [rating=5] Let’s face it: there aren’t that many great new hard rock bands anymore. Sure they exist (Royal Thunder is one example), but they’re sorely underrepresented in the 21st century. [wp_ad_camp_2] Well luckily for those of us who like heavy […]
Royal Thunder ‘Wick’ Review: Atlanta rockers continue refining their unique blend of moody, anthemic metal. [rating=4] Atlanta’s Royal Thunder proved a revelation on their 2015 release Crooked Doors. That album showed a quantum leap in development of the group’s moody and muscular brand of hard rock. It also cemented Mlny Parsonz as one of the […]
Royal Thunder Holy Mountain Concert Review: rockers turn in a sultry set on a mild Texas night. [rating=5] Just a few short months after their high-profile SXSW appearance, Atlanta hard rockers Royal Thunder returned to Austin for a set at Holy Mountain this past Sunday. [wp_ad_camp_2] Following the vintage 80’s NWOBHM riffage of Houston’s Venomous […]
