Showing All "Torche" Posts
Sep 8th, 2009 6 Comments
In its sixth year, Fuck Yeah Fest had the explicit intention of benefitting California's state parks, and implicit intention of scaring away media outlets afraid of things with "Fuck" in the title.…   Read Story »
Jul 22nd, 2009 2 Comments
Meanderthal made its way onto my and our and various other folks' 2008 best-of lists, and it continues rolling well into 2009. Torche's David Kleiler-directed video for "Across The Shields" was…   Read Story »
May 4th, 2009 3 Comments
Meanderthal was one of last year's best records, one we selected for a Friendly Deal at the start of '09, and praised over and over: We posted "Grenades" while telling you about main man Steve…   Read Story »
Jan 5th, 2009 9 Comments
Every week, Amazon.com lets us select one recent release from its MP3 store to go on super sale (up to 75% off normal prices). Hopefully you'll be able to add these must-own LPs to your library…   Read Story »
Jun 4th, 2008 10 Comments
Torche's Meanderthal is definitely one of the best albums of the year. Accordingly, I listen to it more than I probably should (basically daily). We posted "Healer" some time ago. If that's all…   Read Story »
Apr 8th, 2008 8 Comments
We mentioned being blown away by the heavy stoner goodness of Torche this past CMJ. Well, the Steve Brooks-fronted Miami/Atlanta quartet's superb, Kurt Ballou-produced second full-length Meanderthal…   Read Story »
Oct 21st, 2007 11 Comments
Since a superb self-titled 2005 debut, original Napalm Death guitarist/Godflesh founder Justin K. Broadrick has been refining Jesu's increasingly honed catalog of "shoegaze metal" (even if he chaffs…   Read Story »



























