Chulahoma is a stopgap EP from the Black Keys, a collection of six covers of songs by cult bluesman Junior Kimbrough, whose Do the Rump they covered on their 2002 debut, Big Come Up. Considering that this is the first time the blues-rock guitar-n-drums duo has devoted an album to nothing but straight-ahead blues songs, it wound seem…
Rubber Factory, the follow-up to one of 2003 s most successful albums, thickfreakness features more of Patrick and Dan s mix of rough rock n roll and blues straight out of Akron, Ohio. Rubber Factory is the second Black Key s album out on Fat Possum(though you can t tell from the packaging–thanks a lot,…
Akron, Ohio s Black Keys offer crunchy, riff-heavy blues-rock that is remarkably rich and textured, particularly when one considers that they are merely a duo. Continuing in the vein of their 2002 debut, The Big Come Up, this sophomore album leavens their garage blues with enough innovation to keep things interesting, taking full advantage of Dan Auerbach’s full-throated…
***ON LIMITED NEON GREEN VINYL!!! With the release of Black MagnetÕs debut album Hallucination Scene in 2020, a new industrial metal power emerged from the unlikely landscape of Oklahoma City. After anxiously waiting out the pandemic, the band returned to the road in late 2021 and now drop Body Prophecy, the second full length burst…
Black Mold has a lot of love letters in it, not least of which is a love for horror tropes. The film contains a multitude of classics: scarecrows, werewolves, zombies, ghosts, and maybe less obvious, a haunted house. One of the main functions of the score is to give a voice to the dilapidated Franklin…
Marvel Studios  Black Panther follows T Challa who, after the death of his father, the King of Wakanda, returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation to succeed to the throne and take his rightful place as king. But when a powerful old enemy reappears, T Challa s mettle as king – and Black Panther –…
Black Pumas – Live From Brooklyn Paramount After a hiatus from touring, Black Pumas returned to the road in 2024 in support of their acclaimed sophomore album, Chronicles of a Diamond. Live From Brooklyn Paramount captures the Electric Church live experience created by Eric Burton, Adrian Quesada and their six-piece band. The 2 CD set…
Rhino explores this prolific period from the godfathers of heavy metal in a new collection that brings four albums back into print after an extended absence. ANNO DOMINI 1989-1995 will be available from Rhino on May 10 in 4-LP and 4-CD configurations. The set contains newly remastered versions of Headless Cross (1989), Tyr (1990), and…
1LP. Black Sabbath s debut album marked the birth of heavy metal, adorned with atmospheric doom and unsettling sound effects. The platinum record peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard 200 and featured staple tracks The Wizard and N.I.B.
Black Sabbath s landmark 1970 debut album was recorded by the original lineup of Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward, four childhood friends from the North of England who grew out of the U.K s late 1960s blues hard rock scene, which also included Led Zeppelin, Cream, Blue Cheer, and other greats. Sabbath s sweeping and…
Limited clear vinyl LP pressing. Digitally remastered. In 1992, following a successful world tour, this incarnation of Black Sabbath was put on hold when the band reunited temporarily with Ronnie James Dio. Two years later, Martin and Nicholls were back in the studio with Iommi to record 1994 sCross Purposes. The band was completed with…
Black vinyl LP pressing. Digitally remastered. In 1992, following a successful world tour, this incarnation of Black Sabbath was put on hold when the band reunited temporarily with Ronnie James Dio. Two years later, Martin and Nicholls were back in the studio with Iommi to record 1994 sCross Purposes. The band was completed with the…
Limited clear vinyl LP pressing. Digitally remixed and remastered. The Tyr-era Black Sabbath lineup reunited in 1995 when Powell and Murray returned to record Forbidden. It was the band s 18th studio album, and it s last for nearly 20 years. Forbidden, produced by Ernie C of Body Count, the hard rock band fronted by…
Limited clear vinyl LP pressing. Digitally remastered. The group originally released Headless Cross in 1989 on I.R.S. Records, the first of five albums Sabbath recorded for the label. Praised by fans and critics alike, the band s 14th studio release produced three singles: Devil And Daughter, Call Of The Wild, and the title track.
Singer Ronnie James Dio joined Black Sabbath in 1979 which resulted in two back-to-back classic albums: Heaven And Hell and Mob Rules. On those memorable albums, Dio s soaring tenor and gothic songwriting were the perfect foil for the band s bone-crushing mix of razor-sharp riffs, intense grooves, and dark imagery. Rhino salutes the long shadow cast by this short-lived lineup with newly…
After the success of band s self-titled debut in early 1970, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward returned that fall with Paranoid. The record became the band s first album to top the U.K. charts and has sold more than four million copies in the U.S. alone. Today, songs like War Pigs,…