Pads & Panels

Artist: Omar Rodriguez Lopez

Album Title: Telesterion

Label: Rodriguez Lopez Productions

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Review by: Eric Stuckart

It is pretty well documented that Omar Rodriguez Lopez is both a maniac and a workaholic, musically speaking. In the last decade, give or take, he’s taken part in over 20 recordings, not counting live albums, compilations, one-offs, or his work with The Mars Volta. I’ve theorized that the man simply cannot sit still, and it is possible that he even writes and records in his sleep. (more…)

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Artist: Livan

Album Title: Off the Grid

Record Label: Pumpkin Music

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Review by: Eric Stuckart

I’ll be honest, when I found out that Livan was coming off of a tour with the legendary Peter Murphy only to go out on tour with Mushroomhead — a band eternally destined to be compared to Slipknot because of its costumes, despite being around first — and rap metallers (Hed) PE, I was quite skeptical. After hearing his newest offering, Off the Grid — a reworking/expansion of an EP that he released last year, I’m even more confounded… but I think that’s the point. (more…)

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