By Justin Smulison Vicious Rumors is one of the great American metal mainstays. Founded by guitarist Geoff Thorpe, the band’s sole original member, the group is rooted in classic metal while also incorporating elements of thrash, power and doom. Their classic debut, Soldiers of the Night, was released in 1981 and since [more…]
Sociopath: A Memoir by Patric Gagne
By Lily O’Delia There is something unnervingly intimate about Patric Gagne’s Sociopath: A Memoir, At one point, she writes, “For the most part, I felt nothing.” The line lands with a stark, almost clinical honesty, and it quietly becomes the pulse of the memoir. It beats beneath every chapter, shaping the choices she makes [more…]