Chris Krovatin

GUEST BLOGGER CHRIS KROVATIN REVIEWS SLAYER'S "WORLD PAINTED BLOOD"

"This would be an awesome album to end a career on—not that this reporter wants it to be the last Slayer album."


LIVE REPORT: DETHKLOK, MASTODON, CONVERGE, AND HIGH ON FIRE AT THE HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM, OCTOBER 29, 2009

Surprising observation: There are very few hipsters here tonight. Overall, the crowd is a very metal crowd.


FINAL SIX: THE SIX BEST & WORST WAYS TO GET YOUR GIRLFRIEND INTO METAL

She’s the lady of your dreams. But she will not. Stop. Listening. To that fucking Shania Twain song.


FINAL SIX: THE SIX COOLEST & LAMEST METAL ALBUM COVERS

You know the band sucks. Everyone has told you that they suck, and that this album sucks harder than any of its predecessors. But look at that cover!


FINAL SIX: THE SIX PEOPLE I WANT & DON’T WANT TO FIGHT

Sometimes, on the subway, I one-by-one size up everyone else in my car, from the heavily tattooed bodybuilder to the tired-looking grandmother with her grocery cart.


FINAL SIX: THE SIX SUMMER FESTIVAL DO’S/DON’TS

For metalheads, summer means one thing above all—festival season. To keep some festival-goers from losing their cool or getting their Cradle of Filth thong panties in a bunch, here’s my Final Six list of the Six Summer Festival Do’s and Don’ts.


FINAL SIX: THE SIX MOST & LEAST METAL RIDES

I drive a black ’98 Honda Accord, and people, that motherfucker is a piece of heaven.


FINAL SIX: THE BEST/WORST THINGS ABOUT LEAVING THE ‘REVOLVER’ OFFICE

As I mentioned in my first Final Six, when I started working here in September of ’08, being a writer/editor for Revolver has always been a dream job of mine.


FINAL SIX: THE SIX WORST & BEST THINGS A BAND CAN DO FOR THEIR METAL CRED

Heard the new Meatball Grinder record? Fuckin’ blows, dude.


FINAL SIX: THE MOST & LEAST METAL ANIMALS

You ever heard of a mantis shrimp? Dude.








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