Dave Hofer

Q&A: The Casket Lottery’s unsung reunion yields louder, denser indie-rock gem

The Casket Lottery made a full-length return in 2012 with Real Fear, one of our favorite albums of the year.…

Review: The Casket Lottery’s Real Fear

With its first full-length album in 10 years, The Casket Lottery is putting the rock back in "indie rock" with…

Review: Dying Fetus’ Reign Supreme

With its signature mixture of technicality, speed, and groove, death-metal trio Dying Fetus remains a Frankenstein’s Monster of riffs, heaving…

This Month In Metal: Ion Dissonance, Cephalic Carnage, ex-Animosity

Listening to all of this insane music is making my summer even hotter, but it's good practice, because eventually, Hell…

This Month In Metal: Decrepit Birth, Aeon, Cardiac Arrest

Hail! This being my first column for ALARM Press, I thought I'd dip into some overlooked summer releases to get…