Perennially bearded Etan Rosenbloom digs being the go-to guy for metal reviews for the skinny-pants and cool glasses-wearing Prefixmag readership. It wasn’t always that way though – before discovering the glory of the riff, Etan geeked out to the Beatles and a cappella madrigals, and briefly fell under the sway of his father’s avant-garde jazz collection. He is unrepentant about his complete Frank Zappa discography, very repentant about his complete Phish discography (a sign of a simpler time), and very stoked about his complete Death discography. When not writing about Satan’s minions via various online music periodicals, Etan works as a double executive assistant at ASCAP. Current interests: weight loss, getting his car registered, finding creative uses for ironing boards, avoiding business tax fees, wearing the same blazer four nights in a row without anyone noticing, attracting women that are in to raw foods despite his own goat-like food philosophy.
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| Features (16) |
Dethklok: Show Review (UCLA’s Ackerman Grand Ballroom, Los A
: Metal for Non-Metalheads
Supernova Records: Steve Austin's new label is poised to explode
Hour of the Shipwreck: Sailing in Uncharted Waters
Upsilon Acrux: Mapping the path to obscurity
Dragonforce: Show Review (The Wiltern LG, Los Angeles)
Sounds of the Underground Tour: Show Review (Gibson Amphitheatre, Los Angeles)
Slayer: Show Review (Long Beach Arena, CA)
Hella: Show Review (The El Rey, Los Angeles)
First Look 11.08.05: Heading to the record store? Here's what's new.
First Look: 10.11.05: Heading to the record store? Here's what's new.
First Look 09.13.05: Heading to the record store? Here's what's new.
First Look 08.16.05: Heading to the record store? Here's what's new.
First Look 07.19.05: Heading to the record store? Here's what's new.
First Look 06.21.05: Heading to the record store? Here's what's new thi
First Look 05.24.05: Heading to the record store? Here's what's new thi
: Metal for Non-Metalheads
Supernova Records: Steve Austin's new label is poised to explode
Hour of the Shipwreck: Sailing in Uncharted Waters
Upsilon Acrux: Mapping the path to obscurity
Dragonforce: Show Review (The Wiltern LG, Los Angeles)
Sounds of the Underground Tour: Show Review (Gibson Amphitheatre, Los Angeles)
Slayer: Show Review (Long Beach Arena, CA)
Hella: Show Review (The El Rey, Los Angeles)
First Look 11.08.05: Heading to the record store? Here's what's new.
First Look: 10.11.05: Heading to the record store? Here's what's new.
First Look 09.13.05: Heading to the record store? Here's what's new.
First Look 08.16.05: Heading to the record store? Here's what's new.
First Look 07.19.05: Heading to the record store? Here's what's new.
First Look 06.21.05: Heading to the record store? Here's what's new thi
First Look 05.24.05: Heading to the record store? Here's what's new thi
| Reviews (163) |
Bad Dudes: Eat Drugs [6.5]
Bloodbath: Unblessing the Purity [6.5]
Birushanah: Akai Yami [8.5]
Trees: Lights Bane [6.5]
Complete Failure: Perversions of Guilt [5.0]
Torche: Meanderthal [9.0]
Farmakon: Robin [5.5]
Today Is The Day: Supernova reissue [8.5]
Lair of the Minotaur: War Metal Battle Master [8.0]
The Mae Shi: HLLLYH [7.5]
Nasum: Doombringer [8.0]
Origin: Antithesis [6.0]
Runemagick: Voyage to Desolation/Dawn of the End [7.5]
Indian: Slights and Abuse / The Sycophant [7.5]
Ancestors: Neptune With Fire [6.0]
Cavity: Laid Insignificant [8.0]
Stigma: When Midnight Strikes! [5.5]
Instruments of Science Technology: Music from the Films of R/Swift [6.0]
Hayaino Daisuki: Headbanger's Karaoke Club Dangerous Fire [7.0]
Bloodbath: Unblessing the Purity [6.5]
Birushanah: Akai Yami [8.5]
Trees: Lights Bane [6.5]
Complete Failure: Perversions of Guilt [5.0]
Torche: Meanderthal [9.0]
Farmakon: Robin [5.5]
Today Is The Day: Supernova reissue [8.5]
Lair of the Minotaur: War Metal Battle Master [8.0]
The Mae Shi: HLLLYH [7.5]
Nasum: Doombringer [8.0]
Origin: Antithesis [6.0]
Runemagick: Voyage to Desolation/Dawn of the End [7.5]
Indian: Slights and Abuse / The Sycophant [7.5]
Ancestors: Neptune With Fire [6.0]
Cavity: Laid Insignificant [8.0]
Stigma: When Midnight Strikes! [5.5]
Instruments of Science Technology: Music from the Films of R/Swift [6.0]
Hayaino Daisuki: Headbanger's Karaoke Club Dangerous Fire [7.0]
| News (279) |
2/13/2008: Genghis Tron: free album stream
2/12/2008: Torche: "Piranha" (Track Review)
1/8/2008: Neurosis and Mastodon team up for NYC gigs
10/16/2007: Video: Band of Horses "Is There A Ghost"
9/26/2007: Upsilon Acrux bring prog fever to the nation
9/19/2007: Video: Great Northern "Home"
9/13/2007: DeVotchKa, We Are Scientists confirmed for Swerve
9/11/2007: Track Review: Hour of the Shipwreck "The Chandelie
9/10/2007: Bad Dudes tour the West Coast
7/14/2007: Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter tour in July and
7/14/2007: Obituary on tour: bring extra pair of undies
7/12/2007: VH1 "Honors" tour celebrates The Roots of hip-hop
7/12/2007: Megadeth ships off for "Tour of Duty"
7/11/2007: Track Review: Justin Timberlake "LoveStoned (Justi
7/11/2007: KRS-One's stepson commits suicide
7/11/2007: Yakuza readies Transmutations for release
7/10/2007: AAAAAAHHHH!!!! TOO MUCH NEW MUSIC!!!!
7/10/2007: Like a singer/songwriter shark, Tom Brosseau must
7/9/2007: Track Review: Ben Harper "In the Colors"
7/9/2007: Track Review: Angels of Light "Black River Song"
2/12/2008: Torche: "Piranha" (Track Review)
1/8/2008: Neurosis and Mastodon team up for NYC gigs
10/16/2007: Video: Band of Horses "Is There A Ghost"
9/26/2007: Upsilon Acrux bring prog fever to the nation
9/19/2007: Video: Great Northern "Home"
9/13/2007: DeVotchKa, We Are Scientists confirmed for Swerve
9/11/2007: Track Review: Hour of the Shipwreck "The Chandelie
9/10/2007: Bad Dudes tour the West Coast
7/14/2007: Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter tour in July and
7/14/2007: Obituary on tour: bring extra pair of undies
7/12/2007: VH1 "Honors" tour celebrates The Roots of hip-hop
7/12/2007: Megadeth ships off for "Tour of Duty"
7/11/2007: Track Review: Justin Timberlake "LoveStoned (Justi
7/11/2007: KRS-One's stepson commits suicide
7/11/2007: Yakuza readies Transmutations for release
7/10/2007: AAAAAAHHHH!!!! TOO MUCH NEW MUSIC!!!!
7/10/2007: Like a singer/songwriter shark, Tom Brosseau must
7/9/2007: Track Review: Ben Harper "In the Colors"
7/9/2007: Track Review: Angels of Light "Black River Song"
| Comments (79) |
| Forum Posts (29) |
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hat was like the perfect sitcom setup and punchline. Well
Too bad y'all don't listen to metal, because 2008 is
Haha...our dear Mr. Halpern has hit on another bit of
Pitchfork gave Trail of Dead's Source Tags and COdes a
Check out our artist page for Nas: http://www.prefixmag.com/artists/nas/ Is it just me,
Yeah, we've gone down that road a couple times. Here's
I dug the Luna Lounge the one time I went
Martriden, Earth and Saviours. I'm pretty excited to get Vampire
I definitely think it's gonna be the Patriots by at
It's been a couple months for me. So if either
Yawn. They picked a bunch of easy targets, largely made
:-( Don't be so sad Dave, we're gonna get tons of
The Scottish girl with the tattoos was awesome. Her boyfriend
I just noticed that the new BUllet for My Valentine
I never started liking Justice. I am suspicious of foreigners
You guys are real sweet, helping out a newbie like
Lame lineup. I'm almost offended that Jack Johnson would get
Fiona AppleBad DudesThe Books (still waiting on that Biosphere soundtrack,
That was like the perfect sitcom setup and punchline. Well
hat was like the perfect sitcom setup and punchline. Well
Too bad y'all don't listen to metal, because 2008 is
Haha...our dear Mr. Halpern has hit on another bit of
Pitchfork gave Trail of Dead's Source Tags and COdes a
Check out our artist page for Nas: http://www.prefixmag.com/artists/nas/ Is it just me,
Yeah, we've gone down that road a couple times. Here's
I dug the Luna Lounge the one time I went
Martriden, Earth and Saviours. I'm pretty excited to get Vampire
I definitely think it's gonna be the Patriots by at
It's been a couple months for me. So if either
Yawn. They picked a bunch of easy targets, largely made
:-( Don't be so sad Dave, we're gonna get tons of
The Scottish girl with the tattoos was awesome. Her boyfriend
I just noticed that the new BUllet for My Valentine
I never started liking Justice. I am suspicious of foreigners
You guys are real sweet, helping out a newbie like
Lame lineup. I'm almost offended that Jack Johnson would get
| Ratings (176) Average Rating: 6.78 |
Beck: Odelay [Deluxe Edition] [10.0]
Doily Chic & the Precious Moments: Eight Places At Once [9.5]
Intronaut: Void [9.0]
Field Music: Field Music [9.0]
Burning Witch: Crippled Lucifer [8.5]
Capillary Action: So Embarrassing [8.5]
Chris Letcher: Frieze [8.5]
Battles: Mirrored [8.5]
Genghis Tron: Board Up the House [8.5]
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum: In Glorious Times [8.5]
Grayceon: Grayceon [8.5]
Wolves in the Throne Room: Two Hunters [8.5]
Nifelheim: Envoy of Lucifer [8.0]
Kalas: Kalas [8.0]
Barbez: Insignificance [8.0]
Inara George: All Rise [8.0]
Hi Red Center: Architectural Failures [8.0]
Flying: Faces of the Night [8.0]
Meshuggah: Bleed (Video) [8.0]
Ani Difranco: Knuckle Down [8.0]
Doily Chic & the Precious Moments: Eight Places At Once [9.5]
Intronaut: Void [9.0]
Field Music: Field Music [9.0]
Burning Witch: Crippled Lucifer [8.5]
Capillary Action: So Embarrassing [8.5]
Chris Letcher: Frieze [8.5]
Battles: Mirrored [8.5]
Genghis Tron: Board Up the House [8.5]
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum: In Glorious Times [8.5]
Grayceon: Grayceon [8.5]
Wolves in the Throne Room: Two Hunters [8.5]
Nifelheim: Envoy of Lucifer [8.0]
Kalas: Kalas [8.0]
Barbez: Insignificance [8.0]
Inara George: All Rise [8.0]
Hi Red Center: Architectural Failures [8.0]
Flying: Faces of the Night [8.0]
Meshuggah: Bleed (Video) [8.0]
Ani Difranco: Knuckle Down [8.0]

Hmmm...I dig this album, but I definitely wouldn't
Stoked that Torche are finally getting some decent
How was this show Maryanne? I saw her at Spaceland
It's the same as the difference between a group an
This almost makes me sad that I didn't go this yea
Good review, Mike. Seems like he went a very simil
I will personally sell out the entire Santa Monica
Lori, was Meshuggah opening on this date of the to
Wooooo-hooooo!!!! Pony Express Record was proba
Woo-hooo!!!! So glad to see these guys are getting
Waits is such an iconoclastic performer that we of
I think it'd be more interesting to see a list of
The last few years have found so many of the major
Not that we weren't aware of this before, but Mark
Also John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats keeps a
Haha...Jesus called me a faggot.
Great headline, closely rivaled by a previous Pref
I don't think Andrew's point was that the way Raco
I disagree Brandon. It's impossible to come up wit