Press Archive:

2010


“More than a few orchestra string players have fantasized about what their instruments would sound like played through effects pedals and amplifiers.  It’s difficult to think of many people who pull it off like the guys in the Oakland trio Judgement Day”
-Performer Magazine

“I loved what I heard. It’s a mix of progressive rock and classical with strings played through distortion pedals and other effects. It’s very fun.”
Bob Boylon, NPR’s All Songs Considered

“Peacocks/Pink Monsters is a master class in the seemingly boundless possibilities of signal-processed, electronic string music and a testament to the band’s creativity.”
-Strings Magazine

“an album that not only spans genres but does away with them altogether….. The new school of classical-thrash has its poster boys.”
-Time Out Chicago

“true artists with actual talent, discipline and drive”
-Reviewer Magazine

“A+…it’s going to take an act of God to top the sheer magnitude of this album.”
-Kata Rokkar

“Music that is brave in its attempt to create something innovative while still kicking so much ass.”
Submerge Magazine

“For fans of strings and metal, this should be a priority listen”
-The Silent Ballet

“soundscapes that are simply stunning in their breadth and complexity.”
-Jersey Beat

“The dense, driving, cinematic music of Judgement Day balances their metal impulses with quiet, melodic passages for a sound that fits both concert halls and hard rock clubs.”
-Soma Magazine

“There have been a surfeit of instrumental metal bands lately, but Judgement Day is up there with Boris and Russian Circles among the best of them.”
-East Bay Express

“Judgement Day may be setting a new standard of musicality in metal with its 12-track masterpiece.”
UCD Advocate

“violins & cellos creating eye-melting metal riffs? Sign me up.”
Alex Pardee, Artist

“Judgement Day is the only good Orchestral metal band in the world”
-Rob Crow of Pinback and Goblin Cock

“Judgement Day must keep touring. It’s very important for the sake of music.”
-Ted Stevens of Cursive and Mayday

MORE:

East Bay Express – Feature

Alternative Press

Loud Magazine – Interview

San Jose Mercury News – Feature

ANTImusic – “Cobra Strike” Making the Video Feature

Wake The Drums – Interview and Live Review

San Francisco Examiner – Interview

Owl and Bear – Interview (best bad action movie of all time)

SF Weekly – Interview

SFCritic.com – Live Review (Bottom of the Hill)

The Bay Bridged – Live Review (Rickshaw Stop)

The Orion – Live Show Review (Monstros in Chico)

Bandcamp Blog – Song Featured (video)

Clay’s Pounds of Sound – 2 hour radio interview

Fat Cats Go – P/P Record Review

Progressia – Interview (in French)

The Lens and the Eyebrow – Live Photos

2009
SF Chronicle (96 Hours) – COVER and Feature
Chasing the Moon – Video Podcast
Spinning Platters – Interview
Broke-Ass Stuart’s Goddamn Website – Interview
RockFreaks – Live Review: Copenhagen, Denmark
The Bay Bridged – Feature
The Bay Bridged – Live Review: Bimbo’s, San Francisco
The Owl Mag – Feature
The Mail Tribune (Ashland, OR) – Feature
Chico News and Review – Feature
KXLU -Live Performance and Interview (mp3)
7×7 – Live Review: Cafe Du Nord, San Francisco
The Deli – Review – CD of the Month
Kata Rokkar – Record Review
Kata Rokkar – Show Review
Kata Rokkar – Interview
Spinning Platters – Live Review
DrumMagazine.com – Caught in the Act of Drumming
Independent Musician Radio Blog – Live Review
Luxury Wafers – Record Review/Shout out
Examiner.com – Live Review
ConertBuzz.net – Live Review

2008

Bay Guardian – Feature
The Bay Bridged / KQED – Podcast Interview
Statesman’s Journal (Salem OR) – Feature / Video
Sonic Frontiers – Record Review
The Scope of the Scene – Live Review
Io9 – Video Review
Wiretap – Live Review

2007

Dead of Summer – Video Review
East Bay Express – Feature

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