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WARMEN’s ‘Band of Brothers’ Is an Exercise in Fire and Fury

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WARMEN returns with their second album, Band of Brothers (out now via Reaper Entertainment). For those not up to speed: out of the ashes...

1985’s Riot Still Rages: KISS’s ‘Asylum’ Revisited

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Revisiting this classic on its 40th anniversary, Gene, Paul, and the band unleash riffs and hooks that still cut like a razor decades later. Oh,...

THREE DAYS GRACE Hits Hard and Heartfelt on ‘ALIENATION’

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Like many people, my first exposure to THREE DAYS GRACE came with their breakout hit, “I Hate Everything About You.” The debut album never did much...

Halestorm’s ‘Everest’: Peaks, Valleys, and a Few Loose Rocks

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I’ve been on the Halestorm train for almost two decades now. Back when I was just starting my rock-writing journey, they were one of...

How King’s X Turned a Summer Fling into a Lifelong Obsession

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By 1995, I knew King’s X only as the band behind the catchy-as-hell single “Over My Head.” Cool song, sure — but I wasn’t...

Harvested Delivers 50 Shades of Vicious on ‘Dysthymia’

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One of the coolest perks of being a music reviewer? Getting a ton — and I do mean a ton — of new stuff...

‘Let Your Dim Light Shine’ Still Burns Bright at 30: A Soul Asylum Flashback

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In the summer of 1995, Soul Asylum’s single “Misery” was everywhere. You couldn’t escape it, and honestly, I wasn’t complaining. That hook? Catchy as...

Music Review: Cryptopsy’s ‘An Insatiable Violence’ Is Death Metal with a Vengeance

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The Canadian crushers return with an eight-track blitz of brutality that’s lean, mean, and utterly relentless. So, listen — I haven’t been on the Cryptopsy...

Rivers of Nihil Deliver a Relentless Masterclass in Metal Mayhem

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The Pennsylvania quartet drops a self-titled sonic sledgehammer that’s equal parts crushing, cinematic, and unexpectedly soulful. Man, oh man — y’all aren’t ready for this...

Album Review: EXECUTIONIST’s Sacrament of the Sick Is a Savage Debut

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So... Sacrament of the Sick is the debut album from EXECUTIONIST — and believe you me, det’s a guud wonn (read that in your...

Album Review: GAME OVER’s ‘Face the End’ Is a Thrash-Fueled Ripper

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Damn, yo. I love thrash metal. It’s my favorite, right behind death and black metal, in the canon of what gets my blood pumping...

Album Review: Haters Gonna Hate, ARCH ENEMY Gonna Dominate

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Look, I know some of you have had issues with ARCH ENEMY for years. Guess what? No one cares. That said, let’s take a look...
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