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TESSERACT – ONE (Advance Album Review)

On their debut full-length entitled ONE, UK-based TESSERACT have crafted an intriguing collection of progressive metal that weaves their heavy playing between a thick...

THE WARRIORS – SEE HOW YOU ARE (Album Review)

It's not often this situation presents itself, but with THE WARRIORS are a band on their fourth studio album - and I haven't heard...

EMMURE – SPEAKER OF THE DEAD (Album Review)

In the vast sea of modern hardcore, it's hard to stand out, much less find an original sound. While comparisons to other bands will...

BOB WAYNE – OUTLAW CARNIE (Album Review)

Aside from essentially having two first names, BOB WAYNE and CHARLIE DANIELS have a lot in common. Both share an affection for the banjo...

THE GEORGIAN SKULL – MOTHER ARMAGEDDON, HEALING APOCALYPSE (Advance Album Review)

They baited, hooked, and lured me in with the promise of an album carrying the influence of BLACK SABBATH, LED ZEPPELIN, THIN LIZZY, CLUTCH,...

TUCK FROM HELL – THRASHING (Album Review)

As a serious entry into the new wave of thrash metal, TUCK FROM HELL's debut album THRASHING is a head-scratcher. As a comedy album,...

BAYSIDE – KILLING TIME (Advance Album Review)

One of the buzz bands of the early-mid 2000's explosion of emo-driven rock, BAYSIDE first my radar with their first two releases on Chicago's...

THE PRETTY RECKLESS – LIGHT ME UP (Archive Album Review)

Released elsewhere in the world last Fall, THE PRETTY RECKLESS will see the North American release of their debut album LIGHT ME UP this...

ME FIRST AND THE GIMME GIMMES – GO DOWN UNDER (EP Review)

The classiest punk rock cover band and group of Bar Mitzvah ruiners on the planet has gone South. No, they haven't gone country (they...

THE FAMINE – ARCHITECTS OF GUILT (Advance Album Review)

With ARCHITECTS OF GUILT, their second album for Solid State Records (out Feb 15, 2001), Texas-based THE FAMINE have created a prime example of...

THOMAS GILES – PULSE (Album Review)

THOMAS GILES' PULSE (out February 1, 2011 via Metal Blade) is a curious record, a nearly unclassifiable sonic oddity. The latest solo effort from...

Motörhead – The Wörld is Yours (Album Review)

In life there's certain things that are consistent, staying the same for better or for worse. The same goes for rock, and for the...

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