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SEASONS AFTER – THROUGH TOMORROW (Album Review)

THROUGH TOMORROW, the debut release from Kansas natives SEASONS AFTER has quickly risen to the top of my "surprising albums" of 2010 pile. Originally...

PUNK GOES… again: 10 Years of FEARLESS RECORDS’ “PUNK GOES” Series

It’s funny how things once forgotten pop back up to remind you just how good they were the first time around. Being fully immersed...

BARREN EARTH – CURSE OF THE RED RIVER (Review)

The debut full-length from Finland's BARREN EARTH could easily be described in only one word: Epic. Due out April 6th via Peaceville Records, CURSE OF THE RED...

AUSTRIAN DEATH MACHINE – DOUBLE BRUTAL (Archive Review)

Taking inspiration from the films of Arnold Schwarzenegger and featuring a cartoon parody of the California Governor named "Ahhhnold" on periodic vocals, playing second-fiddle...

DETHKLOK – DETHALBUM II (Album Review)

In 2007 the metal world was knocked on it's ass when Nathan Explosion, Skwisgaar Skwigelf, Toki Wartooth, William Murderface, and Pickles (collectively known as...

MEGADETH – ENDGAME (Album Review)

Back in 1993, MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine was the second interview I'd ever conducted. Only 16 at the time and sporting a horrible Iowa-style metalhead...

THE CINEMATICS – LOVE AND TERROR (Album Review)

The second album by Scotland's THE CINEMATICS - a band I was admittedly unfamiliar with - LOVE AND TERROR is a stylish entry into the recent...

POWERMAN 5000 – SOMEWHERE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF NOWHERE (Album Review)

PM5K first hit my personal radar with their 1997 release MEGA!! KUNG-FU RADIO, which I still have in my personal archive but rarely revisit....

DROPKICK MURPHYS – LIVE ON LANSDOWNE (Review)

The "luck of the Irish" hit me late last week when I discovered a copy of the new DROPKICK MURPHYS CD/DVD release LIVE ON LANSDOWNE,...

GRIND MADNESS AT THE BBC (Album Review)

Few (if any) radio shows could ever claim to challenge the legendary status of the late John Peel's THE PEEL SESSIONS on the BBC's...

ARMORED SAINT – LA RAZA (Review)

After being on hiatus for nearly a decade, ARMORED SAINT have returned with LA RAZA(due March 16, 2010 on Metal Blade) - their first set...

SIX FEET UNDER – GRAVEYARD CLASSICS 3 (Album Review)

You know, some bands are best left alone to do what they do and that's that. Once in awhile one of these said bands...

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