Browsing all articles by Brett.
Review: Conflict of Interest – Conflict of Interest
The album opens with “LED”, an eerie, driving composition that starts the album off on a high note. “Calling” begins with a forceful riff and doesn’t give up once you make it to the verses. This song presents some pretty awesome guitar work and overall one of the best track on the album. “Calling”‘s hard and intense demeanor eventually leads into one of the coolest guitar solos I’ve got to write about. The solo fits the song perfect and is a great compliment to the already powerful guitar work presented in the song.
Review: Venejer – Trapped Inside
When I ended my first listen to Venejer’s EP “Trapped Inside”, I was completely intrigued with the fact that the short 4 song disc had so much personality. To start off, “The Haunting” drives you into the album with a crazy introduction that leads into a rockin’ verse that even brought the word “groovy” to [...]
Review: Soundstem – Tomorrow Can Wait
Background: In approximately two years, Soundstem has not only impressed crowds with their rockin’ live performances, but have also recorded their first full-length album. By combining driving rhythms, exploding solos and solid drumming, the band is definitely right on the edge of the radar and more than ready to break in. Soundstem has already received [...]
Review: Corroded – Eleven Shades of Black
Described as Heavy aggressive rock peppered with a taste of grunge , Corroded formed in 2004 after just a couple jam sessions. Judging from what they heard in their sessions, the band quickly realized that Corroded would portray a sound that mixed the heavy rock sound of the 70′s with a modern twist. Between the years of 2005 and 2007, the band released 3 demos: Heart of the Machine , Sessions ward-22 , and III .
Review: Bulletproof Messenger – Arm Yourself
Background: Bulletproof Messenger formed in 2001 as an instrumental band due to the fact they could not find a singer that would mesh with their style. After one failed attempt at a singer, two years later the band finally found who they were looking for by enlisting vocal duties to Marcus Klavan. After finally finding [...]