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Review:The Sammus Theory – See (It) Through
Did you ever listen to the first track of an album and think to yourself, “How awesome it is?”, but then you keep listening and it turns into one big disappointment? You wonder how could they screw it up? Yeah that isn’t the case at all here and praise the rock gods for that one. [...]
Review: Charetta – Defying the Inevitable
Women plus hard rock is usually a win-win situation. Thankfully this is the case for Charetta, the female-fronted hard rock/alternative band. There is just something about female vocals that soar over guitar riffs that makes me just ooze with rocker’s delight. “You Prevail” is a great showcase of this band’s talent. A churning hard riff [...]
Review: Distant Lights – Simulacrum
If Dream Theater and A Perfect Circle got together and had a baby, and then that baby hung out with Tool on the weekends, you’d get Distant Lights. (If that makes any sense whatsoever!) The moment I read “transcendental spiral force” on their MySpace, I was sold before I even listened to their music. It’s [...]
Review: Like a Storm – The End of the Beginning
Like a Storm is a delicious blend of hard rock and alternative sprinkled with electronics and orchestras. One listen to The End of the Beginning and I became a happy little music reviewer. The band gives you that perfect mixture of hard riffs and enchanting melodies. Three Days Grace immediately popped into my mind when [...]
Review: Dead Season – Life Death
Dead Season are back with their follow-up to Everything’s Lost. Life Death marks the band’s third full length album and it’s full of everything we can expect from these metal heads from Maine: intensity, brutality, and full-fledged heart-pounding metal. These characteristics are fully embraced on the opening song “Everything.” Rock metal riffs cut like glass [...]