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Album Review: DOPE – Blood Money, Part 1
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November 3, 2016
Album Review: DOPE – Blood Money, Part 1
There are two kinds of Dope fans: you know every song, or you sort of remember “Die Motherfucker Die.” I…
Album Review: RavenEye – Nova
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November 1, 2016
Album Review: RavenEye – Nova
With the amount of touring that RavenEye have been doing, you’d be forgiven for thinking that they’d been around for years and…
Album Review: WOVENWAR – Honor Is Dead
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October 29, 2016
Album Review: WOVENWAR – Honor Is Dead
As far as improvements between albums go, this may be the biggest leap forward of the year, but it’s not…
Album Review: THE ANSWER – Solas
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October 22, 2016
Album Review: THE ANSWER – Solas
This is a band who aren’t so much back on form (they were never off form), but reminding us just…
Album Review: ALTER BRIDGE – The Last Hero
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October 22, 2016
Album Review: ALTER BRIDGE – The Last Hero
If you like rock music in general, this should be a must-buy album for you – with an album this…
Album Review: DARKE COMPLEX – Point Oblivion
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October 22, 2016
Album Review: DARKE COMPLEX – Point Oblivion
Darke Complex are a strange, strange band. Their kitchen sink approach to music can yield very satisfying results…but can also…
Album Review: I PREVAIL – Lifelines
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October 22, 2016
Album Review: I PREVAIL – Lifelines
I Prevail were catapulted into the spotlight last year thanks to their cover of Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space” becoming a…
Album Review: DEAD TO ME – I Wanna Die In Los Angeles – EP
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October 22, 2016
Album Review: DEAD TO ME – I Wanna Die In Los Angeles – EP
Punk band Dead To Me have been around for a decade, but the last 5 years have been spent in…
Album Review: NOFX – First Ditch Effort
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October 22, 2016
Album Review: NOFX – First Ditch Effort
If you’ve heard NOFX before, you’ve heard First Ditch Effort, but the band still deliver a fun album with some…
Album Review: STICK TO YOUR GUNS – Better Ash Than Dust
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October 16, 2016
Album Review: STICK TO YOUR GUNS – Better Ash Than Dust
Stick To Your Guns have found the perfect mix of hardcore brutality and punchy melody, and they embrace it even…
Album Review: DANCE GAVIN DANCE – Mothership
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October 16, 2016
Album Review: DANCE GAVIN DANCE – Mothership
Dance Gavin Dance don’t give fans much room to be casual. For those who enjoy this sound the most, they…
Album Review: EPICA – The Holographic Principle
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October 13, 2016
Album Review: EPICA – The Holographic Principle
…The Holographic Principle is a valuable piece that rises high above recent albums like The Quantum Enigma or Design Your Universe, and…
Album Review: THE AGONIST – Five
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October 6, 2016
Album Review: THE AGONIST – Five
If you’re familiar with The Agonist, you likely already know most of what to expect on Five, and your enjoyment…
Album Review: FIT FOR A KING – Deathgrip
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October 5, 2016
Album Review: FIT FOR A KING – Deathgrip
Deathgrip isn’t a perfect album: some of the same old metalcore flaws do pop up…None of that matters, though, because…
Album Review: MESHUGGAH – The Violent Sleep of Reason
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October 5, 2016
Album Review: MESHUGGAH – The Violent Sleep of Reason
Meshuggah's greatest strength and greatest weakness both lie in their ability to layer extraordinarily low, complex guitar parts and contrasting…
Album Review: BLUES PILLS – Lady In Gold
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August 14, 2016
Album Review: BLUES PILLS – Lady In Gold
Written by Gareth Franklin There seems to be a bit of a recurring theme with my reviews recently. No, I…
Album Review: MESHIAAK – Alliance of Thieves
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August 13, 2016
Album Review: MESHIAAK – Alliance of Thieves
Alliance of Thieves demonstrates that top-tier musicianship is only one asset of a supergroup. Meshiaak also exhibits strong writing abilities…
Album Review: STEVEN TYLER – We’re All Somebody From Somewhere
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August 1, 2016
Album Review: STEVEN TYLER – We’re All Somebody From Somewhere
Back in 2009, Steven Tyler was quoted in Classic Rock magazine, "I don't know what I'm doing yet, but it's…
Album Review: CANE HILL – Smile
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July 28, 2016
Album Review: CANE HILL – Smile
One definition of the world “subtle” is “delicately complex and understated.” Cane Hill‘s debut album, Smile, is the exact opposite…
Album Review: BLACK CROWN INITIATE – Selves We Cannot Forgive
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July 23, 2016
Album Review: BLACK CROWN INITIATE – Selves We Cannot Forgive
Black Crown Initiate‘s newest offering, Selves We Cannot Forgive, is a challenging record. Much like fellow tech-death heavyweights Fallujah, they…