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Samothrace – Life's Trade
Review — June 11, 2009
Doom metal is something that's an acquired taste; either you're a fan of it or you're not, and those who are fans of it will probably go crazy over Kansas four-piece Samothrace's latest offering, Life's Trade. It's a four song album that's roughly fifty minutes long and has no …
Empty Promise – Start from the Ground
Review — June 17, 2009
Austria, the home of some of my ancestors and one of my favorite finds of the year, Empty Promise. This four-piece melodic punk band definitely took me by surprise and are sure to do the same to more listeners. Already having an impressive demo EP on their resume, Empty Promise …
Anti-Flag – The People or The Gun
Review — June 24, 2009
It takes a lot for me to completely lose faith in some of my favorite bands, and I came pretty close to completely giving up on Anti-Flag after the disaster that was The Bright Lights of America. My faith was then restored a bit after hearing that they left …
Alexisonfire – Old Crows/Young Cardinals
Review — June 25, 2009
I've always considered Alexisonfire one of the "better bands" in the whole "post-hardcore" scene or whatever you want to call it. However, their last album, Crisis received a lot of mixed reactions among fans with a lot of them believing that the band had lost their fire and were aiming …
We're All Broken – Blacktop Cry
Review — June 28, 2009
We're All Broken's name may sound familiar to you because they've opened for a lot of big names like Thursday, Minus the Bear, and The Gaslight Anthem over the years. This five-piece have just undergone a bit of a change in style with their new EP, Blacktop Cry. Their …
Anchor Down – Steel to Dust
Review — July 2, 2009
It's always great to find all of these new breeds of punk bands coming about lately. There have been so many that I've found out about the last couple of years. And the funny thing is, nearly all of them have stuck with me. I still listen to all of …
Shook Ones – The Unquotable A.M.H.
Review — July 2, 2009
Now on their third album, Shook Ones already have a pretty solid reputation. After the melodic hardcore masterpiece that was Facetious Folly Feat, I thought it would be difficult to make another record that was as fast and energetic as that one. Well, what does the band do instead? …
Dinosaur Jr. – Farm
Review — July 7, 2009
This may be going out on a limb here, but Dinosaur Jr.'s reunion album in 2007, Beyond was one of the best albums of said year, if not one of the best reunion albums ever. Bands reuniting is always seen as a lame cash-in attempt by artists going bankrupt, but …
The Number Twelve Looks Like You – Worse Than Alone
Review — July 16, 2009
The Number Twelve Looks Like You have always been a very unorthodox band to say the least. They've been trying something new with each album and it's no different with their latest album, Worse Than Alone. Pinning them to one genre is difficult because they incorporate so many different …
North Lincoln – Midwestern Blood
Review — July 21, 2009
Most bands that are signed to No Idea Records have a sound that's usually expected from them. That, of course, being raw punk rock with gruff vocals and catchy melodies. North Lincoln are another band to add to that long list as they fit into this style almost perfectly. This …
The Red Baron – My First Love
Review — July 23, 2009
Christian hardcore isn't exactly my thing but I was willing to give The Red Baron's debut album, My First Love, a fair, unbiased listen only to find out that the record is everything I'd fear it would be: preachy, generic and forgettable. What we have here is twelve tracks …
Mike Hale – Lives Like Mine
Review — July 28, 2009
In the Red frontman Mike Hale recently made the decision to be a musician full-time and he's been very busy at work considering that his solo record, Lives Like Mine, was recorded only two weeks after In the Red's second album was released. One would think that the album …
Black Hell – How the Rest was Lost
Review — August 2, 2009
Venture deep into the desert of the Southwest and you'll find Black Hell, a doom metal quartet featuring ex-members of Wellington and Unruh who have just released their second album, How the Rest was Lost. Black Hell show show a bit of a split personality on their sophomore effort. …
Strung Out – Prototypes and Painkillers
Review — August 11, 2009
Currently recording their eighth studio album, California punk quintet, Strung Out decided to put together this little compilation album full of b-sides, rarities, alternate takes, and demos. Given that Strung Out has undergone a bit of a transformation in their seventeen years as a band, you're bound to get just …
The Hold Steady – A Positive Rage
Review — August 11, 2009
When it comes to live albums, it has to be a band I love or a band that puts on a spectacular live show for me to want to buy it. In the case of The Hold Steady, their live album, A Positive Rage has them put on a pretty …
Dear Landlord – Dream Homes
Review — August 12, 2009
Too much hype is something that can kill a band in the end of things because there's a good chance that said band never lives up to it and ends up being tagged a disappointment for the rest of their careers. Thankfully, this is not the case at all with …
Against Me! – The Original Cowboy
Review — August 14, 2009
I feel a bit silly for reviewing this since it's basically just the original versions of songs from my favorite Against Me! album, As the Eternal Cowboy, but I thought it would be interesting to hear rougher versions of songs on that album to see how different they are …
American Steel – Dear Friends and Gentle Hearts
Review — August 14, 2009
After returning from a five year hiatus in 2007, American Steel released Destroy Their Future, which may have been their strongest release yet. It showed the band with a more mature sound while still not drifting too far off from their roots. The follow-up record, Dear Friends and Gentle …
Death By Stereo – Death is My Only Friend
Review — August 16, 2009
Before I start this review, let's have a little history lesson. Death By Stereo began their careers by releasing two very solid hardcore albums (If Looks Could Kill, I'd Watch You Die and Day of the Death) and winning a lot of fans over with their energetic live …
