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gutter twins "saturnalia"
(reviewed by preemptive_strike - 9 comments)
gutter twins are greg dulli (afghan whigs, twilight singers) and mark lanegan (screaming trees, queens of the stone age cameo, solo stuffs). basically two dudes who have made a career of making dark ass music about redemption, self loathing, fucking, fighting, drinking (not like kegstand woo college... [Click for more]
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The Steinways - Unoriginal Recipe
(reviewed by suburbanxcore - 6 comments)
For the most part, there are two types of Steinways songs. There are the sappy but silly Screeching Weasel inspired 2 minute pop punk songs, and there are the 15 second, extra silly pop punk songs. Their full length, Missed the Boat, was full of both. Since then, they've released a 10", some co... [Click for more]
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Young Livers - The New Drop Era
(reviewed by suburbanxcore - 2 comments)
Young Livers are from Gainesville. Young Livers have a record on No Idea. They are inspired by Hot Water Music. That should be enough to really tell you all you need to know about this record. But, in the sake of fairness, I'll go into a bit of detail. This 8 song EP (?) definitely flew under my ra... [Click for more]
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plows "those people"
(reviewed by preemptive_strike - 4 comments)
really confused by this. i have seen literally 0 hype/press around this record, which is mindblowing because most louisville stuff has a pretty devout following (of which i am a card carrying member). i cant even count the amount of times i've played this record and had someone come to me and say &... [Click for more]
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Gaslight Anthem - Senor and the Queen
(reviewed by suburbanxcore - 1 comment)
"Wild hearts, blue jeans and white t-shirts." When I think of The Gaslight Anthem, and really gruff punk rock in general, this line conjures up a pretty accurate representation. Their debut full length, Sink or Swim, was in my top three records of last year, and I've anxiously been awaiti... [Click for more]
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Title Fight - Kingston
(reviewed by suburbanxcore - 8 comments)
Title Fight definitely isn't reinventing the wheel on their newest 7". You've already heard what these young kids are doing, and if you were going to shows in the late 90s or early 2000s, you saw a LOT of bands doing it. You know, lyrics about girls, octave leads over catchy choruses, and hardc... [Click for more]
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planes mistaken for stars "we ride to fight"
(reviewed by preemptive_strike - 0 comments)
planes mistaken for stars are a band i could talk a lot about. so i'm gonna. they are a band i considered to be one of my favorite for years. we had a little falling out when the lineup got revamped and a questionable album ("up in them guts") dropped. then when they announced they were go... [Click for more]
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Lemuria "Get Better"
(reviewed by joethebone - 10 comments)
I've been wondering for a while how well Lemuria would pull off their first full length. They've had an incredibly strong run of 7"s, comp tracks, and one side of a split LP, but the debut LP would be what would really make or break them. Thankfully, this record goes beyond even the high expe... [Click for more]
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Portugal The Man - Church Mouth
(reviewed by flashbastard - 2 comments)
Rock music has been stuck in a kind of retro phase for a few years now. What started with the Strokes and White Stripes has morphed into scads of mustachioed long-hairs playing "white blooze" or ripping off everything from Sabbath to VU on their way to what the hope is a big fat payoff an... [Click for more]
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Just Surrender - We're In Like Sin
(reviewed by flashbastard - 4 comments)
One look at the cover of We're In Like Sin can tell you that Just Surrender plays either generic hardcore or the pop-punk/emo hybrid that is all the rage with the kids these days. When you flip the case over and see the swoop haircuts on the back, it's almost guaranteed to be the latter. Once you p... [Click for more]
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Petition 2007 Demo
(reviewed by JoeHxC - 9 comments)
Straight Fucking Edge, ala Judge and definitely Strife ish at times. South Jersey needed a band like this for awhile now. Definitely too short for me. Just when I started getting into the demo it was over. I would love to hear these guys with a serious recording and a year or so together to tighten ... [Click for more]
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Ulver - "Shadows of the Sun"
(reviewed by Xos - 3 comments)
"Shadows of the Sun" is Ulver's third full-length release, excluding the two film scores, since they turned their back on all things metal and fully embraced their inclination for mood and atmosphere. While 2000's "Perdition City" was at its core an electronic album, "Blood ... [Click for more]
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Zolof - Schematics
(reviewed by Jim - 4 comments)
If you live in the Philly area, there's little chance you haven't heard of Zolof the Rock and Roll Destroyer, our home grown power pop superstars who have been belting out bubblegum rock anthems for more than a few years now. The problem, as I see it, is that people in Germany, Iceland, and Paragua... [Click for more]
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The Front Page "Still Learning"
(reviewed by joethebone - 9 comments)
It's been very interesting reviewing Mt. Laurel's The Front Page over the last few years. This is the third release of theirs that's come my way, and it's been cool getting to hear how they evolve from record to record. Their sound has inched away from blink-182 style pop punk to a more streamline... [Click for more]
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Seasick "Awakenings"
(reviewed by JoeHxC - 5 comments)
This band is a lot smarter then I am. They’ve included suggest reading in their liner notes, which tells even a neandrathal like me where they’re getting their inspirations from. Fast, pissed off hardcore, not unlike Tear It Up but with a lot more character leaving me to actually remember each track... [Click for more]
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Allegiance "The Desperation"
(reviewed by JoeHxC - 3 comments)
Another great band that has managed to survive most of this decade unscathed and still belting out pure fucking hardcore. They don’t tour as much as a lot of the other bands but they still manage to keep up pace with the leaders of the pack. Desperation is an intense angry piece of the core, deliver... [Click for more]
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Down To Nothing "The Most"
(reviewed by JoeHxC - 4 comments)
Today they’re standing as one of the only bands left from the beginning of this decade. They’ve been through all the worst ends of this shit and yet have managed to position themselves atop a crop of bands that are more gimmick then substance, more trend then standard. The Most is possibly the best ... [Click for more]
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Destroyer Destroyer – Littered With Arrows
(reviewed by JoeHxC - 0 comments)
This is horrifying grindcore influenced chaotic metal. I am really having a hard time dealing with the pain from the high pitched scream that pierced my ear during the first song on the record. Very intense, brutal, chaotic music that I can’t listen to because the one guy screams at a pitch that cut... [Click for more]
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The Absence “Riders Of The Plague”
(reviewed by JoeHxC - 1 comment)
I didn’t know Sweden was so close to Tampa, Florida these days. Historically on top of the death metal game, Tampa has always had its finger on the pulse of all things metal. Just when I really thought MetalBlade had lost their fucking mind, they release this doozy. Brutally intelligent, the melodie... [Click for more]
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Sons Of Azrael “The Conjuration of Violence”
(reviewed by JoeHxC - 0 comments)
Buffalo Crazy Metal. Brutal repetitive guitars, some hints at serious death black metal, crappy vocals in an uncool way leave me wondering what MetalBlade was thinking. The guy wants to be DaniFilth I think but is still an amateur that probably dug Terror and American Nightmare before selling his so... [Click for more]
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