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No Hollywood Ending “Everybody’s Talking”
(reviewed by JoeHxC - 0 comments)
Real Life has No Hollywood Ending and real music has no boundary. HAHA. Who writes this shit? Actually whoever wrote it felt like dumping thousands into a band who though has some talents hasn’t seen a formidable way to put them together to make something cohesive. 67 minutes of self indulgent nonse... [Click for more]
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Damnation A.D. ‘In This Life Or The Next’
(reviewed by JoeHxC - 1 comment)
Surprising as it was, the return of Damnation A.D. may not completely a bad idea at all. This is pure anger filtered through serious stacked guitars and screamed in rage and frustration. While so many bands are out there trying to persuade us to believe their emotions and lyrics are heartfelt, it ta... [Click for more]
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A Perfect Murder “War Of Aggression”
(reviewed by JoeHxC - 0 comments)
Awesome recording again, boring repetitive riffs and really weak vocals make this CD a hard one to get through. Seriously some good hard riffs that were just beat to death followed by uninspired lyrics sung by a singer who sounds like it’s a struggle just to keep up with the band. Overall far from a... [Click for more]
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The Warriors “Genuine Sense Of Outrage”
(reviewed by JoeHxC - 2 comments)
I am genuinely outraged that people still think this band sounds like Rage Against The Machine. Someone most of forgot to tell them you don’t have to drop an bass 808 on every breakdown. I am still waiting to hear the Refused and Pantera in this cd as its printed in the one sheet that along with RAT... [Click for more]
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Nodes Of Ranvier "Define By Struggle"
(reviewed by JoeHxC - 0 comments)
This is apparently EXACTLY what fans of Lamb Of God, Darkest Hour andChildren Of Bodom want in their metal fix (accordingly to the cd jacket that is actually a one sheet cloaked lik cd liner notes) For those who don’t know this band… Nodes is the Jesus band that wants to be the next Ozzfest metal se... [Click for more]
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Life is Here - You're Welcome, Goodbye (CD)
(reviewed by xGARMOTHx - 0 comments)
Telling your friends that you listen to Life is Here is like dating an ugly 14-year-old girl that you just KNOW is going to grow up to be a total fox. You realize that glasses and braces are temporary, and if she ditches the perm, she can look good one day. In a few years, when everyone else goes, &... [Click for more]
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MY TURN TO WIN 2007 DEMO
(reviewed by JoeHxC - 4 comments)
My Turn To Win 2007 Demo A lot of things can be said for a band that plays as much as possible and tries to get out of town as much as possible. Being a former critic of the band its ironic to say the least that I am heralding these guys as the band to watch in 2008. So... [Click for more]
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The Austerity Program - Black Madonna
(reviewed by preemptive_strike - 0 comments)
heres the new record by the austerity program. its totally understandable that you may have forgotten about this band, or even not known about them at all. the only other release by new yorks austerity program was an little known ep on hydrahead years and years back. because there is kind of a lot... [Click for more]
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Dashboard Confessional - The Shade of Poison Trees
(reviewed by Jim - 8 comments)
I am a 26 year old male. Smart, self-employed, straight as an arrow (and single, ladies). I'm also unabashed about the fact that I like Dashboard Confessional. Whether it's the early releases featuring only singer/songwriter Chris Carraba or the more recent full-band efforts, Dashboard generally rem... [Click for more]
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The Private Sea "Prelude"
(reviewed by joethebone - 1 comment)
The Private Sea has been one of my absolute favorite local bands for a few years now, and they just set the bar even higher for themselves with this, their first album. Old favorites reappear slightly changed alongside brand new songs, and it's all tied together by a sound that's part dark psychede... [Click for more]
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fall of troy "manipulator"
(reviewed by preemptive_strike - 3 comments)
what is this shit? more prog influenced pop. is this the new trend? i might have to take back what i said about that junior varsity record. DO NOT WANT... [Click for more]
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allegiance "desperation"
(reviewed by preemptive_strike - 1 comment)
if this band was on american nightmare's dick any more, they would probably have to pay royalties. its certainly fast and pissed off enough so im sure people could relate, but i didnt find this stuff terribly interesting the first time around. hey, at least its a hardcore record.... [Click for more]
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the dangerous summer "if you could only keep me alive"
(reviewed by preemptive_strike - 2 comments)
so intentionally sappy you can almost feel it. i really cant relate to or respect people who play or enjoy this kind of music. if you fall into one of those categories, this is your fault http://a4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/85/l_5371cfa9563c1ff35f482fe8dece9a8b.jpg shit is on hopeless re... [Click for more]
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the junior varsity "cinematographic"
(reviewed by preemptive_strike - 0 comments)
i really don't know whether to give these guys props or not. because besides one track thats a page out of the fall-out-boy-manual, this band doesn't seem like they are out to write radio hits. the songs are unmistakably pop, but there are weird prog/metal elements, and not some hook laiden coheed a... [Click for more]
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For Science "Tomorrow's Just Another Day"
(reviewed by joethebone - 1 comment)
For Science could have just released the "Way Out of Control" EP and still had one of the best records of the year, but apparently that wasn't enough. Rather than use the EP as a "teaser" for the album, as many current bands do, they've come back just a few months later with a n... [Click for more]
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street trash "into the wasteland"
(reviewed by preemptive_strike - 1 comment)
so heres the long awaited lp from california's street trash. this was supposed to be out many moons ago on my war records, but the label ended up taking a bunch of peoples money and folding, resulting in a royal (tavern?) pain in the ass. anyway, i guess the hype on this thing feel off bigtime over... [Click for more]
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black cross "severance pays"
(reviewed by preemptive_strike - 0 comments)
"severance pays" is the first black cross record in ages, probably because coliseum and doomriders and all that stuff has kind of blown the fuck up, and with good reason. but that said i have been aching to hear new material from this band, as rob pennington has been one of my favorite har... [Click for more]
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Soul Control - Involution
(reviewed by JoeBenzon - 1 comment)
One of Rivalry Record's Rhode Island representation's, Soul Control, end their productive summer with their debut full length. The four piece offers 11 songs in all; five new tracks, two from their split, and their original four from their first 7inch. The bass lines have been re-recorded and all ... [Click for more]
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The Leftovers "On the Move"
(reviewed by joethebone - 2 comments)
This is pop-punk in the strictest sense of the word. The Leftovers have managed to successfully combine the best parts of the Ramones and the early Beatles to come up with one of the most fun, energetic records of the year. The music is deceptively simple, 3-chord punk rock, but it's led by the vo... [Click for more]
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My Big Beautiful "The Way Things Are: The Soundtrack to My Life Vol. 1"
(reviewed by joethebone - 0 comments)
Having never heard My Big Beautiful before, this is probably not the best place to start. The liner notes reveal how this is part one of a two-part experiment to showcase the band's two songwriters' different styles. This entire record was written by one half of the usual songwriting team, so this... [Click for more]
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