Jaykornonthekob
Green Tigers Are For Girls by Jaykornonthekob (Self-released) When you have 77,000 plus friends on Myspace, you’re bound to receive a good deal of fame and notoriety – even if you do nothing but stay on the computer and post pretty pictures of yourself all day. 17-year-old Jaykob from Charlotte,... more
03/14/10 by ken
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Rise With Honor
Demo 2010 by Rise With Honor (Self-released) Rise With Honor is a Christian hardcore band whose down-tuned music and guttural vocal inflections bring such visionaries as Suicide Silence and especially Impending Doom to mind. But instead of simply copying bands they admire, Rise With Honor brings their... more
03/13/10 by ken
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Yeasayer
Odd Blood by Yeasayer (Secretly Canadian Records) Upon first listen Yeasayer gave me the impression of early 80’s groups like Depeche Mode, Soft Cell and Heaven 17. Their singer is of quirky-cool voice and the music is mainly electronic in origin. But seeing them on a late night show revealed a full... more
Les Discrets
Septembre Et Ses Dernières Pensées by Les Discrets (Prophecy Productions) The eerie emotional artistry of Les Discrets is bound to reverberate within your system long after the disc spins to its stunning conclusion. Comparisons will be made to the early work of Katatonia and Opeth, but Les Discrets... more
03/08/10 by ken
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From First To Last
Throne To The Wolves by From First To Last (Rise Records) From First To Last has survived through member changes, tour misfortunes, as well as a brief tenure with a major label. Perseverance is the key here, and the band has unleashed what is easily their most compelling effort to date. Throne To The... more
03/07/10 by ken
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Immolation
Majesty and Decay by Immolation (Nuclear Blast Records) Immolation from Yonkers, New York first surfaced in May of 1986, and throughout the years has become one of the most respected bands on the US death metal scene. Time has not softened these guys up in the least, as their eighth full-length effort... more
03/06/10 by ken
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Dark Tranquillity
We Are The Void by Dark Tranquillity (Century Media Records) One of the most respected bands from the world famous Gothenburg metal scene, Dark Tranquillity has grown tremendously since their humble roots in 1989. Now in the year 2010, the band has unleashed their 9th studio album to date – a masterpiece... more
03/05/10 by ken
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High On Fire
Snakes for the Divine by High on Fire (E1-Entertainment) Standing with axe and war-hammer in hand, breathing hard and heavy, surrounded by the conquered bodies of my enemies and fallen comrades in battle, but the cool winds bite my face and run through my heavy fur cape as the bruised night sky dissipates... more
03/03/10 by Count Goreboar
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Artist vs. Poet
Favorite Fix by Artist Vs. Poet (Fearless Records) One thing about listening to Artist Vs. Poet’s full-length debut – it’s addictive as heck! User friendly and filled to the brim with highly infectious melodies, Favorite Fix could easily break the hard working Dallas-based band out in a big and... more
03/02/10 by ken
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Kerasphorus
Cloven Hooves at the Holocaust Dawn by Kerasphorus (Nuclear War Now! Productions) While Cloven Hooves at The Holocaust Dawn consists of a mere four tracks, the devastation found within will clearly place Kerasphorus at the very top of the US Black Metal arena. This is the latest project from P. Helmkamp,... more
03/01/10 by ken
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