Sky Came Falling ““10.21”” (Ferret Records) Hardcore emo CD from Long Island hardcore emo band with occasional prettyness inserted before or after the hardcore emo tunes, but occasionally taking over most of a hardcore emo tune to really break things…
Son of Sam ““Songs from the Earth”” (Nitro Records) Son of Sam is a punk supergroup composed of members whose credits include AFI, Tiger Army, D-Generation, Murphy’s Law, Danzig and Samhain. This debut release even boasts a guest appearance by…
Mortician ““Domain of Death”” (Relapse Records) Death-grindcore two-men-and-a-drum-machine metal combo Mortician present you with their “magnum opus” (thus spake the press sheet) Domain of Death. Although they use semi-wooden, acoustic drums live, I prefer the “drums in a box” percussion…
Fabulous Disaster ““Put Out or Get Out”” (Pink and Black Records) Members of Detroit’s Inside Out, Mudwimmin and proto-riot grrls Frightwig bring you a batch of melodic pop-punk-and-roll tunes somewhere between the Go-Go’s, Joan Jett and Bad Religion. Says here:…
Frenzal Rhomb ““Shut Your Mouth”” (Fat Wreck Chords) The hearty boys from Australia are back with their second full length on Fat Wreck Chords, “Shut Your Mouth”. Sixteen tracks throw the listener from the raw pent up energy of…
King For A Day “Before I Go” (Initial Records) Emo-core from Detroit. Fans of Hot Water Music, Get Up Kids, Braid, the Promise Ring, Texas is a Reason, Sunny Day Real Estate, Elliott, Jimmy Eat World, Hot Water Music and…
Liar ““Liar’s Hell”” (Alveran Records) “Liar’s Hell” serves up eight gnarl tracks of uber-heavy thrash from one of Europe’s premiere metalcore bands. Liar is not just another Slayer-wannabe though, as they place a decided emphasis upon animal rights, earth-liberation, and…
Los Kung-Fu Monkeys ““Rebuilding the World”” (One Shot Records) Los Kung-Fu Monkeys have energy to spare. So much energy, in fact, that “Rebuilding the World” just might jump out of your stereo and knock you on your ass. The Monkeys’…
M-Boogie ““Laid In Full Chapter 2”” (Ill Boogie Records) Producer M-Boogie promises “straight heat” on his second “Laid In Full” underground hip-hop compilation, and he delivers. In terms of subject matter, the featured MC’s rarely stray from battle rhymes criticizing…
M.I.A. ““Lost Boys”” (Alternative Tentacles) When you get so many damn CDs each month, CDs that you didn’t particularly want, nearly every last one of them gets used for in-home skeet shooting. In-home skeet shooting is much like regular skeet…