Lennon ““5:30 Saturday Morning”” (Arista) Lennon’s debut release starts off promising in spite of her name. To be fair, it’s actually her given name; Lennon Murphy in full. All the same, when you’re a wanna-be rock star, introducing yourself as…
Lucyfire ““This Dollar Saved My Life at Whitehorse”” (SPV GMBH) What happens when the lead singer of a successful Swedish goth metal band gets a hankering for something a little bit different than…well…whatever it is that Swedish goth metal sounds…
Matthew Jay ““Draw”” (Capitol Records) Matthew Jay is yet another moddish export from the UK, bearing an uncanny resemblance to Richard Ashcroft, though he’s far sweeter than his bitter countryman; which isn’t necessarily a good thing. The songs on Draw…
Eyehategod ““10 Years of Abuse (and still broke)”” (Century Media) Noisy Sludge-core/Doom at its finest is the easy description of one of New Orleans’s seminal southern serving of thick as mud take on Black Sabbath. A more experimental version compared…
Fall Silent “Six Years in the Desert” (Revelation Records) Fast, furious, slightly screeching, is how I describe Fall Silent. This is definitely a metal band with some hardcore influence. Very similar sound to Pantera but with less dynamics, though they…
The Fartz ““What’s in a Name?”” (Alternative Tentacles) Ultra fast down and dirty speed punk from the heart of Pearl Jam country. The Fartz’s CD cover boasts “15 tracks of thrash and mayhem” and they aren’’t joking around. Any of…
Fog ““Through The Eyes of Night…”” (World War III) From the opening track of ambient storm sounds, Fog is absolutely mesmerizing. Through The Eyes of Night… grabs a hold and doesn’’t let go of you, the quality of this brutal…
Foundation “Self Titled” (Fueled By Ramen) Greeted with acoustic sincerity. Not until the 3rd song do we get some percussion. In fact, the method here is mostly acoustic guitar structured songs, with subtle additions of another element to give it…
Frodus ““And We Washed Our Weapons in the Sea”” (Fueled By Ramen Records) Have you ever heard a hardcore band with a keyboard? Me either, and quite honestly I don’t know what to make of it. Frodus is a three-man…
Gameface ““Always On”” (Revelation Records) This CD kind of warms you up if you’re feeling blue or just got dumped by your significant other. These country influenced emo-rock songs are catchy and sincere. If you like slower, alternative style music…