Final Plan / My Luck ““Closed Casket Secrets”” (Thorp Records) Thorp Records presents two ferocious hardcore bands that absolutely punish my ears. Final Plan is one of those extremely heavy bands with extra deep guitar riffs that change pace often.…
Grave “Back From the Grave” (Century Media) Grave, it’s typically a hole in the ground where dead bodies are thrown and then covered in dirt. It’s also the name of this death metal band. It’s a good basic name for…
Dirty Three ““She Has No Strings Apollo”” (Touch and Go Records) Don’’t let the name of this band mislead you; “Dirty Three” is in no way a greasy rock and roll band. No, the “Dirty Three” is something else. Something…
Dogwood ““Seismic”” (Tooth & Nail) Word up! Full on punk influenced rock music with clean deep vocals that can really sustain. I think this is the first Tooth & Nail band that I’ve really liked in a long time. For…
Dropscience “Dies Tonight”” (Happy Couples Never Last Records) Sort of a dismal name for a label, don’t you think? San Diego is where it’s at man. The girls are off the hook and the music isn’t far behind. Look,…
Various Artists “4 Old Toxic Shock 7″ EPs ’83-’84” (Dr. Strange Records) A surprisingly good compilation of old 7’s from Toxic Shock records. The “Noise From Nowhere” EP is particularly effective with songs from long forgotten bands like Kent State,…
David Cross “Shut Up You Fucking Baby!” (Sub Pop) From the bowels of the dirty, sometimes horribly inept but always clever now cancelled HBO skit show, ‘Mr. Show with Bob and David’, comes a two disc standup record, minus Bob.…
Daylightdies “No Reply” (Relapse Records) What we got here is some old-fashioned plod-along power metal with death vocals by the sound of things right up front and center. What’s starting to get me about the metal scene in general is…
Covenant ““Northern Light”” (Metropolis Records) I by no means am prepared to give a educated opinion of techno music. With that said Covenant so called test the water of my knowledge with this release “Northern Light”. I’ve listened and listened…
Crank Yankers “The Best Uncensored Crank Calls: Volume 2” (Comedy Central Records) Crank Yankers, the Comedy Central Television Show, has released this version on compact disc, and it is definitely almost as funny as the show – the only separating…