Whiskey Rebels“Self-Titled”(G.M.M Records) There was a Whiskey Rebellion in 1794, did you know that? The federal government decided to put a twenty-five percent excise tax on whiskey manufacturers. Obviously, these manufacturers were pissed and instead of forming a lobby and…
Zao “All Else Failed” (Solid State) Sneering hardcore metal punk mix. It’s crunching and crushing all over the place, sped up and broke down enough to keep the interest, even when the vocals get mired in their one-dimensional approach. Favoring…
Ticker Tape Parade ““You’’re Causing a Scene”” (Sunset Alliance) Judging from the front cover of this album one gets the impression that “Ticker Tape Parade” would be a Dishwalla type rock group. From listening to the CD, one finds out…
Snog “Beyond the Valley of the Proles” (Metropolis) Another batch of anti-capitalistic, electro-industrial oddness from Australia’s Snog. Frequently recalls later Swans work and, strangely, bits of Black Francis in the vocals. Mixing diverse elements of dance, drum n’ bass and…
Solace “13” (Meteor City) Where the roll of Black Sabbath and the rock of Led Zeppelin collide. In the land of the thick guitar riffs that snake along the path of ‘rock’. Singer Jason evokes that sex-howl of Robert Plant…
Spiritual Beggars “On Fire” (Koch Records) More music from “That 70’s Show” extras. Pedal loving guitars set the seventies hard rock feel as does the uber-emotional vocal howling. Riffs vary from utter out and out wank fests to heavier than…
Steve Roach / Jeffrey Fayman “Trance Spirits” (Tranceportation) On Trance Spirits, Roach rejoins with Jeffrey Fayman and Momodou Kah, the percussionists of the 2001 CD “The Serpents Lair” for a new album of ambient soundscapes with exotic, ethnic, acoustic percussion.…
System Of A Down “Steal This Album!” (American Recordings) SOAD albums are anything but boring and “Steal This Album” is one wild ride! Five songs recorded for “Toxicity” are prominently featured here, from the all out metal assault about “pizza…
The Vines ““Highly Evolved”” (Capital Records) To be completely honest, I wasn’’t really tuned into what was going on in the music industry until I was jogged awake by a unique sound originating from down under. Australia, specifically Sydney,…
The Haunted “One Kill Wonder” (Earache) The slow crawl that brings this disk alive, named “Privation of Faith” gave me the chills I felt when I first heard Slayers “Seasons in the Abyss”. I wondered if this newest album would…