Review: Skindred
Skindred “Babylon” (Bieler Bros. / MCA) Every year there always seems to be one artist who comes straight out of left field and kicks everybody’s ass. Skindred has set themselves up to be that band in 2003. Sounding like the…
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Review: Standstill
Standstill ““The Ionic Spell”” (Level Plane) Get off your lazy fat ass and go buy this record right now! “the ionic spell” is easily the best hardcore album I have heard since Thrice came on the scene a little over…
Review: Steve Von Till
Steve Von Till “If I Should Fall to the Field” (Neurot) This is the second solo CD of Neurosis frontman Steve Von Till. Clearly he’s easily established himself as the West Coast Michael Gira from his increasingly Swansish work with…
Review: M.O.D.
M.O.D. “The Rebel You Love To Hate” (Nuclear Blast) Billy Milano is back. Pushing the PC buttons of America in classic M.O.D. fashion with some new members. Replaced are the old Anthrax members Scott Ian and Charlie Benante from M.O.D.’s…
Review: Mull Historical Society
Mull Historical Society “Us” (XL Recordings) Mull Historical Society is written, produced and performed by Colin McIntyre. The bright indie-pop songs recall Badly Drawn Boy and the radio-ready Flaming Lips. There is a focus on melody and the song on…
Review: Murder 1
Murder 1 “On High” (TMC) Despite just about everyone’s best attempts, butt-rock just refuses to die. I think CD stores should start offering it as a legitimate category. They could have like, “Hip-Hop”, “Rap”, “Nu-Metal”, “Mexican Polka”, and “Butt-Rock”. That…
Review: Mono
Mono ““One Step More And You Die”” (Arena Rock Recording Company) I used to think you could count the number of instrumental bands in the whole world on one hand (excluding bands from Asian countries, marching bands and orchestras). However,…
Review: Godflesh
Godflesh “Messiah” (Relapse Records) And the sludge crawls on. Godflesh define pounding rhythms. It is sometimes stark, and often bruising. It just pounds and pounds relentlessly. It’s edge worn dull from it’s dragging tempos and scraping guitars that drip in…
Review: Joshua Bayer
Joshua Bayer “Lines and Grooves” (Jazzheads) Fans of Bill Evans and Paul Desmond will appreciate this instrumental, basically acoustic jazz album done in a classic style. The quartet built around journeyman acoustic bassist Joshua Bayer includes Marty Nau on saxophone…
Review: Lamb of God
Lamb of God “As The Palaces Burn” (Prosthetic) Intense metallic hardcore metal. Songs are stapled together by the down stroke and the seam is stressed by spinal guitars that continuously poke their heads through the fresh wound. When it slows,…