Review: Wolfsheim
Wolfsheim “Casting Shadows” (Metropolis) This is kind of a weird CD for me to review. With a name like Wolfsheim, I thought I would be in for some aggressive industrial music, but instead this CD is filled with trance like…
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Review: Young Dubliners
Young Dubliners “Absolutely” (Om Town / Higher Octave Music) On their latest release, “Absolutely,” the Young Dubliners have taken all the pieces that make their live shows so exciting and captured the vibe and excitement in the studio. Founder and…
Interview: Haste
(this interview originally appeared in issue #34 of Modern Fix Magazine in 2003). interview by bushman There are many bands doing the “little bit of this, little bit of that” genre hopping approach. The formula of late sounds like an…
Interview: Pakelika – The Great One Speaks
(this interview originally appeared in issue #34 of Modern Fix Magazine in 2003). – interview by james wright It’s almost 11pm on a Saturday night and I’m nervous as hell. My hands are dripping in sweat, partly in fear and…
Interview: Poison The Well
POISON THE WELL interview by james wright Devastating is something many bands claim to be, but few actually are. Poison the Well’s music is, in every sense of the word, devastating. Whether they are playing the most melodic acoustic…
Interview: The Forms
THE FORMS interview by tom maxwell The Forms are a three-piece addition to the plagued scene and their debut album “Icarus” was recorded with the help of music industry legends John Golden and Steve Albini. The Forms album is best…
Review: Vaux
Vaux ““There Must be Some Way to Stop Them”” (Volcom Entertainment) “”This is the anthem of the year and I’m fucking gold”” declares the opening line on Vaux’’s latest release ““There Must be Some Way to Stop Them”.” I can…
Review: Verbal Assault
Verbal Assault “Volume One: The Masses and Learn” (Mendit Records) Verbal Assault were around in the mid-80s, when hardcore was underground like those monsters from “Tremors”. Mendit has taken it upon themselves to re-release two of their earlier efforts, “The…
Review: Waterdown
Waterdown “The Files You Have On Me”” (Victory Records) Fuck yeah! This is the kind of shit I’ve come to expect from Victory, head banging jams that make you want to jump out of a car at 50 miles an…
Review: We Talked About Murder
We Talked About Murder ““Expecting The Explosion”” (Has Anyone Ever Told You?) These kids are another Austin, Texas based outfit with a fairly “a” typical rock sound. Their method of assault is likened unto early (very early) Seaweed, but also…