Low Skies “The Bed” (Flame Shovel) Glenn Danzig probably wouldn’t like Low Skies, but the singer definitely sounds a little like Danzig in his later years. Low Skies is supposed be very “atmospheric” and “post-apocalyptic” sounding. The soundtrack for survivors…
Manmade God “Advance CD” (American) This album feels like a throw back to that era just before grunge was going to take over the airwaves of America. Manmade God’s sound is somewhere between Last Crack (who were sort of like…
MAN “Machine” (Times Beach Records) MAN is angry. “Fuck the Team” says MAN. “Goddamn the Christians” says MAN. “Go Fuck Yourself” says MAN. “The Soul of MAN has been fed indigestibles” and it shows. MAN plays a distorted bass and…
My Ruin “The Horror of Beauty” (Century Media) The old question asks, “How many grooves on a record?” The question is meant to deceive, but the answer is two, one continual groove on each side. The same could be said…
Manic Hispanic “Mijo goes to Jr. College” (BYO Records) If you like your punk rock with guac, Mijo goes to Jr. College will be a combination plate from heaven for your saucy little ears. From the opening track, “Trippin’ on…
Meet the Virus “Self-Titled” (Know Records) I had poison oak the other week but I was hooking up with this girl from Switzerland and I had this dream that the poison oak was really some mutant virus and I woke…
Mindfield “Be-low” (Life Force Records) Ha, ha, ha. Wait, I didn’t get that all the way out of my system…ha, ha ha! These giggles just won’t go away. You have absolutely got to get this record-it’s supposed to be scary…
Kottonmouth Kings “Classic Hits Live” (Suburban Noize) Time to spark up a joint and blaze with ya’ homies! Just like D-Loc says in the opening intro to disc 1 of this live record, “Fuck the radio. Fuck MTV.” This is…
Kutless “Self-Titled” (Tooth and Nail) Another band using heavy guitars and metal production values and applying it to downtempo dreary soul-searching pop songs. The first song on the album, if it’s indicative of what’s to follow, and, oh brother is…
Last Laugh “Ashamed Of It” (Suburban Noize) You know the feeling you get when you hear an album that’s pretty good but nothing to flip out over. That’s exactly how I feel about Last Laugh’s “Ashamed Of It”. While the effort is a…