Erik Larson “The Resounding” (Small Stone) Alabama Thunder Pussy drummer Erik Larson steps out on his own for his solo debut, 12 songs of regurgitated Sabbath riffs, 70s high school band vocals and trite lyrics. Unlike Pussy, Larson can’t find…
Fall Out Boy “Take This To Your Grave” (Fueled By Ramen) Yet another huge addition to the already stacked FBR line-up is Fall Out Boy. I got a chance to hear this band on their last split with Rocket Summer…
Feable Weiner “Dear Hot Chick” (Doghouse) Feable Weiner? Before I even threw this in I knew it was going to be poppy, hyper, and super fuckin’ wacky. I’m not even going to go into a shit talking rant about the…
Found Dead Hanging ““Dulling Occams Razor”” (Black Market) Sigmund Freud would have a field day analyzing these clowns and their personality crises. While a band like Today Is The Day make something interesting out of their ham-fisted means of slamming…
Demilos “Silverjets” (Self-Released) Soaring through the clouds, suspended by super powers and tights, Demilos flies. This trio has taken a torch from the Flaming Lips fire and is carrying it proudly. Deep drums that sound like they were recorded with…
Die Trying ““Self-Titled”” (Island / El Tonal) Taking a page from their label’s owners (Papa Roach) Die Trying has released their rock heavy debut. There was a huge part of me that wanted to dislike this CD when I first…
Dimmu Borgir “Death Cult Armageddon” (Nuclear Blast) Absolutely monstrous in its presentation and sound. Gigantic orchestration makes every last crunchy guitar riff ring out with twice as much intensity and urgency as it otherwise would have carried all on its…
Bunnydrums “PKD/Simulcra” (Metropolis) The use of snaky and piercing guitar lines on this early ’80 goth rock summons to mind Bauhaus and Shriekback. Vocalist David Goerk uses his voice in different styles, sounding sometimes like the cartoon-voiced Jello Biafra (“Magazine”),…
Cannibal Corpse “Wretched Spawn” (Metal Blade) One staple of extreme music will always be Cannibal Corpse. These guys have made a career out of writing mini-horror movies and turning them into songs. Nobody else has ever touched the genius of…
Darryl Worley “Have You Forgotten?” (Dreamworks Records) Kill! Kill! USA! USA! Fuck the French! Fuck their heat wave! Ha! Ha! Ha! USA! USA! USA! Kill Iraqis! Make them pay! USA! Make them pay for what happened on that day! USA!…