Dark Tranquility “Exposures: In Retrospect and Denial” (Century Media) I love it when bands do this. Gather a bunch of their past material and release it in one tidy package. This has two discs. One is selected tracks from 3…
Dead Poetic “New Medicines” (Solid State Records) Dead Poetic rock the house. Employing the scream/sing dynamic like A Static Lullaby and Thrice, Dead Poetic tear the cover off their eleven-track sophomore effort, “New Medicines”. While technically sharp and polished like…
Deerhoof “Milkman” (5 Rue Christine) Damn… if you count their 2000 live album “Koalamagic”, this is Deerhoof’s seventh full-length since 1997. Some would say they’ve “matured” since early noise excursions such as “The Man, The King, The Girl” with more…
Detachment Kit “Of This Blood” (Frenchkiss Records) Perhaps the greatest factor of existing on a prosperous independent label, and working and living within the top tier of independent rock music, is that artists control much of how their record will…
Die Hunns “Long Legs” (Disaster Records) This new street punk line up of Die Hunns with founder Duane Peters (U.S. Bombs) and Amazon bassist Corey Parks (Nashville Pussy) is about the best thing going in punk today. Potent and rooted…
Dollar Store “Self-Titled” (Bloodshot Records) There’s a lot of music I despise just on general principle and Country usually fits cleanly into that bill. Of course, I’m willing to make exceptions for standout acts, and Dollar Store is undoubtedly one…
Falconer ““Sceptre Of Deception” (Metalblade) Falconer are power metal for anyone who might be into the likes of Halloween or for fans of WWE Superstar Chris Jericho’s Fozzy. The musicianship here is undisputed as Falconer have a crisp sound and…
Blinding Light ““The Ascension Attempt”” (Deathwish) Deathwish is really going all out with these noisecore bands. Blinding Light are most comparable to a blunt object to the side of the head. The guitars are screech with intensity, the drums pound…
Boyskout ““School of Etiquette”” (Alive) A somewhat synthesized style converges with girly appeal, creating a dark union of emotive outcries driven by pounding rhythmic palpitations. Boyskout is reminiscent of Russian performers T.A.T.U., the all-girl group that created a stir at…
Brazil “A Hostage and the Meaning Of Life” (Fearless) What the fuck! Is this Mars Volta? Sounds like em’. The vocals at times almost sound a little glam though. This CD came in a little white CD jacket with no…