Annihilator ““Carnival Diablos”” (Metal-is/Sanctuary Records) “Carnival Diablos” seems to be little more then low-grade thrash, with a few moments of hopeful heaviness. When the band gets a moment to shine, which is almost never, we get decent up-beat tempos that…
Arson ““Words Written In Blood”” (Resurrection A.D.) With one of the most distinctive and smashing sounds out of hard-core is Arson, with a sound that grips on to death metal and grind-core. Their new five song EP, “Words Written In…
B Movie Rats ““Bad For You”” (Junk Records) Hitting you hard with that 4 count rippin’’ rock. You know that rock for the fucks sake of rock and a shot of Jack Daniels in the mix couldn’’t hurt none. Not…
Belvedere ““Angels Live in My Town”” (Jump Start Records) From the opening feedback of “2nd Column” to the final drumbeat of “Sik Salvation”, Belvedere delivers skate-punk at its finest. Fast, hard-hitting guitars, snappy, melodic vocals and driving beats from this…
Fields of Fire, Martyr, Good Clean Fun, and Brothers Keeper – by Johnny Mack home Fields of Fire started the night off with an energetic blast of old school style hardcore punk; they played a couple songs off their 7”,…
Abductors “Necroterrestrial” (Abduction Productions) The long awaited full-length release from the Abductors has finally landed. Except now I am wondering if the aliens they are always screaming about have abducted them. The opening riff on “Observed” is genius, but it’s…