Supersuckers / Electric Frankenstein “Split” (The Music Cartel) A true rock and roll split. 4 songs from the Supersuckers, plus one of them covering Electric Frankenstein’s ‘Teenage Shutdown’, and then 4 songs from Electric Frankenstein, plus one of them covering…
codeseven ““The Rescue”” (The Music Cartel) After the first listen this band seemed to be rough around the edges. Some of the hooks sounded incomplete or not completely displayed. Time and beat changes occur continuously throughout this record. In…
The Sabians ““Beauty For Ashes”” (The Music Cartel) It is so hard for me to be mean to a band which is obviously performing from the heart. “Beauty For Ashes” at 8 tracks and 59+ minutes (49 minutes of music…
Rondellus “Sabbatum (a medieval tribute to Black Sabbath)” (The Music Cartel) As stated above, this album is a medieval tribute to Black Sabbath. What that means precisely is the album was recorded using only medieval instruments such as the lute,…
sHeavy “Synchronized” (The Music Cartel) I don’t even know where to begin with this record. It bathes in 20 year old water and comes up thinking it smells like roses. Technically nothing is wrong with it. It’s full of chunky riffs and…