Atreyu “Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses” (Victory Records) Ok, where the hell did Atreyu come from? This band is awesome. Great melodic Hardcore with a combination of screamy and clean vocals. The drummer rules and the guitarists are amazing. With…
Shutdown ““Few and Far Between”” (Victory Records) Yes! This is awesome. By far one of the best Shutdown release’s to date. Few and far between features guest vocals by Freddy Cricien of Madball and Mike Scondotto of Inhuman. Mike Ski…
Backfire! ““Still Dedicated”” (Victory Records) Lead singer Patrick easily has the most ferocious scream I’ve heard in my entire life. Thundering guitars, heavy bass, and frenetic beats best characterize Holland’s hardcore uber-band Backfire! Oh yeah, and that omnipresent scream. Patrick…
Reach the Sky ““Friends, Lies, and the End of the World”” (Victory Records) So much good stuff from this Boston foursome it’s hard to decide just what to say. I’ll start with the vocals-Ian Larrabee is not afraid to wear…
Blood For Blood ““Wasted Youth Brew”” (Victory Records) Wear your steel-toed boots and you better be pissed off if you want to listen to Blood for Blood. These Victory veterans really got some anger and energy for you hardcore/metal fans.…
Student Rick “Soundtrack For A Generation” (Victory Records) Victory has bottomed out by releasing this mind-numbingly forgettable mish-mosh of rehashed pretty-boy-jangle-emo-pop-punk. Sure, one song might sound good, but when all 13 tracks are heard back to back you realize that…
Bloodlet “Three Humid Nights in the Cypress Trees” (Victory Records) I had a big plan for today. I was going to get up and go to the Laundromat to take care of some washing. While my clothes were busy drying…
Snow Dogs “Animal Farm” (Victory Records) Everybody’s gotta do their own thing, okay? And I don’t want to bum out anyone’s trip, man, but these Snowdogs aren’t playing their music to let it vibe with what we all know to…
Ten Foot Pole “Bad Mother Trucker”” (Victory Records) I’’ve always had a soft spot for Ten Foot Pole. I got into them more than other kindred spirits such as NOFX or Assorted Jellybeans. “bad mother trucker” is more of the…
The Reunion Show “Kill Your Television” (Victory Records) Just so you know, this had nothing to do with Ned’s Atomic Dustbin, who had a (fairly popular) single with the same name as this album. Unfortunately, ‘sharing’ this title does nothing…