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CD Review: ‘Uprise’ by Nemesea
Dutch rock band Nemesea blend hard rock with electronica on its fourth album, Uprise. The opening track “Hear Me” is reminiscent of Queens of the Stone with its driving stoner…
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CD Review: ‘Retrogore’ by Aborted
Aborted's ninth record, Retrogore, is another serving of gore splattered technical death metal. The band kicks things into high gear on the title track. It features everything we love about…
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CD Review: ‘Tango Umbrella’ by American Head Charge
Many folks born post 1993 are too young to remember the nu-metal era from 1996-2003. American Head Charge is one of the bands from that period that never enjoyed the…
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CD Review: ‘No One Can Save You From Yourself’ by Walls of Jericho
An eight year absence has not dulled Walls of Jericho's aggression. The stalwarts of American metalcore return with its fifth record, No One Can Save You From Yourself. Frontwoman Candace…
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CD Review: ‘Sunrise to Sundown’ by Spiritual Beggars
Spiritual Beggars keep the rock rolling on its ninth record, Sunrise to Sundown. The title track is a straight forward rocker with a tinge of psychedelia. The song is rather…
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CD Review: ‘Dead Dawn’ by Entombed A.D.
Entombed AD return with a lethal dose of death n' roll on its sophomore effort, Dead Dawn. This record reminds me a lot of Entombed's 2003 record, Inferno, both in…
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CD Review: ‘Stand in the Fire’ by Striker
Striker are one of numerous metal bands intent on revitalizing 80s metal. To clear things up, I greatly enjoy bands like Slayer, Megadeth, Motorhead and even Dokken. However, very few…
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CD Review: ‘Akroasis’ by Obscura
Obscura's fourth record, Akroasis, is a metal mindtrip. The long awaited follow up to the critically acclaimed Omnivium, is a progressive musical journey of death metal, jazz and classical. The…
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CD Review: ‘Buried in Violence’ by Product of Hate
Product of Hate bring the brutal groove on its debut album Buried in Violence. The band's mix of death metal, thrash and hardcore will surely draw unfair comparisons to Lamb…
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CD Review: ‘Codex Atlantis’ by Serenity
Serenity keeps its songs short and sweet on Codex Atlantis. One of my main grips with progressive and symphonic metal bands are the tedious song lengths. That is not the case…