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Posts tagged: nu-metal

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Album Review: “Sound & Fury” by Dust Bolt

February 20, 2024
by Jerel Johnson Album Reviews

Dust Bolt's fourth album, Trapped in Chaos, showed the German thrash band experimenting with its sound while retaining an aggressive edge. That edge is severely blunted on its newest release, Sound & Fury. Dust Bolt slow it down this time, opting ...

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EKTOMORF Return With New Album, "Vivid Black"

Album Review: “Vivid Black” by Ektomorf

December 5, 2023
by Jerel Johnson Album Reviews

Ektomorf are a consistent metal band, having released over a dozen albums since its formation in 1994. The band's blend of nu-metal, thrash and hardcore is akin to its peers like Machine Head, Skinlab, Slipknot and Soulfly. However, major success has ...

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Album Review: “X” by Nonpoint

August 13, 2018
by Jerel Johnson Album Reviews

Nonpoint unleash its tenth record, X, after 21 years of rocking all over the globe. The band quickly gets down to business with album opener “Empty Batteries.” It is a grooving stomper with a shade of thrash with its dual guitar attack. Vocalist Elias Sor ...

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CD Review: ‘The Poison Red’ by Nonpoint

June 22, 2016
by Jerel Johnson Album Reviews

Nonpoint's ninth record, The Poison Red, is a mix of old and new. The band's signature heavy groove is abound, but the band does a bit of experimentation on this record. The choppy riffing on “Foaming At The Mouth” recalls early Helmet and totally contras ...

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CD Review: ‘Rivals’ by Coal Chamber

April 25, 2015
by Jerel Johnson Album Reviews

Oh the 90s. A decade of nu-metal, Hot Topic, black baggy pants, and pseudo-goth fashion. In this haze of black eyeliner and down tuned seven string guitars came Coal Chamber. Coal Chamber never enjoyed the popularity of bands like Korn, Limp Bizkit or Sli ...

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CD Review: ‘Time and Trauma’ by 36 Crazyfists

January 18, 2015
by Jerel Johnson Album Reviews

Alaska outfit 36 Crazyfists never broke from the mold during the New Wave of American Heavy Metal in the 2000s. The band enjoyed some popularity, but failed to garner the critical or commercial success of its contemporaries like Killswitch Engage or Trivi ...

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