Posted on February 5, 2013 |
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“Start the Party” is an excellent album title that mirrors the energetic, feel good feeling that flows throughout The Blackout’s latest album. Taking a more upbeat and lively approach compared to some of their earlier releases, The Blackout have released one of the finest albums...
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Posted on January 29, 2013 |
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Hollywood Undead are one of those bands that people either really love or just don’t get. A masked rap rock crossover band was never going to be the easiest sell in the world, but despite that they seem to be doing rather well for themselves, especially...
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Posted on January 21, 2013 |
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“Peacemaker” is the the third album by self proclaimed Red Dirt Metal pioneers Texas Hippie Coalition, and the four piece from Denison have thrown together quite a decent collection of tunes. Taking influences from the likes of Lynyrd Skynrd and Clutch as well as country...
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Posted on January 20, 2013 |
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Fuckshovel. There’s a name you don’t soon forget. To be honest though, it’s rather misleading. I can’t exactly say it does them a disservice as it makes them sound more interesting than they actually are. That name made me think of wacky hard-core misfits Killdozer...
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Posted on January 14, 2013 |
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French rocksters Lizzard are one of those immensely frustrating bands that barely put a foot wrong but still manage to create an utterly underwhelming impression. A quick browse online will unearth Tool comparisons, but in reality Lizzard are a little bit grunge, a little bit...
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Posted on January 7, 2013 |
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I find it hard to believe any sentient being would not be utterly charmed and probably a little aroused if they listened to Finnish crooner Ville Valo murmur softly into their ear for a minute or two. Whether you like the band’s music or not...
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Posted on December 4, 2012 |
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Sister Sin are bringing back 90s metal. “Now and Forever” is hard, fast, and fun. The new Sister Sin album from Victory Records called “Now and Forever” opens with the track entitled ‘End of the Line’. It’s the quintessential by the numbers metal song. Riffage....
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Posted on November 20, 2012 |
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Ill Niño is a band I’ve had an on again off again relationship with since my early 30s. Some of their music I really like. Some of it is meh. Their new album, “Epidemia” on Victory Records, is one I really like. The guitar tone on...
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Posted on November 16, 2012 |
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Earlier on in the year, Norway’s Dunderbeist released their 5th full length, and first internationally released album, “Black Arts And Crooked Tales”; a rather stellar album it has to be said which showed the bands knack for being rather experimental and dynamic yet still with...
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Posted on November 13, 2012 |
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Currently embarking on a large US tour, the three-piece version of Corrosion Of Conformity blasted back into the music world with a stunning return to form on their self-titled album earlier this year. Moving away somewhat from the southern-rock groove that had been injected into...
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Posted on November 13, 2012 |
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Issues are one of the scene’s current buzz bands. I will admit when I first heard who they were and where they came from, I wasn’t particularly interested, that was until I heard them. Formed in the summer of this year, the band is made up...
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Posted on October 20, 2012 |
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Probably the most appealing thing about Yorkshire gloom merchants My Dying Bride – apart from their monolithically heavy doom metal sound – is the fact that they are so resolutely anti-commercial in their outlook. It’s been a constant throughout their career and is an admirable...
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Posted on October 6, 2012 |
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Have you ever sat and wondered how different Megadeth, Iron Maiden or Judas Priest would sound if they were fronted by a woman? Well, South Wales’ own Triaxis are here to provide an answer to that curious question. Triaxis, now on their sophomore album “Rage...
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Posted on September 29, 2012 |
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AxeWound is the moniker for the creative collaboration between Cancer Bats’ lead vocalist Liam Cormier and South Wales metalhead Matt Tuck of Bullet for My Valentine. “Vultures,” their debut album, is full of vim and vigour but whilst it doesn’t set my world on fire,...
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Posted on September 27, 2012 |
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Madison Wisconsin, just like Minneapolis are places you just don’t associate with quality metal. Proven wrong again about these types of places by a band known as Warseid. They have been kicking around since late 2008 and have spent these last few years writing and...
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Posted on September 21, 2012 |
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Locrian are one of those drone/ambient types of “metal” bands that people either love or hate. Now, I for one, have never been a huge fan of albums that have all sorts of odd sounds put together with no distinguishable actual song. It’s all right...
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Posted on September 20, 2012 |
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I’m going to start this review with a disclaimer: “The opinions of Jason Novak are not necessarily the opinion of This Is Not a Scene.” OK. Now that that’s out of the way… Maybe I’m old. Maybe, in my old age, I’m becoming a curmudgeon, but you know...
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Posted on September 18, 2012 |
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Norwegian metal, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thy putrid vocals as they vomit up evilness incarnate. I love the blaring guitars which shred my ears and doth make them bleed. I love the bombastic drumming that I can...
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Posted on September 14, 2012 |
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With a name like This or the Apocalypse, you’d expect the band in question to have something profound and meaningful to impart, an answer to some yearning questions in the face of armageddon. Or, it could be enough for them to just repeatedly batter your...
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Posted on September 6, 2012 |
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After the release of their self released EP in 2010, US metalers Stealing Axion were soaked in acclaim from media and fans alike. Its release also triggered massive anticipation for their debut full length album which now released, is unlikely to leave any disappointment even...
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