Jarrod Gorbel - Ten Years Older EP
Ten Years Older EP Jarrod Gorbel recently shed the Honorary Title moniker for something a little more personal. The four acoustic-pop songs on the Ten Years Older EP are Gorbel's first official solo offerings, folky appetizers to hold over fans till his upcoming full-length Devil's Made A New Friend. Breezy, radio-ready songs like "A Moment Of Peace" and...
Through The Eyes Of The Dead - Skepsis
Skepsis Hammering out relentless blast beats, guttural bellowing and frenzied guitar lines for nearly a decade, South Carolina death metal zealots Through The Eyes Of The Dead issue another unsurprising yet sensory-obliterating experience with third full-length Skepsis. Delving deeper into their Cannibal Corpse obsession while still managing modest deviation, this 10-track affair boasts the cryptic atmosphere...
Fair - Disappearing World
Disappearing World Seattle-based producer Aaron Sprinkle is best known for his work with artists such as Pedro The Lion, Emery, Anberlin and Damien Jurado. But it's with Fair that he takes the helm of his own band (formerly known as the Aaron Sprinkle Band). Although there's no doubt that Sprinkle is the driving force, lyrically...
Carnifex - Hell Chose Me
Hell Chose Me If you want ugly then look no further, for they don't come much nastier thanHell Chose Me. On their third full-length, San Diego's Carnifex are clearly out to wreak maximum damage on anyone within earshot of their furious assault, bluntly demonstrating that there's a hell of a lot more death than 'core...
The Subtle Way - Thus Far, The Channels Speak
Thus far, The Channels Speak People have been making stupid predictions for about as long as people have been talking. Over the past century or so, there have been some pretty notable ones: "Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?" –H. M. Warner, Warner Brothers, 1927 "I think there is a world...
You Me At Six - Hold Me Down
Hold Me Down Since the release of their debut full-length, Take Off Your Colours, in late 2008, British rockers You Me At Six landed a Stateside distribution deal with Epitaph Records along with stints on last year's Warped Tour and AP's Fall Ball. In that year-and-a-half span, the quintet have also successfully transitioned from relative pop-punk...
Rhinoceros - They Are Coming For Me
They Are Coming For Me This Buffalo, New York-based straight-edgers like their hardcore old school. Their sound predates the Hatebreed worship of their Eulogy labelmates, all the way back to the glory days of Sunday matinee shows at CBGB. Vocalist Joe Riverside has a harsh, ranting style descended from East Coast legends like Agnostic Front's...
Everybody Was In The French Resistance... Now! - Fixin' The Charts, Volume One
Fixin’ The Charts, Volume One Everybody Was In The French Resistance… Now!–aka Art Brut frontman Eddie Argos and Dyan Valdés from the Blood Arm–have assumed the position of the first couple of revisionist history. The premise behind the 12 tracks on Fixin' The Charts, Volume One is to rectify the indiscretions of hit songwriters who sent questionable...
Killing Time - Three Steps Back
Three Steps Back As music history is re-written on the web, many influential bands get lost in the blogosphere, unloved and skipped over while other groups bask in the spotlight. Killing Time, despite playing CBGB with Sick Of It All and Gorilla Biscuits in the late '80s, are one of these bands. Three Steps Back is...