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Posted on: June 18, 2010 Posted by: AAA NeuFutur.com Comments: 0

Keep of Kalessin – Armada (CD)

While Keep of Kalessin is fast, individuals actually can understand what the hell that the lead vocalist is singing. This is a plus, for sure. While I am not sure if this is a plus or minus, the vocals cxrack and show some strain from out of the gate. It sounds almost as if the lead singer is going hoarser with each subsequent line that ey sings on “Armada”. As…

Posted on: June 18, 2010 Posted by: AAA NeuFutur.com Comments: 0

The Keep Aways – S/T EP (CD)

From the bands they’ve played with (Dillinger Four, Oneida), one would never expect The Keep Aways to kick so much ass. Still, here they are playing a brash brand of punk that draws equally from different times and movements in a fresh way. The snotty vocals of Mindy look towards other female-led punk bands like The Avengers and more current acts like Retching Red, and the quick start-stop of the…

Posted on: June 17, 2010 Posted by: AAA NeuFutur.com Comments: 0

Keane – Under The Iron Sea (CD)

Keane has been around for a few years, and they have not broken it big in the United States yet. I have no doubt that they will when copies of “Under The Iron Sea” start flooding the United States market. The sweeping electronic atmosphere that is first present during “Atlantic” fit the title sea well. There is a compelling pop-rock set of vocals on the track, but what really cinches…

Posted on: June 17, 2010 Posted by: AAA NeuFutur.com Comments: 0

Kcuf – Modern Primitive Punk (CD)

“P.R. Song” starts off “Modern Primitive Punk”, and Kcuf comes forth with a style that lends itself well to the thrash-punk that hit it big during the early part of the eighties in places like California. The simplistic riffs of the track smash listeners upside the head and show that the band does honestly not give a shit whether individuals call them repetitive. What one will immediately hear about Kcuf…

Posted on: June 17, 2010 Posted by: AAA NeuFutur.com Comments: 0

Kava Kava – Maui (CD)

While all the Brits are extolling the virtues of Kava Kava, the United States haven’t had the ability to get their new album, “Maui” until now. Starting off with intense dance-music (ntense as in Junior Senior, not the 300bpm dance marathon tracks), Kava Kava’s rich instrumentation and solid production ensure for a tremendous experience. The tracks on “Mauyi” are mini-epics, using the extended lengths of some of the longer pop-dance…

Posted on: June 16, 2010 Posted by: AAA NeuFutur.com Comments: 0

Kane Hodder – The Pleasure To Remain So Heartless (CD)

With immediate influences to Converge and Hidden In Plain View, Kane Hodder does the light/dark dynamic of vocals impressively, with the light set of vocals capturing all the harmony and melody of Ryan (Yellowcard) as well as Serj (SOAD) and the dark set being fairly par for the course. Moving perilously close to the insincere arena rock of later-day U2 in the late minutes of “Last of the Anti-Fascist Warriors”,…

Posted on: June 16, 2010 Posted by: AAA NeuFutur.com Comments: 0

Kamelot – The Black Halo (CD)

This may just be the first progressive metal band that I have heard use a pitch changer; this occurs first on “March of Mephisto”, which is a Middle Eastern influenced romp that gives the opening of “The Black Halo” proper energy. The band speeds things up considerably during “When the Lights Are Down”, mixing crystal-clear guitar work with breakneck drumming and a set of vocals that approximate early-nineties Iron Maiden…

Posted on: June 16, 2010 Posted by: AAA NeuFutur.com Comments: 0

Kalli – While The City Sleeps (CD)

“Raindrops” starts out slowly, but Kalli seems to bring more and more elements into the track without losing anyone along the way. Still, by the time that the track gains a little steam, all that is needed is a guitar and drums. The vocals come in in much the same way as a Melissa Etheridge or a Joe Cocker, all while the driving instrumentation lifts the vocals to a new…

Posted on: June 15, 2010 Posted by: AAA NeuFutur.com Comments: 0

Kaddisfly – Set Sail The Prairie (CD)

Kaddisfly plays a wide-open, atmospheric style that puts them off from all other bands that are on the market. The band has had a few albums with which to create their own sound, but songs like “Summer Solstice” put them off in a completely different direction. “Campfire” is a track that conforms much more to the conventions of emo music. In this track, there are nods to acts like Coheed…

Posted on: June 15, 2010 Posted by: AAA NeuFutur.com Comments: 0

Just A Fire – Light Up (CD)

This band is more like a laid-back Against Me! than even I would care to admit. Where Against Me! is more political, Just a Fire tends to experiment a greater deal with general sound, moving from electricjazzfunk in “Hot Export” to a slowed down tempo in “Graduation”. Everything is here for the amateur listener to say “Well, there is not a real tie to any genre, any general sound, and…