More than 4 decades into his career, Richard Thompson had an amazing 2010, capped off by the year-end news that he was named to the 2011 Honour’s List as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). “The OBE will further restore Richard Thompson’s status at the top table of British musical heroes as a folk revolutionary, one of the world’s greatest guitarists, a must-see performer and one…
Internationally established thrash metal act INDESTRUCTIBLE NOISE COMMAND is pleased to announce the release of their new Bleed the Line EP, available now in digital format. Fans can download the record at iTunes or Amazon.com now. The Bleed the Line EP was written, recorded and produced by the band between the spring and summer of 2010, aside from the single ‘God Loves Violence’, which was cut by seasoned producer Fredrik…
Pepper is a band that I reviewed a few years back. When I reviewed “In With The Old”, I found an album that was solid but one that did not push any new types of styles or approaches during its runtime. The disc’s first track (“No Shame’s” “Bring Me Along”) is a track that is insistent in its laid-back styling. The musical styles used during this track include the brand…
PUJOL was raised in Tullahoma, Tennessee, where he lived in a haunted house which sat one block away from the wrong side of the tracks. He spent his formative years scribbling on walls, shredding behind closed doors, and riding around in cars with older kids. He took his first communion at 13 and secretly drank his first beer shortly thereafter in St. Cecilia’s bathroom, emerging an identity-inclusive Peter Panentheist. When…
Fitting in with the laid-back California sound of 311 and Sublime, with Synchronicity-era Police and Bob Marley sound, Pepper puts this, their latest album, to the forefront. However, Pepper is one of those bands that are perfectly content following the wakes of a number of innovative bands, instead of trying to experiment and incorporate new sounds to their sounds. “Use Me” is the first single-worth track on “In With the…
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Not content to rest on her laurels, Los Angeles based singer, songwriter, and composer Anna Waronker is delivering an EP to coincide with her new album, California Fade, on Five-Foot-Two Records. The personal tone and stripped down instrumentation of the four-track EP are the perfect compliments to California Fade’s lush arrangements and detailed production. “I wanted to show an even more different side of myself on the EP,” says Waronker,…
People in Planes starts out “As Far As The Eye Can See” in a retro type of vein that luckily disappears after the opening section of the first track on the disc “Barracuda”. What is left, then, is a band that is reminiscent of both Interpol and Queens of the Stone Age. There is a southern-rock sound that permeates “Barracuda” that really distinguishes them from the rest of the retro…
ALCOHOLIC FAITH MISSION Releases New Music Video – ‘My Eyes To See’! “I am fully in love with their song My Eyes To See, and along with their song comes an equally as beautiful, captivating, artistic video that i think could be one of my favorite song/video tandems of the decade!” – ThisBonusTrack.com At last! While it may be a while after the initial release of their album, Let It…
On Sunday, February 13th, Chilean death metallers THORNAFIRE will share the stage with PESTILIENCE, VULCANO and nearly 40 others as part of the Macabre Fest II in Concón on the coast of Chile . In preparation for the festival, THORNAFIRE will join Chilean death/thrash cultists PENTAGRAM for a pair of shows in Santiago and the port city of Valparaiso . Regarding the anticipated follow up to 2009’s Vorex Deconstrucción, THORNAFIRE…
Its some of the hardest-hitting emo music that I’ve heard since the new My Chemical Romance or Coheed and Cambria’s new CDs came out. However, what makes this disc so different from the two previously mentioned is the intensity in which it (through “You Are Loved”) holds. This mixture of masterful arrangement, solid musicianship, and an ear for pop-perfection is what makes People Chasing People such an impressive band. The…
Rising metal heroes Texas Hippie Coalition are gearing up for a quick 4 day run through The Netherlands and Belgium from January 27 – 30, doing six shows in the four days. Kicking off at The Rock Temple in Kerkrade on January 27, the band will tear through the Dutch countryside hitting Zwolle, Erp and Breada before wrapping things up in Antwerp, Belgium on January 30. “We’re thrilled to be…
On 10th January Danish band Artillery finished their work on the forthcoming album entitled “New Blood”. The new material will be released by Metal Mind Productions in March. The album was recorded at the Medley Studios, Denmark with Søren Andersen as the producer. The band has just published a video teaser on YouTube to give you a foretaste of the new material. Metal Mind Productions set up the release…
A harder-edged punk band than most of the pop-punk that is coming out currently, The Pennyroyals seem more in tune with bands like Three Days Grace than Good Charlotte. In fact, the first track on “There Is No Revolution!”, “Better Than Me” is led by a harsh guitar attack and the perfect vocals of Mike. Skillfully mixing in synthesizer lines to their tried-and-true brand of rock , The Pennyroyals seemed…
“Revelation on the Radio” is an absolute epic track in the vein of Styx or Queens of the Stone Age. While rooted firmly in the rock genre, listeners can hear equal amounts of metal (Fear Factory) and even punk (Jello Biafra) present in Steele’s first cut. “Via Satellite” provides listeners with a tremendous amount of energy, as Steele’s vocals drive into listeners with all of the allure of a Tubronegro…
“Flesh” reminds me of a Devo track. The same sort of angular post-punk rock is present in both the classic Akron band as well as PepperDome, but there are noticeable differences between the former and the latter. Key of these would have to be an appreciation of all the music to come out after the former – hints of Gogol Bordello, Reel Big Fish, and even Against Me! can all…
“Old & Faded” is the first track on The Sunrise’s “Spread The Word”, providing listeners with a sampling of their own style of rock. This style touches upon seventies rock, gospel, R&B, soul, and does so while providing a message. “The Way To Live” provides this message of uplift and righteous living alongside guitar work that is simply fantastic. The overall sound of “The Way To Live” will garner fans…
The strings, guitars, and other ambient noises that begin “Search and Rescue” will immediately catch the attention of anyone in the room. The intensity of this introduction dovetails well into the meat of the disc’s first track, “Be Right Here”. Fans of a wide swath of artists, be it Hellogoodbye, Fall Out Boy, T-Pain, or even Matt and Kim will be able to dig this eclectic opening. The linking of…
“From Here”, Katey Laurel’s new album starts in a very controlled and measured fashion. The foundation laid down by the instrumentation on the disc’s first track, “Begin Again”, gradually gains steam as the track rolls on. When Laurel gets to the chorus, listeners will immediately sit up and take notice – there is a catchiness present that will ensure that the track sticks with all that listen in.
Bio: Swarming guitar fuzz, bass waves, Jana Hunter’s voice, and insistent drum throbs are the core components of Baltimore’s Lower Dens. Hunter, sometimes known for intimate, ghost-heavy weird-fi, is now writing and playing with a group that might get filed as new wave, or drone pop, or post-punk. With due deference to her solo work, we’re very glad. The swarming wave-throb, coupled with Hunter’s lyrics and redolent, charred voice, wrecks.…