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.…
“Achilles’ Heel” starts out with “Bands With Managers”, a slow, deliberately plodding track that skillfully mixes the human nature of the vocals with the detached, machine-like nature of the drums and synthesizers. Looking back to late nineties alternative rock for the inspiration for the vast majority of the CD, Pedro the Lion elicits comparisons to Placebo, Sloan, and Geggy Tah. Perhaps the most enticing matter with Pedro the Lion would…
Described by Kerrang! as “Confidently blending elements of hardcore volatility, lounge-like creepiness and air soundscapes, it makes for a whole that somehow just works” The Big Deep has taken this veteran band to new heights. The Sleeping finished out the year with a live performance on Philadelphia’s NBC 10 Morning Show only to kick off 2011 with long-time friends Bayside and Terrible Things. “This Bayside/Terrible Things Tour is something we…
Jan 11 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex Jan 13 West Hollywood, CA @ Key Club Jan 14 Pomona, CA @ Glasshouse Jan 15 San Diego, CA @ Soma Jan 16 Tempe, AZ @ Clubhouse Jan 18 San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit Jan 19 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live Jan 20 Corpus Christi, TX @ House of Rock Jan 21 Dallas, TX @ Trees Jan 22 Memphis, TN…
Jan. 28 – St. Paul, MN – Station 4 Jan. 29 – Des Moines, IA – Vaudeville Mews Jan. 30 – Wichita, KS – Oz Café Jan. 31 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre Feb. 1 – Salt Lake City, UT – Club Sound Feb. 3 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon Feb. 4 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater Feb. 5 – Orangevale, CA – The Boardwalk Feb. 7…
The introductory vocals during “Here We Go Again” are interesting, and to be honest, take a few minutes to fully get into. This is due to the fact that Pavia has a very innovative and new style of vocals, and this newness will take individuals a short while to get used to. Couple that with the fact that the vocals are practically all that are present during the opening of…
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store really does have “A Tiger by the Tail,” along with twelve other country classics, on the newest CD in its exclusive music program. The Grascals, reigning 2010 Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America (SPBGMA) Bluegrass Band of the Year, teamed up with eight of their famous friends, including Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, Charlie Daniels, Dolly Parton, Tom T. Hall, The Oak Ridge…
Starting out with “Diaryland”, a track that is as scary as any ambient track from a Halloween-themed CD, Paulson creates a brooding atmosphere that only gets more intense as the track builds up. Finally breaking into some semblance of vocals two minutes into the track, Logan’s vocals still act in an instrumental way. Reminiscent of Incubus’ oddly-arranged style of drumming, “A Great pretending” uses that same brooding nature to make…
After shows with Matthew Perryman Jones and GRAMMY® winner Shelby Lynne, singer-songwriter Charlie Mars will head out on tour with Griffin House. See below for a complete itinerary. Mars spent most of 2010 touring in support of his critically acclaimed album, Like A Bird, Like A Plane, which is featured in Amazon.com’s “Fill Your Player” promotion, running through January 31st. “Mr. Mars plays shaky, rhythmically ambitious folk music that’s not…
Paulson – All At Once / 2005 One Day Savior / 10 Tracks / http://www.paulsonisaband.com / http://www.onedaysavior.com / Reviewed 28 December 2005 The band comes through with a tender appreciation of emotion, a desire to unity softness with a hidden intensity and wonderful arrangements that will keep individuals listening in. There seems to be a mixture of the traditional (read: mid-nineties) brand of emo with the same emotive instrumentation that…
The bay area’s burgeoning dark folk phenomenon, Metal Mother, will release her first full-length album, Bonfire Diaries, on March 7th, 2011 led by the single “Billy Cruz” (MP3) on January 11th. Metal Mother visionary Tara Tati drew inspiration for the Bonfire Diaries album from her travels on the backroads of the US, in the deserts of Mexico, and in the Amazon jungle. “Billy Cruz” is the first single from the…
The two-man Black Metal outfit known as HAT (Norwegian for Hatred) are releasing the follow-up to last year’s acclaimed The Demise Of Mankind this month on Abyss Records. Entitled Vortex Of Death, the band’s second full-length release promises to deliver the same razor-sharp aural nihilism as its predecessor. Visit www.officialabyssrecords.com for HAT music and merchandise.