Scene of Action – S/T / 2007 Pop Smear / 5 Tracks / http://www.myspace.com/sceneofaction / http://www.popsmearrecords.com / I have to be honest here. When I first the instrumentation at the beginning of Scene of Action’s disc, I heard The Killers. In much of the same way, the first time I heard the band’s vocals on “Daydream Stop hockâ€, I thought they paid off Gerard Way to do the vocals. The…
“They have taken the brass sound that Dexys Midnight Runners packed away in their attic 20 years ago and injected it with enough fun, melody and soul to make it truly their own.” Music Week”Having toured relentlessly round the UK for the past year, Charlie’s rousing hymns to underdogs and the band’s parping brass and rock’n’soul reverie finally seems to be creating ever-bigger waves.” The Fly SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on…
The Toy Dolls – Our Last DVD? / 2006 MVD / 72 Minutes / http://www.mvdb2b.com / Why is it that The Toy Dolls look exactly the same as when they started out their career in 1979? Why is it that when I’m not looking at the screen and just listening to the style of their music, I am not sure whether this is 1980, 1990, 2000, or 2006? The video…
The latest addition to Candlelight USA’s distributed roster from London’s Siege of Amida Records, Knights of the Abyss bring skin melting cacophony, sure to split the pants of all of those into Job For A Cowboy, Dying Fetus and All Shall Perish. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur Magazine, where he has covered independent music, PC hardware, consumer tech, and gaming culture…
Caleb Micah – Come Home / 2007 Aux / 6 Tracks / http://www.calebmich.com / http://www.auxrecords.com / “Come Home†starts out with “Juan Shoe is Gonna Rock You!â€, a track that uses a duet of vocals done in a back and forth style that is given the perfect amount of support by the slightly country-tinged sound of the guitars and drums. This style reminds me vaguely of The Anniversary, but don’t…
Polish progressive rock band SBB announced a release date of their new material. Full length album entitled “The Rock” will be released via Metal Mind Productions on the 5th November 2007 (20th November in US via MVD). The band in a refreshed line-up: Józef Skrzek, Apostolis Anthimos, Gabor Nemethis is working on the follow up to the “New Century” album from 2005. Gabor is known from his work with Hungarian…
Tiamat – The Church of Tiamat / 2006 MVD / 95 Minutes / http://www.churchoftiamat.com / http://www.mvdb2b.com / Wow, Tiamat has a lot of stuff to give their fans on “The Church of Tiamatâ€. Yes, it is really a bible of the band that any true fan should pick up. Of course, there is a concert to watch, but just one glance at the bonus section and one will be shocked.…
Foreigner will share the same stage at London’s O2 Arena with Atlantic Records label mates Led Zeppelin for a long-anticipated tribute concert honoring the late Ahmet Ertegun, the visionary founder of Atlantic Records. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur Magazine, where he has covered independent music, PC hardware, consumer tech, and gaming culture since 1998. With over 25 years of continuous digital…
The Action Design – Into A Sound / 2007 Pop Smear / 6 Tracks / http://www.theactiondesign.com / http://www.popsmearrecords.com / The first track on “Into A Sound†is “The Scissor Game†and it gives The Action Design a rock meets goth type of sound that really brings the band into a Nightwish or an Evanscence sound in my opinion. The second track on the disc is “Eyes On Meâ€, and aside…
Certified Air Raid Material Dropping All Throughout the USA and Canada After finishing up his residency at LA’s already legendary Low End Theory club night, recently rocking the crowds of thousands at Burning Man (!) and Red Rocks, and completing his long-anticipated sophomore release Certified Air Raid Material; edIT is ready to shakes asses across the continent with the innovative crunk of The Glitch Mob in tow. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing…
Testament – Live In London DVD / 2005 Eagle Rock / 14 Tracks / http://www.testamentlegions.com / http://www.spitfireregions.com / The interview on the Live In London DVD may just be the most informational in showing how Testament getting back together. With each of the members having a few minutes to show what happened over the twelve-year interval, the band’s music on Live In London is given even further of a boost.…
Peter Dixon, musician, composer and original keyboard player for the band COMBUSTIBLE EDISON , a band that coined the term “cocktail nation” and sparked the lounge music scene in the mid-1990s, has released a brand new CD called Shady Planet. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur Magazine, where he has covered independent music, PC hardware, consumer tech, and gaming culture since 1998.…
Vices Make My Life More Interesting / 16M / :25 / http://www.diatribemedia.com / Vices Make My Life More Interesting is a zine that not only discusses the editor’s (Aaron Cynic’s) dealing with different types of vices such as alcohol (“Pick Your Poisonâ€), but rather eir time working at the local ACE Hardware, the “importance of machismoâ€, and even presents a scene missing (due to the author’s laziness). This zine is…
Chicago’s indie-rock sensation STATE AND MADISON have announced the release of their brand new EP CONSIDER THIS A CONFESSION, available now through CDBaby.com, with the digital release to follow on October 30 to download outlets including iTunes, Rhapsody, Napster, and many others. The release follows the group’s 2006 effort Simplicity Is The Name Of The Game and showcases the organic musical growth and development of the four-piece through their non-stop…
SuicideGirls: The First Tour / 2005 Epitaph / http://www.suicidegirls.com / http://www.epitaph.com / There are a lot of good things about this DVD. First off, it has a more active view of the models of SuicideGirls (who mainly come out as static, owing to the fact that the only easy to find, free material are still pictures. The style of the DVD is interesting, to say the least. While the tone…
MAYLENE and the SONS of DISASTER FILM “DARKEST OF KIN” VIDEO; BAND’s MUSIC SLATED FOR HURLEY’s “SOUND & VISION VOL. 1” FILM, “TONY HAWK’s PROVING GROUND” GAME Dynamic, Birmingham, AL hard rock band MAYLENE and the SONS of DISASTER has completed work on the second music video from its critically acclaimed new album “Maylene and the Sons of Disaster: II”. The video — for the barnstorming MAYLENE track “Darkest of…
Monikers – Eat Your Young / 2006 Kiss of Death / 5 Tracks / http://www.myspace.com/monikers / http://www.kissofdeathrecords.com / “Eat Your Young†starts out with “Informationâ€, a track that has a emotional blend of guitar and drums until the slightly snotty vocals of the band kick in in a very Fat Wreck type of style. The production of the disc seems to oppress the guitars and vocals while giving an accurate…
Monster In The Machine is hitting the road starting September 26 to spread the word about their ethereal debut album, BUTTERFLY PINNED, which was released August 21 on Emotional Syphon Recordings (ADA Distribution), the independent label owned by Korn guitarist James “Munky” Shaffer. It was was mixed and recorded at the home studio of band mastermind and former Cellophane singer Shannon Crawford (vocals/keyboards/guitars) and at Henson Studios (formerly A&M Studios)…
The band will kick off October with a CD release party for their debut album, First You Live, on Oct.2 at the Key Club in Hollywood then hook up with Blind Melon in Providence, RI on Oct.7. Dusty Rhodes was conceived between the band’s three primary songwriters – Dustin Apodaca, Kyle Divine and Edson Choi – the album’s diversity is its strongest suit. From delicate balladry to bold, stomping instrumentation…
Sleeping Pilot – Panic Sex / 2007 Sonic Deadline / 8 Tracks / http://www.sleepingpilot.com / http://www.sonicdeadline.cjb.net / Sleeping Pilot start off their “Panic Sex†with “()â€, a very dark and brooding track that gains energy slowly, rending individuals with confident and aggressive guitars and at-attention drums, just waiting for the right moment to strike. Despite this deep and dark sound first shown by Sleeping Pilot, the use of brooding arrangements…