Hell Promise – Aim For Hell / 2006 Rocketstar / 10 Tracks / http://www.hellpromise.com / http://www.rocketstar.com / Reviewed 25 March 2006 “Chamber #5†is a great exemplary track for Hell Promise, as this confident track allows the band to showcase their hardcore sound, a sound that uses old Judas Priest and Maiden riffs (during tracks like “Brass Knuckle Nightmareâ€) to further their sound. The heavy double bass drums that make…
Helloween – Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy / 2005 SPV / 13 Tracks / http://www.helloween.org / http://www.spv.de / Reviewed 16 January 2006 It has been nearly twenty years since the first Keeper of the Seven Keys album was released, and Helloween has not lost a step in the creation of theatrical metal that will keep heads bobbing even as Andi and the rest of the band tells a…
Hella – Total Bugs Bunny on Wild Bass / 7 Tracks / 2003 Narnack Records / http://www.hellatheband.com / http://www.narnackrecords.com / Released 6 August 2003 / Reviewed 27 September 2003 Totally coming out of a black metal tradition in the fact that at any one time, four or five sounds seem to be arising around you, Hella is the intelligent person’s Cannibal Corpse. With no rhyme or reason behind their sequencing,…
The Heartland – Demo / 2005 Self-Released / 4 Tracks / http://www.myspace.com/theHeartland / Reviewed 06 July 2005 The guitar work on this demo has to be some of the most intense shredding since the Bill and Ted sequel’s soundtrack, and that is saying much (considering that Kiss’ cover of Argent’s “God Gave Rock And Roll To You†was only the second best track on the disc). The combination of screamed-out…
The Heart Attacks – Hellbound and Heartless / 2006 Hellcat / 12 Tracks / http://www.myspace.com/theheartattacks / http://www.hell-cat.com / Reviewed 15 November 2006 If this were 1984, one glance at the glam rock image of the Heart Attacks and I would have thrown them in the garbage right next to any other Sunset Strippers without giving them one listen. But you know what? It’s a good thing this isn’t 1984, because…
Head Wound City – S/T / 2005 Three One G / 7 Tracks / http://www.threeoneg.com/etis/bands.php?action=view&id=29 / http://www.threeoneg.com / Reviewed 21 November 2005 The instrumentation that is present on “I’m A Taxidermist I’ll Stuff Anything†is done with a speed and a urgency that it almost sound that the vocals were placed over a sped-up background. There is more than a little tension between the vocals and the instrumentation on “Head…
The Head Set – Way Past Used / 2006 Businessman Businessman / 12 Tracks / http://www.theheadset.com / Reviewed 28 April 2007 “Way Past Used†starts out fairly calmly, with The Head Set not really crafting a sound that stands out from the rest of rock music for quite a few seconds. By the time that the band finally kicks in to “Enemiesâ€, one hears hints of The Police, Matchbox 20,…
Headlights – The Enemies EP / 2005 Polyvinyl / 4 Tracks / http://www.headlightsmusic.com / http://www.polyvinylrecords.com / Reviewed 24 November 2005 Four track EPs are always the most difficult of any release to review; I can’t get off with a shorter review because there are enough tracks but there are not enough tracks to really give a proper review. The style of music that the Headlights play is a very controlled,…
The first track on “Royal To The Bone†does not do much in the way of forwarding Heideroosjes’ sound. The repetitious nature of the track just gives individuals a few minutes to pick up something to eat or get properly situated in their favorite easy chair. The second track is “Psychicâ€, and it is a track in the traditional sense.
Head Control System – Murder Nature / 2006 The End / 11 Tracks / http://www.headcontrolsystem.com / http://www.theendrecords.com / Reviewed 09 July 2006 The back and forth of the distortion that starts out “Baby Blue†does not properly introduce individuals into Head Control System. This is due to the fact that Head Control System play a style of rock that blends the current nu-rock movement with rock from an earlier time…
