Search results for 'infectious grooves'
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American Currency
Much like PISSING RAZORS, I always had the feeling that BRICK BATH never got much love; maybe I just happened to come across a few particularly scornful reviews. The quartet never tried to be anything but a blistering American metal band with heavy grooves, hard-ass vocals, and screaming solos. And...September 25, 2005
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DISTURBED Guitarist Talks About Lack Of Guitar Solos In Today's Rock Music
liveDaily recently conducted an exclusive interview with DISTURBED guitarist Dan Donegan. An excerpt from the chat follows: liveDaily: Why do you think guitar solos aren't as prevalent in music these days? Dan Donegan: "I don't know. Ever since the grunge days and this alternative thing, there hasn'...September 22, 2005
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Godspeed
I did not expect to be disappointed with SYMPHORCE's fifth release, "Godspeed". After all, if super vocalist Andy B. Franck is involved, it's a good bet that a reliably solid, melodic heavy metal album will be the end product. Earlier this year, we were treated to another strong release from Germany...September 19, 2005
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The Middle of Nowhere
It's not easy leaving a band like SAVATAGE after an eight-year run, but former vocalist Zachary Stevens didn't waste any time forming another first-rate melodic metal project with CIRCLE II CIRCLE. The 2003 debut album, "Watching in Silence", was made of AOR-style melodies, power metal shades, and p...September 12, 2005
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Norway Gears Up For Brand New Metal Show On National Radio
NRK's trend-setting radio channel P3 goes back to wearing black every Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. from September 7 during "Tinitus" — a two-hour program featuring music to crush your eardrums to. From SLAYER and SLIPKNOT, METALLICA and MESHUGGAH to SLOGSTORM and SCUM, "Tinitus" is the show that doesn't t...September 5, 2005
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Gold Becomes Sacrifice
CANNAE's third album and the first one I've heard, "Gold Becomes Sacrifice", snorts, snarls, and kicks 90-pound weaklings in the face. As far as sheer heaviness is concerned, the quintet leaves bomb craters in its wake. Except for the brief instrumental, "Collapse", "Gold Becomes Sacrifice" continue...August 29, 2005
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Out of the Grave and Into the Dark
If you're in the mood for some horror punk, inspired by the MISFITS, you'll get that from Japan's BALZAC. You'll also get some weird trashy electronics, TIGER ARMY style Californicated greaser punk anthems, and glammy rock and roll. And at 22 songs and over an hour of playing time (not including the...August 21, 2005
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Dark Ages
It's been a while since I dove headfirst into a SOULFLY album. After the self-titled debut and "Primitive", I stopped paying attention and missed out on "3" and "Prophecy". I half-expected album number five to be a watered down, more commercially oriented, "nu" type of album. To say I was "shocked"...August 15, 2005
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Anything for the Devil
Cleveland's RIKETS plays a style of aggressive/melodic music that is, in many ways, quintessentially nu-metal (circa late '90s to turn of the century),which is not intended to be a dig, simply a statement of fact. Admittedly, the band's five-song "Anything for the Devil" EP is not something I'd typ...August 15, 2005
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There was always a perception, due to his relative fame, that MONSTER MAGNET guitarist Ed Mundell was the brains and brawn behind Jersey power trio THE ATOMIC BITCHWAX. Well, he's out, ex-CORE frontman Finn Ryan is in on guit/vox, and the band is making it known in no uncertain terms that Mundell (a...August 7, 2005
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Dirty Diamonds
ALICE COOPER has been making albums for 36 years now, and it's amazing that he's still serving up listenable, better-than-average fare while most of his contemporaries have lost their muse completely or are content to flog the old hits over and over again. COOPER has certainly had his ups and downs...July 31, 2005
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EDSEL DOPE Says TRIPP EISEN 'Will Pay The Price For The Decisions That He's Made'
Jesse Capps of RockConfidential.com recently conducted an interview with DOPE frontman Edsel Dope. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: RockConfidential.com: "American Apathy" seems to be the most politically motivated record you've ever made. The entire record isn't reflective of that but it'...July 28, 2005
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KATATONIA Laying Down 'Low-Frequency Grooves'
Sweden's KATATONIA are currently at Fascination Street studio, located in the outskirts of Örebro, Sweden, recording their new album, tentatively due before the end of the year via Peaceville Records. The band have posted the following recording update on their official web site: "Mattias [Norrman,...July 20, 2005
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The 1st Chapter
Wow, what an impressive debut from these Norwegian progsters! I feel the same way about prog metal as I do about power metal: some of it I like a great deal and some of it does absolutely nothing for me. CIRCUS MAXIMUS' "The 1st Chapter" does damn near everything for me. The 70-minute ride is ...July 19, 2005
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The Split Program II
Quite an incendiary experience it's been cranking this one up to deafening volumes. Two of Europe's finest metalcore acts on one CD yet again. If you've not had the pleasure of stimulating the senses with albums like HEAVEN SHALL BURN's "Antigone" or CALIBAN's "The Opposite from Within", the split p...July 17, 2005
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