Tagged: albumnews

I would think the purpose of sending out a blanket blast of promos is to get someone's attention, get your album reviewed, and use that press to build up more excitement for your band. So Terrordome , mission accomplished! I received a 5 song blast from Polish thrashers Terrordome , and it hearkens back to the glory days of thrash. This is full-on, mash the accelerator and hold on for dear life music. It goes by in a blur, the average song length is only about 2 minutes, but they manage to pack [...]

Only one month into the year and I already have my #1 album of 2012. What's a heavy music fan to do? Enjoy it for the rest of my life, that's what. The first time I heard a riff-laden Iron Balls Of Steel, the full-length debut by LOINCLOTH, I was streaming it on the computer, and not too long after that the vinyl was spinning in my record player and the album cover was in my hands. That might have been the quickest music purchase I ever made. In fact, I know it was. I ordered the record [...]

Rams' Pocket Radio has released another wonderful EP.

Here's an interview conducted by fearless Ripple Scribe, Boogeyman, that originally ran on his own blog, Long Live Rock N Roll . Pop over there for more insights from the Boogs. Being called Rock's "Come Back Bands of the Year" by Metal Odyssey , and having a string of great reviews from the likes of The Metal Minute, Rocktopia , and The Soda Shop just to name a few, I've been given the great pleasure to interview Iron Claw 's guitarist and one of the band's original [...]

Coming off the heels of one of if not the best grindcore album of 2011, End Time; the men in Brutal Truth are at it again. This time giving us a small taste of what's to come in 2012 with their digital EP, Walking Corpse 2112 . This two song EP is brutal as fuck! It makes you yearn for more. Some may remember the song "Walking Corpse" from Brutal Truth's debut album, Extreme Conditions Demand Extreme Responses. "Walking Corpses 2112" is a re-recording of that very song….go figure. After listening to the [...]

British electronic duo Orbital are back with their first offering in eight years...and they've brought Zola Jesus along for the first single New France ! In addition to the new track, watch the brilliant video for Straight Sun below. Wonky will be released on April 3rd, featuring production by Flood . Visit Orbital on Facebook for upcoming tour dates . Wonky Tracklisting: 1. One Big [...]

Regardless of where you live, if you walk the streets of your city/town/village with the sun up or the sun down you will inevitably find something interesting. It might be an interesting sight. It might be an interesting place. In my case it was an interesting person that I discovered while walking downtown one evening on a relatively normal street corner. Standing in front of a nondescript storefront was a man, short of stature, playing an electric guitar. There was a good sized amp set up behind him, with the power cord running through the [...]

Mini albums are certainly interesting. The more frequently I use the term, the further I enjoy saying "mini album." Lately albums are becoming more difficult to define, both in size and genre. Late Night Paraphernalia by Old Wives' Tale fits perfectly into that category. Don't be fooled by this sophomore album containing only six songs, this genre bending effort is filled with enough energy to entertain you for a long time. Consisting of Brazilian-born and Miami-bred brothers Felipe & Jaime Valencia, Old Wives' Tale is a music duo worth discovering. Their energetic "amphetamine" sound [...]

I walked into the weekly wrap-up meeting with my chin lowered and a defeatist attitude. My boss, I was absolutely certain, was going to publicly browbeat me over my recent lack of production. Who could blame him? It had been three whole weeks since I had turned in my last writing assignment. Every one of my coworkers had been able to continuously churn out articles and stories with what appeared to be little or no effort while I floundered fruitlessly around my uninspired mind. Sure enough the questions began right after I sat down in [...]

Are you green with envy? After all, there's nothing wrong with being green. Muppet Mania is back! Finally, The Muppets have reemerged in the limelight thanks largely due to Jason Segel and his memorable sad rendition of "The Muppets Show Theme Song" in Forgetting Sarah Marshall . Due to the success of Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Segel's passion about The Muppets, Disney approached Segel to revamp, resuscitate and revive an awesome franchise. Along with collaborator Nicholas Stoller, Bret McKenzie (Flight of the Conchords) and director James Bobin, The Muppets have been brought back in great [...]

Belfast indie band the Jane Bradfords have announced details of their second full-length album.

Even though Silver Rocket's genre is listed as post-punk, I wouldn't be surprised if their album "Old Fashioned was in the possesion of a few perky-goths. Most of the album incorporates the old tried-and-true methods of deeper somewhat monotonous vocals, and the bass being brought forth in the sound, rather than being buried under the guitar. Such lyrics as, "The worst is yet to come....so kiss me," sound like shadowy laments that could have come from Robert Smith. Stylistically, Old Fashioned takes the simple three chord song, adds 90's indie flavor to it, [...]

Stream two live tracks from Rams Pocket Radio ahead of Eurosonic 2012.

Farsot is a black metal band from Germany. "Insects" is their second release. But this is not your father's black metal. I'm sure someone more clever than me could tell you that this is "post blah blah blah", and I'm not really all that attached to all the sub genres in metal. What I can tell you is that this is good stuff. There are some very traditional elements and some very experimental elements at work here. The mix of these elements combines to make this a very interesting [...]

Can we say crank up the volume and get ready for some hard rock that will kick in your face so deep it will leave a foot print on your ear drums? If your ears have an appetite for gritty rock n' roll then Orange Goblin's seventh and new album Eulogy for the Damned , released on Candlelight Records is what you need to feed them. Take the sound of Sabbath , mix it with the biker, outlaw attitude and sound of Motorhead , pump the beast with the fury of punk, [...]

Anyone who has ever loved the sound of a crushing electric riff, a perfect melody, a rousing chorus, rough-hew, soulful vocals, or a guitar solo so freaking fast and dynamic that it makes your eyeballs water, needs no introduction to UFO . After more than 40 years in the business, these crazy Brits have earned their place in the honored halls of rock and roll, both for their music and their mad antics. So let's cut to the chase shall we. UFO's last album, The Visitor was, without a doubt, the best [...]

I love music duos. Whether it's rock, electronic or whatever I love when two awesome musicians come together and create wonderful music. Ever since The White Stripes were fading away in the mid millennium, it seems like I was going to have a void with music duos. Luckily, awesome artists like Justice, She & Him, The Ting Tings, The Kills, MGMT, The XX, The Black Keys, Matt and Kim , and the Cults emerged. Depending on if you wanted a louder hard rock sound ( The Black Keys ), electronic ( Justice ), indie electronic [...]

Y'ever watch True Blood or read the Sookie Stackhouse novels? You say you're a heterosexual male... so no? Let me re-phrase. Have a girlfriend/wife? Y'ever passively listen while True Blood plays in the same room as the couch you're sitting on, while waiting for Anna Paquin to get naked again? That's what I thought, you coy motherfucker. In said world, "V" (vampire blood) is used as the ultimate psychedelic/ opiate/ steroid/ stimulant drug. Impetuous Ritual and their full length, Relentless Execution of Ceremonial Excrescence, is like [...]

The Weeknd , aka Abel Tesfaye, might be the most important artist to emerge in 2011. When I first heard "High for This" and "Morning" off his debut mixtape House of Balloons back in March, I was hooked on the blown out beats, late-night falsetto and over-the-top lyrics. He followed that up with a second installation, Thursday , which, as a whole, didn't quite reach the bar set by House of Balloons, but tracks like "The Birds Part 13 and "The Zone" still became favorites. Two months later, he popped up again as a major influence on [...]

The Weeknd , aka Abel Tesfaye, might be the most important artist to emerge in 2011. When I first heard "High for This" and "Morning" off his debut mixtape House of Balloons back in March, I was hooked on the blown out beats, late-night falsetto and over-the-top lyrics. He followed that up with a second installation, Thursday , which, as a whole, didn't quite reach the bar set by House of Balloons, but tracks like "The Birds Part 13 and "The Zone" still became favorites. Two months later, he popped up again as a major influence on [...]