Indecision records did this world a favor when they released DEATH BY STEREO’s debut album in the Spring of 1999. “If looks could kill, I’d watch you die,” is an amazing album, and is directly responsible for this band landing a nice spot on the Epitaph roster. When I think of this band, the first [...]

This is a pretty neat, simplistic disc that falls in the range of heavier emo, with moments of darker, bluesy rock. DEAD RED SEA feature ex-members of the almighty, CROSS MY HEART, including the great vocalist, Ryan Shelkett. For fans of the former band, “Birds,” is somewhat of a natural progression in sound and spirit, [...]

I’d be hard pressed to think of another artist who’s semi-solo project has taken off this quickly in the punk scene than the work here of Dashboard’s Chris Carrabba. Fortunately all the hype is rightly deserved because Chris is one heck of a songwriter. You might remember Chris’ name from other such well known acts [...]

Good things do happen to good people. A sweet example would be the fact that DARKEST HOUR was picked up by the fine folks at Victory Records after going through some true post label demise tragedy. This band’s prior full length, “Mark of the Judas,” (on the defunct MIA) was by all accounts, a modern [...]

Once again I was off to Baltimore in search of this so called new Ottobar. Last time I went I wasn’t aware that the Ottobar had moved and it resulted in 2 hours of fruitless searching in and around the city of Baltimore. But this time, directions in hand, I got there all right; even [...]

Describing the sound of Darkest Hour is not an easy thing. On the surface, Darkest Hour play intricate metal, but there is much more depth thrown into this release than just “metal.” Born and bred in the hardcore scene, Darkest Hour have been a steady fixture in the MD/VA/DC scene for the past few years, [...]

The mere fact that THE DAMNED were already near legendary before I was even born somehow gives me the impression that I’m a tad unqualified to review this disc of theirs. But alas, the readers of pastepunk are primarily of a generation of people who are mostly likely in the same boat as myself, and [...]

CURSED flat out land a dropkick to the kidneys with “One,” surrendering any descriptions of serenity and tranquility for something that’s bruising and pulverizing. Ultimately, “One” buzzes with the passion and angst that hardcore originally imbibed itself in – maladjusted kids looking for an outlet to stew and ramble to anyone who would offer a [...]