The quotient of amazing Swedish metal bands just seems to astound me. As I’m still new to this genre, this is my first experience with DARK TRANQUILITY, but damnit if I don’t say that this band knocked me off my feet. Storming the gates with six members, and a wall of gorgeously layered guitars, these [...]

DIGGER has a pretty well established fan base, though they never seemed to attain the level of popularity that a headlining band warrants. Why this is? Who knows…Unfortunately, I doubt this status will change anytime soon. “Keystone,” while not a dry album, just doesn’t leap up with the same kind of charm of their earlier [...]

Wow!!! I will keep this review as simple and to the point as possible. THE DISASTER sound like the most incredible combination of KID DYNAMITE, IN MY EYES, and AMERICAN NIGHTMARE that I have ever heard. Great lyrics, fast-paced drumming, blazing guitars, and thumping bass propel this disc into an 11 song, 19 minute fireball [...]

I gotta admit, having a quote from a SLIPKNOT band member on sticker that accompanies the cover of this disc did not leave a good initial impression. Fortunately though, DOWNTHESUN are their own band, do not need to rely on the laurels of said popular act to create their own sound. For the most part, [...]

I think Hellcat needs to repackage this release as “instant party! now in optical format!” The concept of this disc is almost too perfect. This band a rarity in that they excel both live and in the studio. “Live on St. Patrick’s day” covers bits and pieces of all three shows that were held at [...]

Yowzers! This is some waaaay brutal metalcore influenced heavily by a European guitar sound and some insane SLAYEResque drumming. DEAD TO FALL bash heads and bones apart with the their thick-footed music, tossing in plenty of timing changes and growling vocals. For the most part, “Everything I Touch Falls To Pieces” is a well-paced, swiftly [...]

This release really got me thinking. When federal agents kept tabs on bands in the early-to-mid 80s in Los Angeles, they regarded punk/hardcore and so forth as a threat to society. I’m pretty sure that some of those in law enforcement at the time ended up actually listening to the bands they were chasing after: [...]

I saw these guys for the first time at the punkrocks.net stage at the Warped Tour this year and I picked up their disc after being incredibly impressed. “Another Last Chance” totally lived up to the expectations that were set by their live show, and this is a rather exhilirating melodic hardcore ride from a [...]