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Full Devil Jacket Return 15 Years Later With Sophomore Album, Valley Of Bones

In anticipation of Full Devil Jacket’s sophomore album, and first in almost 15 years, I recently went back to the FDJ catalog which is not only a refreshing body of solid heavy rock but also still relevant almost two decades on. Much like Valley Of Bones, the soon-to-be released follow-up.

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SUMAC Give Listeners The Deal On Debut Album

Aaron Turner is like the underground heavy metal version of Mike Patton. He’s everywhere!

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Torche Get Even More Massive For Relapse Records Debut

I could honestly write this entire review based on the massive title track which closes out Torche’s fourth full-length, the appropriately titled Restarter. The song itself wraps every single miniscule little bit of what makes this album great and amplifies it in spades. It’s heavy, it’s droning, it’s consistent, it’s [...]

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A.D.D. Get To The Core Of Their Sound On Sophomore Album

For you New England readers, think of Chicago’s A.D.D. (Analog Digital Disorder) as WAAF’s Mistress Carrie fronting Sevendust if you need a comparison to draw you in. For the rest of the world, A.D.D. is quite simply a kick ass female-fronted hard rock outfit that’s on the verge of blowing [...]

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Culture Abuse Reveal “Perfect Light” Video, Prepare To Release Spray Paint The Dog 7″

You know how Every Time I Die make those fun-looking party videos that you know are fake but still look really cool? Well, in Culture Abuse’s video for “Perfect Light” you get to see what happens next as the party still rages the day after. And that’s where the comparisons [...]

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36 Crazyfists Up The Metal Ante With Time and Trauma

Easily their most solid effort since A Snow Capped Romance, 36 Crazyfists’ sixth album is a triumph from the moment “Vanish (We All Disappear)” bursts from the speakers. That’s not to say the Alaskan metallers have been slacking since that 2004 classic just that Time and Trauma has a newfound [...]

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