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Singles! Ceremony Shadows, “Prey”

By the time second single “Reclaim” landed in our inbox we were 99.9% sure that whatever came next from Portland, Oregon’s Ceremony Shadows was similarly destined for greatness/great things. Now, having heard both the upcoming new single “Prey” AND debut full-length Ascension (Due in March), we can confidently proclaim that that assessment of the music […]

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Stonebirds Give Progressive Sludge And Doom A Makeover On Colossal Collapse And Fail

Have you ever wanted to go back in time and recapture the feeling of when you first hear an album that you just know will be groundbreaking. Something, like, say Mastodon’s Remission? The first time you hear the sonic onslaught of “March of the Fire Ants” or that huge riffage [...]

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Dark Sarah Take A Twisted Fairy Tale-Inspired Journey With Grim

There’s no artist quite like Dark Sarah traversing the Heavy music landscape today. On Grim, their fourth full-length, the Finnish quintet take their brand of Symphonic Metal, mash it with The Birthday Massacre-style Gothic Electro, Within Temptation’s grand presentation, and the twisted bits from Oingo Boingo or main man Danny [...]

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Gang Of Four Celebrate The Legacy Of Andy Gill With Anti Hero

This is my second review lately of an artist releasing something after a founding member has shuffled off this mortal coil and it’s depressing as fuck because the relevant brilliance in both cases is staggering. But I digress!

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Jump The Fall Rev Up For A Rawkin’ Return With Ten Year Guilt: Part 1

In simplifying the complexity of Boston Hard rawkers Jump The Fall you could make the case that it’s as if Ed Kowalczyk is fronting Alter Bridge but they go way beyond that. With Ten Year Guilt: Part 1, they tread a fine line between Hard Rawk, Grunge, and even Glam [...]

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Evil Disco Lives Again Along With The Spirit Of Wayne Static On Electric New Static-X Album, Project Regeneration Vol. 1

Who knows what a potential new Static-X album would’ve sounded like. Would it have been like the more straightforward Metal album Cult Of Static was or would it have been similar to front man Wayne Static’s final (Up until now) recorded work on his solo outing, Pighammer, which tread the [...]

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Executioner’s Mask Ready Aptly Titled Anti-Summer Soundtrack With Despair Anthems

If you need something to keep you cool through what is sure to be one helluva hot ass summer, then check out the ice cold temperatures exuding from the sounds of Executioner’s Mask and their new full-length, Despair Anthems. Or as the band tells it, they’re “like drinking an ice [...]

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