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Eddie Japan Masterfully Weave An Epic Aural Story On Ambitious Pop Fiction

19 May 2023 By jesse Leave a Comment

We have a lot of those “What were we thinking???” moments over in RNRF land regarding missed opportunities with new releases. Whether it’s the dreaded “too many tabs open” problem causing a release to get lost in a sea of promos or just a matter of running out of time before street date, we’ll admit that we regularly eff up and move on. In some cases, like today with Eddie Japan, we find ourselves utterly enthralled after the fact and will occasionally go back on our rule of not posting a review after a record releases.

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Filed Under: Album Reviews, Music, New Releases, Rock And Roll Fables Tagged With: Aaron Rosenthal, Bart LoPiccolo, Charles Membrino, Chuck Ferreira, David Santos, Eddie Japan, Emily Drohan, Eric Brosius, Greg Hawkes, Pop Fiction, Rock And Roll Fables, Rock And Roll Rumble, Rum Bar Records

Second Grave release Antithesis, prepare to destroy Cambridge on Saturday then the World!

26 November 2013 By Regina Leave a Comment

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It’s not often that heavy metal has the perfect combination of ear-crunching music and pristine vocals. I was pleasantly surprised when I saw Second Grave play to a sparse crowd at Ralph’s earlier in the year when they managed to hit that mark. Their new EP Antithesis promises not to disappoint.

Krista Van Guilder has a croon that calls to mind the timbre of some of metal’s greatest vocalists in a way that’s distinctly feminine and entirely satisfying, while her deep-throated scream is no joke. Her guitar combined with Chris Drzal’s, counterpointed by Dave Gein on bass and Chuck Ferreira on drums results in delightful headbang anthems. Breakdowns are executed expertly and perfectly timed for horn-raising catcalls from live audiences.

Do yourself a favor and add them to your library; there’s no way you’ll be disappointed. If you’re local to the Boston area, get your ass to the Middle East November 30th to see them with Summoner, Rozamov, and Jack Burton Vs David Lo Pan. I’ll be the one up front screaming my face off with glee — bring me a gin ‘n’ tonic and we’ll be pals for life.

 

 

Filed Under: Album Reviews, Music, New Releases, Rock And Roll Fables Tagged With: Antithesis, Chris Drzal, Chuck Ferreira, Dave Gein, Krista Van Guilder, Rock And Roll Fables, Second Grave

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