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The Rock And Roll Fables 2021 Preview: 13 Slabs Of New Music SURE To Make Your New Year More Tolerable

15 January 2021 By jesse Leave a Comment

And now we begin our downward trend…meaning, of course, that we’ve hit that point where matching up the number of albums on the list with the year we’re heading toward is kind of ridiculous so we’re going to switch with lucky number 13 for the time being.

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Filed Under: Music, New Releases, Rock And Roll Fables Tagged With: Brian Welch, Chris Jericho, Deadsy, Dino Cazares, Every Time I Die, Fear Factory, Fozzy, Front Line Assembly, Gojira, Jason Bieler, Jason Bieler And The Baron Von Bielski Orchestra, Lizzard, Love And Death, Lucia, Lucia Cifarelli, Mikey Rukus, Ministry, Rob Zombie, Rock And Roll Fables, RUKUS, Saigon Kick, Stabbing Westward, The Soft Moon, VOWWS, Youth Code

20 for ’20: AKA 20 Albums We Think Will Kick Off Your New Decade Right

3 January 2020 By jesse 2 Comments

2020 has a lot going for it already with a slew of stellar albums dropping right at the start AND a year where Ozzy will release new material is a feat in itself. Also on the horizon beyond what we’ve listed below is a new beast from Rawk Gods Aeges (Review coming soon), more maniacal mayhem from Dog Fashion Disco, Megadeth’s triumphant return, and the original members of Static X reuniting to bring the late Wayne Static’s final recordings to light as a whole new full-length due this May. Hell, even Duran Duran will supposedly be back this spring with the follow up to 2015’s Paper Gods!

But I digress.

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Filed Under: Music, New Releases, Rock And Roll Fables Tagged With: 2020 music, 2020 preview, Alain Johannes, Ascension of the Watchers, Asking Alexandria, Chris Jericho, Code Orange, Dubioza kolektiv, Fozzy, Gojira, Julien-K, Kirk Windstein, Lamb of God, Marilyn Manson, Mastodon, Old Man Gloom, Poppy, Rob Zombie, Rock And Roll Fables, Rorschach Test, Stabbing Westward, Static-X, Testament, Tombs, Youth Code

Section H8 Delivers Loud And Concise Call To Arms With Phase One

28 March 2019 By jesse Leave a Comment

Combining the visceral intensity of Youth Code (One half of that outfit, Ryan George, coincidentally provides the samples and synths on Phase One) with an unbridled ’90’s Hardcore attitude (Kind of a mix of Biohazard and, honestly, Type O Negative’s early days), Section H8 is bringing a refreshing brand of concise shredding Metal to the masses.

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Filed Under: Album Reviews, Music, New Releases, Rock And Roll Fables Tagged With: Aldo Felix, Dan Weinraub, Flatspot Records, Mexi, Rock And Roll Fables, Ryan Jimenez, Section H8, Yogie, Youth Code

Rock and Roll Fables Presents: Top 16 of ’16 (AKA: Why Do I Do This To Myself Every Year?)

4 January 2017 By jesse Leave a Comment

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! A time of reflection, a time of remembrance, and a time of scrolling through my Itunes to see what was released, and most importantly, what got the most repeated listens in 2016. So here goes…somethin’: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Album Reviews, Music, New Releases, Rock And Roll Fables, Year End Tagged With: All Tvvins, Anthrax, Childish Gambino, David Bowie, Devin Townsend, Devin Townsend Project, Diiv, Donald Glover, Dubioza kolektiv, Goes Cube, Gojira, Lando Calrissian 2018, Massive Attack, Megadeth, Metallica, Miss Lava, Neurosis, neurosis band, Rhys Fulber, Rock And Roll Fables, Rotting Christ, Testament, Tombs, Vanishing Life, year in review 2016, Youth Code

Youth Code Deliver Beyond Epic Sophomore Album With Commitment to Complications

9 September 2016 By jesse Leave a Comment

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In jumping back into the writing saddle this week and seeing Youth Code for the first time live since Eye Vs Spy recently, I realized I neglected to review their latest masterpiece (Which also happened to be on our “Top 16 for ’16” list). Here’s the reason: some records come out and I enjoy them so much that honestly, I forget to review them because whatever I type won’t do the product justice. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Album Reviews, Music, New Releases, Rock And Roll Fables Tagged With: Ben Falgoust, Commitment to Complications, Dais Records, Goatwhore, Nails, Rhys Fulber, Rock And Roll Fables, Ryan George, Sara Taylor, Youth Code

16 for ’16: A Rock And Roll Fables Guide To The Best Releases Of The New Year

26 January 2016 By jesse Leave a Comment

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Happy New Year’s! New year, new music! So what are we excited for this year? Glad you asked! Here’s a rundown of what we think will be played incessantly at the Rock and Roll Fables offices: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Album Reviews, Music, New Releases Tagged With: 16Volt, All Tvvins, American Head Charge, Bob Mould, Child Bite, Corrosion Of Conformity, Crazy Eyes, Diiv, Eric Powell, Filter, Gozu, He Is Legend, Incarnate, Killswitch Engage, Knives Out, Merge Records, Middle Class Rut, Napalm Records, Nuclear Blast Records, Patch The Sky, Pledgemusic, Richard Patrick, Rock And Roll Fables, Summoner, Surgical Meth Machine, Tango Umbrella, White Lies, Youth Code, Zack Lopez

Youth Code Preview Upcoming Sophomore Outing With New Single “Anagnorisis”

5 November 2015 By jesse 1 Comment

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Like most other blogs, sites, what have you…at the end of the year I compose a list of not only what was great about the year but also what I think is worth checking out in the next year. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Music, New Releases, Rock And Roll Fables Tagged With: "Anagnorisis", Dais Records, Front Line Assembly, Nails, Rhys Fulber, Rock And Roll Fables, Ryan William George, Sara Taylor, Todd Jones, Youth Code

Video View: Youth Code, “Consuming Guilt”

17 October 2014 By jesse Leave a Comment

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At some point there must’ve been a timewarp that brought back early Skinny Puppy into the present day or at the very least, Youth Code is some alternate universe version of SP. Regardless of what higher power brought this Los Angeles duo to industrial’s doorstep just be thankful that they’re here. They’re vicious, they’re danceable, and they have a message. The lead single off their latest EP, A Place To Stand, “Consuming Guilt” has all of those parts and more. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Music, New Releases, Rock And Roll Fables, Video View Tagged With: "Consuming Guilt", A Place To Stand, An Overture, Rock And Roll Fables, Sara Taylor, Skinny Puppy, VNV Nation, Youth Code, youth code new album

Front Line Assembly rules all, releases remix album ECHOES!

23 May 2014 By jesse 1 Comment

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Let it be known that I do not like remix albums. At all. Of my favorite artists to do so, there’s only a handful that I find tolerable (Nine Inch Nails’ Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D, Death From Above 1979’s Romance Bloody Romance: Remixes & B-Sides immediately come to mind). I guess I just tend to like the originals more and I’m usually just impatient waiting for another studio album. That said, with a remix artist roster like the one Front Line Assembly has but together for ECHOES, the remix companion to last year’s ECHOGENETIC, my skepticism has been quelled because this is a remix album that’s actually worth a damn.

It doesn’t get much better than this line up: Former FLA-er Rhys Fulber, upstarts Youth Code, Cyanotic, tweaker, and the indomitable force that is Primitive Race are just a few of the artists reinterpreting songs from Bill Leeb, Jeremy Inkel, and Jared Slingerland’s latest opus.

Doing a track-by-track would be a disservice to ECHOES as the the album needs to be experienced as a whole but I will say that it really hits the sweet spot and kicks into high gear when Blush Response’s (Joey Blush of Scar The Martyr) version of “Echogenetic” strikes. Then you get Henrik Blackstrom’s “Exhale”, HECQ’s “Prototyp”, Slighter’s “Leveled”…what I’m saying is, listen to it! It’s epic and undeniably Front Line Assembly at the core.

Did I mention that ECHOES also features two BRAND NEW SONGS? Well, it does! Co-written by Sneaker Pimps’ (Gone, but not forgotten!) Ian Pickering, “Contagion” which opens the album is the result if Delerium and FLA were to make an album together (And yes, I know what the connection is there) while “Next War” is a heavy dance track more in tone with last year’s ECHOGENETIC without the dubstep.

You can get all this and more if you shell out for the digital version of ECHOES on Itunes which features 4 bonus tracks or go with the standard edition which is also available now through Metropolis Records.

 

Filed Under: Album Reviews, Music, New Releases Tagged With: Bill Leeb, Front Line Assembly, Jared Slingerland, Jeremy Inkel, Metropolis Records, Primitive Race, Rhys Fulber, Rock And Roll Fables, tweaker, Youth Code

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