WARNING: This review might enrage Maggots everywhere so if you are of the closed-of-mind, blind followers of Slipknot, stop reading here. Stone Sour is a side project. Side projects usually are just escapes for members of other bigger bands. Their releases are usually experimental, a million miles away from the music made by their 'main' …
Always being extremely skeptical when it comes to new music, I almost brushed aside the opportunity to see one of the most intriguing bands I've ever seen. The band was called Estradasphere, a bunch of strange guys from Santa Cruz, California, with an even stranger obsession with video games and deer hunting. After ceaseless cries …
Tsunami: a huge destructive wave. Bomb: an explosive device fused to detonate under specified conditions. Now relate both of these definitions to music, and it will become clear why this band has its name. The instruments are like huge, destructive waves of sharp guitar licks and vigorous drum beats crashing behind the soft, yet at …
To prove to the world that I don't just listen to music that's folksy or strange, I undertook listening to and reviewing “Happenstance” by the band Fozzy. Until the illustrious Metalboy told me, I had no idea that Chris Jericho, famed WWE wrestler, had a band of his own. Now, I'm the type of person …
So I was given this cd, entitled “Miles of Skye” by Matt Ender. I'd never heard of Matt Ender prior to seeing the cover of this cd, so I figured I'd give it a shot. Upon looking at the cd cover, I was immediately dismayed by the Celtic knotwork on it, which typically places something …
After making their fans wait four years, Reel Big Fish have finally released another album. The disc is titled Cheer Up!, which is a bit ironic considering that most of the songs on it are about jilted loves and low self esteem; but the music itself is quite happy and even a bit comedic and …
It would be an understatement to say that Hollywood is a unique and artistically enlightened place. Therefore it's really not a surprise to see the musical minds of the various scenes in Southern California collaborate to bring about a new rock 'n' roll renaissance. One of the products of this rebirth in creativity is the …
After a few lineup changes, Gifted is back with their latest offering, “Pure“. Emmet Fahringer (vocals) is the only member left in the Gifted that I knew. I know that some people fear change, but from what I have heard on the “Pure” EP, you have nothing to fear. Track Listing: Seven Sundays – 3:01 …
One reassuring thing to consider is that despite his passing this year, Layne Staley's legacy lives on. The late lead singer from Alice in Chains had a distinct voice and attitude that has been, and continues to be, copied regularly by many in the hard rock scene. One of those masses is Jesse (aka Buzz …
In the liner notes of their newest album, Entombed say that they are guided by the morning star. If only other groups could find their own stars in the sky to lead them to the same excellence that Entombed was able to achieve on “Morning Star“. It is so refreshing to hear music played with …