Category Archive: Reviews

Mar 04

Buckcherry Return with Confessions: Powerful Hard Rock

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Buckcherry have returned with their sixth studio release, and first for Century Media Records. On Confessions, Buckcherry show why they deserve to go down in history as part of the hard rock elite.

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May 03

CD Review: SEPTEMBER MOURNING ~ Melancholia

September Mourning – Melancholia Label: Repo Records Release Date : May 18 , 2012 A good concept album is one in a million. Not only does an artist have to write music and lyrics, as with any traditional album, but they also have to come up with a theme that spreads cohesively across the entire album. …

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Apr 27

CD Review: PHILM ~ Harmonic

Philm – Harmonic (Ipecac) Release Date: May 15, 2012 Any preconceptions one might have entering into the sonic fray that is Philm‘s Harmonic, will likely be crushed. The band’s conflux of unique talents generate a vibe one can barely put into words. Fronted by guitarist and vocalist Gerry Nestler of Civil Defiance one might expect …

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Apr 07

CD Review: FLYING COLORS ~ Flying Colors

Flying Colors – S/T (Mascot/MTR) Release Date: March 27, 2012 Mike Portnoy has been a busy bastard since stepping away from Avenged Sevenfold and Dream Theater. Earlier this month his band, Adrenaline Mob released its dynamic debut, Omerta. This week his more eclectic project, Flying Colors, releases its self-titled debut. Where Adrenaline Mob is more …

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Mar 28

CD Review: SHINEDOWN ~ Amaryllis

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Shinedown haven’t slowed down since releasing Sound of madness in 2008. Amaryllis, though different, is no less brilliant.

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Mar 11

CD Review: CHRISTIAN MISTRESS ~ Possession

Christian Mistress – Possession (Relapse) Release Date: February 28, 2012 In 2010, Olympia, Washington’s Christian Mistress became one of the year’s quiet metal gems. The band’s classic New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) sound enamored the quintet to fans and critics alike. Still they flew largely under the radar except for those fortunate enough …

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Mar 11

CD Review: AVATAR ~ Black Waltz

Avatar – Black Waltz (eOne) Release Date: February 14, 2012 If one were to dismember Alice Cooper, KISS, Rammstein and In Flames and throw them back together with the blood of Charles or even Marilyn Manson for glue, the resultant abomination might sound something like Avatar‘s Black Waltz. The Swedish melodic death metal troupe has returned with …

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Feb 25

CD Review: DONNIE VIE – Wrapped Around My Middle Finger

Donnie Vie – Wrapped Around My Middle Finger (Livewire/Cargo) Release Date: February 27, 2012 (EU) March 5, 2012 (US) Former glam metal icon and Enuff Z’Nuff frontman Donnie Vie is a consummate songwriter of classic rock melodies that endure. His trademark voice is readily identifiable. Next month will see Vie release his newest solo effort, …

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Feb 20

CD Review: LILLIAN AXE ~ XI The Days Before Tomorrow

Lillian Axe ~ XI: The Days Before Tomorrow  (AFM/CME) Release date: February 14, 2012 (US) In the intervening years since Lillian Axe first broke onto the scene in the mid-80s as another generic hair metal band, something strange has happened: They have become a legitimate band. I point this out because I had written them off before the 90s …

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Feb 07

CD Review: SCORPIONS – Comeblack

Scorpions ~ Comeblack (Sony) Release date: January 24, 2012 The Scorpions, now over four-and-a-half decades into its dynamic career are currently on a lengthy farewell tour, in support of the band’s final studio album, Sting In The Tail. However, like so many band’s on the road to retirement, the Scorps aren’t quite done yet and there’s …

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Feb 01

CD Review: HALESTORM – Hello, Its Mz Hyde EP

Halestorm – Hello, It’s Mz Hyde (Atlantic) Release Date: January 24, 2012 In the three years Halestorm has been tearing up the hard rock and metal circuit, I have yet to find anything not to like, nay, love about this quartet from Pennsylvania. The band’s debut self-titled album was hands down the best debut of …

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Feb 01

CD Review: ROYAL BLISS ~ Waiting Out The Storm

Royal Bliss – Waiting Out The Storm Release date: January 24, 2012 Salt Lake City hard rock troupe, Royal Bliss have slimmed down for the band’s first album on its own Air Castle records, Waiting Out The Storm. Guitarist Chris Harding and bassist Tommy Mortensen have left the band, with new bassist Dwayne Crawford entering the …

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