Tagged issue-7

The Stereo "“No Traffic”" (Fueled By Ramen) Indie Pop.  Someone is wearing a Weezer T-shirt to bed at night.  Getting away with a rhyme scheme that is pure pop, and guitars that either pump along rock...

Synthetic 16 "“Your Water”" (Resurrection AD) Think about the name “Synthetic 16”.....what do you think of ?  I think of oil, as I suppose most guys would.  Well, even though the band is named after...

Various Artists "A Tribute To The Scorpions" (Nuclear Blast / Century Media) What makes this compilation so cool is that most every band on this disc is from Europe.  And rightly so since it was from...

The Wesley Willis "Fiasco" (Cornerstone R.A.S.) If you don’t know about Wesley Willis, then hustle your uncool ass over to www.wesleywillis.com and download a few of the mp3’s he has on there free.  In...

ohGr "“Welt”" (Spitfire Records) Former Skinny Puppy frontman settles down into his craft.  A more focused assault of electronic pushed and distorted sonics.  While Skinny Puppy was mostly...

Necro "“I Need Drugs”" (Psycho+Logical Records) It’s a good thing that the people outraged over Eminem’s Grammy nomination haven’t heard this album.  Necro easily trumps Slim Shady in terms of sheer...

Prayer for Cleansing "“The Rain In Endless Fall”" (Tribunal) The already (and now twice) defunct PFC are a rather odd sounding Pennsylvania act that gleams influences from all over metal’s family tree....

Rage Against the Machine “Renegades” Sony I write this review shivering with disgust at the thought of Chris Cornell replacing Zach at the vocals of Rage Against the Machine. Now, keep in mind, I’m not...

Reach the Sky "“Friends, Lies, and the End of the World”" (Victory Records) So much good stuff from this Boston foursome it’s hard to decide just what to say.  I’ll start with the vocals-Ian Larrabee...

Rydell "“Per Ardua Ad Astra”" (Cargo Music / Headhunter Records) Apparently, the United States’ newfound love of all things emo has seeped across the Atlantic Ocean to bonny ol’ England.  It must be...