Tagged issue-8

Masquerade "“Flux”" (Metal Blade) I’'m not sure what it means, but I had the hardest time being able to appreciate this album because it is on Metal Blade.  I thought all they did was metal, so...

The Mother Hips "“Green Hills of Earth”" (Future Farmer Recordings) Emotive, neo-hippie nostalgia that will capture you in its vintage trenches.  A modern-day fix for the Creedence Clearwater Revival...

Polysics "“Hey! Bob! My Friend”" (Asian Man Records) Cutesy electronic mayhem.  Some guitars and drums with some sloppy chops thrown together against this eternal babble of a techno landscape sounding...

Fairweather "“If They Move...Kill Them”" (Equal Vision) Smart enough to recognize hook and melody, but manage to chunk it up enough to skirt past the edges of the emo label.  Each song has lots of...

by liz ortega In the vein of Johnny Thunders, Rolling Stones, and the Texas Tornados--The Dragons ignite a rock n roll blaze of glory with their trashy, alcohol induced tales of getting loaded and...

Dave Brockie Experience "“Diarrhea of a Madman”" (Metal Blade) I’m not sure what to expect when an album from Gwar’s frontman opens up with a song that seems to be a cover of a The Knaack song, but...

Dexter Freebish "“A Life of Saturdays”" (Capitol Records) I don’t know how much clout winning ‘Song of the Year’ in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest has with you, but for me, its prestige is...

Dimmu Borgir "“Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia”" (Nuclear Blast) I have no idea how Dimmu Borgir’s eighth studio album Super-Puritanical-expi-Euphoric-alla-Misanthropiocius stacks up to their...

Dirty "“The Pimp and Da Gangsta”" (Universal Records) Dirty is the Alabama rap duo comprised of MC’s Big Pimp and Mista G.  By billing themselves as “The Pimp and Da Gangsta,” they are courting...

Deviate "“State of Grace”" (Too Damn Hype) Fans of heavy grindcore will be in hog heaven after listening to “State of Grace”.  The boys from Belgium turn out track after blistering track full of...