Review: Outspoken

Outspoken "Bitter Shovel" (Lava) When will this movement end? It almost sounds like the early nineties, but these bands can't live up to the genre they are trying to break into. Alice in Chains, Pearl...

Review: Grade 8

Grade 8 "Self-Titled" (Lava / Atlantic) Each and every year the market gets more and more saturated with copycat bands. As each trend comes to a head there are fifty bands that jump on the band wagon a...

Review: Reach 454

Reach 454 "Self-Titled" (Lava / Atlantic) There is a reason there are so many bands being dropped from major labels right now, the majority of them are mediocre. Unless you're checking into the...

Review: Authority Zero

Authority Zero "Andiamo" (Lava) Popular punk.  Is that a feasible category for description?  I think you know what I'm talking about. Mainstage Warped Tour punk.  Catchy punk with lots of pop hooks....