Music Reviews
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Sep 13 Reviews
I'm Almost Happy Here But I Never Feel at Home
Hotel BooksReview by Sean Huncherick
With 25,000+ likes on Facebook in just three years, it’s clear that spoken-word artist Hotel Books (Cam Smith) has found his niche audience. His lyrical blend of heartache and...
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Sep 13 Reviews
Start Again
Sef IdleReview by Reid Olson
False Idle frontman Sef Idle, also in an assortment of other bands, recently released his first solo record. Following in the footsteps of other punk artists such as Kevin...
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Sep 13 Reviews
Martyr
HashemReview by Mitchell Layton
Hashem’s new EP, Martyr, has everything you’d want from a death metal band. Their dark sound flows throughout the whole EP; from start to finish, it’s a brutal piece...
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Sep 13 Reviews
Second Horizon
FIght the FadeReview by Taylor Boyce
Fight The Fade begins their new album Second Horizons with an intro track titled “Alive” which immediately shows off their singer’s talent and range as well as the bands...
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Sep 13 Reviews
Defiance
Righteous VendettaReview by Sarah Brehm
Rock/metal outfit Righteous Vendetta is poised to take over active rock radio with their new album, Defiance. It’s quality, in-your-face rock music with pounding drums, chugging guitars, breakdowns and...
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Sep 13 Reviews
A Human Comedy
UnteachersReview by Collin Simula
Nearly 15 years ago, Lancaster, Pennsylvania’s Tantrum of the Muse were making waves in the Christian music industry with their albums The Heart is a Two-Headed Sperm and Modernmu$ick(2000)!...
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Sep 13 Reviews
Commodity
Remedy DriveReview by Sarah Dos Santos
Commodity is a concept album by veteran rockers Remedy Drive. After vocalist David Zach spent time in the Far East helping undercover operations bust human trafficking rings, he penned...
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Sep 13 Reviews
Broken Compass
SleepwaveReview by Collin Simula
Starting a new band is always tough. Specifically, starting a new band in the ashes of your former band. Especially if that former band was Underoath. Spencer Chamberlain, one...
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Aug 13 Reviews
Searchlight
WilletReview by Sarah Dos Santos
Willet’s newest album, Searchlight, is as much an album as it is a musical ministry. The three-piece brother band has been sharing the message of Jesus Christ since 2006,...
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Aug 13 Reviews
Acoustic Collection
MxPxReview by Garrett Hollowell
MxPx’s second acoustic release (following 2004’s AC/EP) shows they are no stranger to acoustic renditions of their pop-punk hits. The Acoustic Collection doesn’t leave much to the imagination: a...
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Aug 13 Reviews
Flying Scroll Flight Control
Half-Handed CloudReview by Jamie Lee Rake
Eighteen songs in about 25 minutes is no personal best in brevity for John Ringhoffer’s Half-Handed Cloud (his one-man band), but Flying Scroll Flight Control may be his densest...
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Aug 13 Reviews
Government Hate Mail
Government Hate MailReview by Garrett Hollowell
This record took me back to my childhood days when I would borrow punk and rock CDs and music video VHS tapes from our Youth Pastor. There is a...
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Aug 13 Reviews
Sanguine River Absolution
Blood ThirstyReview by Chris Gatto
Blood Thirsty is the continuation of a side project of Derek Corzine (Whisper from Heaven, Syringe, Bloodline Severed) he had with Rev. James Rich back in the ’90s. This...
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Aug 13 Reviews
Oxygen
Lincoln BrewsterReview by Nathan Key
Lincoln Brewster has always been super-poppy. He puts the C in CCM. For his fans, this album is exactly what they want (and most likely expect) from him: high...
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Aug 13 Reviews
Doomsday Disco
Me, Extinct.Review by David Stagg
Full disclosure: This EP is named for a phrase I used in this publication to review Me, Extinct.’s last release. In the unfortunately disco-less Doomsday Disco, Gorge Goyco concocts...
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Aug 13 Reviews
Oh, The Cost
UGLYTWINReview by Mitchell Layton
UGLYTWIN’s new full-length album, Oh, The Cost, packs a punch that’s worthy of being noticed. From start to finish, the band’s debut release is full of ugly riffs, eerie...
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Aug 13 Reviews
We All Fall Down
Christ's SakeReview by Garrett Hollowell
California punk has a very distinctive sound — whether it be the skate punk, pop punk, or hardcore punk, you can tell it is a California band. Christ’s Sake...
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Aug 13 Reviews
Telos
ForevermoreReview by Nate Lake
Telos is Indianapolis metalcore outfit Forevermore’s debut release on Solid State Records, but its ten tracks prove the band already knows a thing or two about putting together a...
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Aug 13 Reviews
Wovenwar
WovenwarReview by David Stagg
If you ever want a blueprint on how to survive a band member’s Federal crime and conviction, Wovenwar is now on the short list. It’s a good thing they...
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Aug 13 Reviews
Struggle Well
Mouth of the SouthReview by Collin Simula
When I put on Struggle Well, the new album from Mouth of the South, I thought it was going to be more of the same. Based on the one...
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