Music Reviews
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Feb 5 Reviews
Riot
Keno CampReview by Justin Mabee
Independent releases typically leave something to be desired, and new Christian rap group Keno Camp is no different. The group was recently signed to an independent label and will...
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Feb 5 Reviews
From Water to War
Nine LashesReview by Jordan Gonzalez
When I first heard the Alabama-based rock outfit Nine Lashes’ first independent album, Escape, I immediately compared them to Breaking Benjamin for their powerful vocals, heavy and sorrowful riffs...
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Feb 5 Reviews
Left Behind
LamentReview by Chris Gatto
Mexico’s premier underground death metal band, Lament, marks its 20th anniversary with this limited run EP of seven songs. The band has become increasingly progressive since their death metal...
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Feb 5 Reviews
New Life
HashemReview by Anthony Bryant
The opening and self-titled track for Hashem’s EP, New Life, sounds like it came from the late ’90s or early 2000s, and it’s poor production really hurts the feel...
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Feb 5 Reviews
I Don't Want to Dance
LoftlandReview by Sarah Arendas Roberts
With a dash of ’80s pop energy, playful rock and straightforward lyrics, Loftland’s album I Don’t Want To Dance offers uplifting, upbeat dance rock. The title track “I Don’t...
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Feb 5 Reviews
Viceversa
Unarmed for VictoryReview by Kevin Pool
At the Launch Music Conference, held every year in Lancaster Pa, one of the most valuable sessions is called “Can you handle the truth?” where artists have 60 seconds...
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Feb 3 Reviews
The Witness in the Valley
With a VoiceReview by Justin Mabee
It takes some serious skills to be a good screamer and not ruin your voice live (or in the studio) within a short amount of time. Screamer and lead...
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Feb 3 Reviews
Slayers of Eden
Every Knee Shall BowReview by Collin Simula
In the world of heavy music, familiarity is a blessing and a curse. It’s a genre of music so elitist-driven, wearing your influences on your sleeve is an important...
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Feb 2 Reviews
One Noise
Satellites and SirensReview by Sarah Arendas Roberts
Perhaps you are familiar with Satellites and Sirens because of their song, “Our God is Able,” but their entire album, One Noise, is worth a deeper listen. While distinctly...
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Jan 15 Reviews
The Cult of Celebrity
There is No TomorrowReview by Hailey Ray
Polish group There Is No Tomorrow made its first official release back in October with The Cult of Celebrity, a six-track EP. The three-piece metalcore band formed in 2010,...
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Jan 15 Reviews
Birth Pangs
Barren CrossReview by Doug Van Pelt
This old metal band has defied its age and captured a performance that is worthy of the ages. Recorded at Switzerland’s Elements of Rock Festival in 2012, Barren Cross...
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Jan 15 Reviews
lastsleep (1944-1946)
Silent PlanetReview by David Stagg
All new metalcore bands: listen to this EP. It is, hands down, one of the best five-song releases I’ve ever heard, a perfection of the metalcore genre. In fact,...
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Jan 15 Reviews
No Escape, No Morale
The InfantryReview by Jordan Gonzalez
Chock-full of bass drops, tuned-down guitars and heavy-duty growls, No Escape, No Morale isn’t for the faint of heart. The Infantry, a five-piece from Mansfield, Ohio, didn’t pull any...
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Jan 15 Reviews
June and the Well
June and the WellReview by Chad Sides
June and the Well bring us a self-titled album of light rock I might expect to hear on the local mainstream radio station, if not for the slight indie...
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Jan 14 Reviews
The Urgency
Saving GraceReview by David Stagg
One thing I always loved about Pantera’s The Great Southern Trendkill was that it started off with the guttural scream of a pissed off man and nothing but ear-splitting...
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Jan 14 Reviews
Let//Go
Subtle CityReview by Chad Sides
Let//Go screams into your ears from a self-titled with all the intensity that draws people into metal. Energy pours forth from the rapid-fire drumming and furious vocals, shaking the...
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Jan 13 Reviews
Death Anxiety
Pocket VinylReview by Hailey Ray
Pocket Vinyl is a unique group, with husband-and-wife duo Eric Stevenson and Elizabeth Jancewicz as the foundation. The self-proclaimed “piano slam rock” group tours full time, primarily around the...
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Jan 13 Reviews
Crutchless
Day of VengeanceReview by Justin Mabee
Mixing genres is often hard to do, and in metal, it happens more often than you’d think. (I’m speaking of bands employing the electronic/hardcore bands, which are all the...
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Jan 13 Reviews
Exodus
Signum RegisReview by Jeff McCormack
I am not positive as to whether the band claims to be Christian in nature, but this release is of interest for two reasons. First, the album is, as...
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Jan 12 Reviews
Depravity's Demise
SolamorsReview by Rob Houston
Solamors is the brainchild of ex-Becoming the Archetype member Alex Kenis. He recruited ex-ex-Becoming the Archetype vocalist Jason Wisdom and drummer Travis Turner (who played with Kenis before BTA...
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