Music Reviews
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Oct 11 Reviews
Self Destruction
Fight Before SurrenderReview by Darcy Rumble
Fight Before Surrender has been bringing their brand of punk rock (which they’ve dubbed “hammerfist rock and roll”) out of Columbus, Ohio since 2003. The four-piece has persevered through...
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Oct 6 Reviews
My Judas Scene
Arms for ElephantsReview by Taylor Weston
Minnesota isn’t widely known for exporting much in the way of heavy music. Children 18:3 comes to mind as notable, one to prove that growing up in the North...
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Sep 28 Reviews
Motion Sickness
The Road to MilestoneReview by Taylor Boyce
The Road to Milestone is an electronic hardcore band from Pennsylvania. Their most recent album, Motion Sickness, is a good, high quality recording, but it doesn’t bring anything entirely...
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Sep 22 Reviews
Take Out the Trash
Nate Allen and the Pac-Away DotsReview by Patrick Duncan
First of all, where has the line “kicking myself to the curb” been all my life? I am always impressed when a twist on an old phrase is created...
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Sep 20 Reviews
Tin
Pocket VinylReview by Sean Huncherick
Discovering Pocket Vinyl is comparable to stumbling upon an obscure indie film on Netflix no one else has seen. Think of a movie that doesn’t carry the flash of...
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Sep 14 Reviews
Dark Before Dawn
Breaking BenjaminReview by Ben Rickaby
Breaking Benjamin frontman Benjamin Burnley called it a day and packed up his band back in 2010 to take care of his health issues. Dark Before Dawn announces his...
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Sep 14 Reviews
Life on Repeat
ConduitReview by Darcy Rumble
On the surface, post-hardcore four-piece Conduit appears to be just another heavy band in an over-saturated genre. Instead, the Coventry, U.K. band’s debut full length, Life on Repeat, is...
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Sep 14 Reviews
To Those Left Behind
BlessthefallReview by Taylor Weston
To make any original statement in art is profoundly difficult, even more so when the field is riddled with the tracks of others who have previously tried, leaving behind...
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Aug 26 Reviews
Found in Far Away Places
August Burns RedReview by Sean Huncherick
I first heard about August Burns Red in 2005 when their debut album, Thrill Seeker, came out in 2005 through Solid State Records. I tried to ignore them. I...
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Aug 26 Reviews
Turn it Off / Turn it On
The Old-TimersReview by Ben Rickaby
Music, like most art, leaves room for interpretation. The Old-Timers, in true punk fashion and against that grain, walk up and punch you in the face with their convictions....
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Aug 25 Reviews
Space EP
The Devil Wears PradaReview by Doug Van Pelt
The EP has evolved over time. Like the music industry’s acronym for “long play” record albums (LP), EP stands for “extended play,” and it used to be a teaser...
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Aug 25 Reviews
The Awakening
P.O.D.Review by Doug Van Pelt
When George H. Bush’s voice comes through the speakers at the start of P.O.D.’s new album, you know something different is at hand. Payable On Death has decided to...
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Aug 17 Reviews
Coward
Haste the DayReview by Taylor Boyce
If you came up with bands such as Underoath, Norma Jean or Inhale Exhale, you know of Haste the Day. The good news is you’re in for a treat...
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Aug 17 Reviews
Being as an Ocean
Being as an OceanReview by Jordan Gonzalez
Bands that stick too closely to their “sound” can fall into a rut, especially on the third try. After fans hear the “sound” twice before, the luster wears off...
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Aug 3 Reviews
Sing My Welcome Home
Pacific GoldReview by Sarah Brehm
Pacific Gold’s mission is to take old (often obscure) hymns and repurpose them with new music and arrangements. The result is the debut album Sing My Welcome Home, released...
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Aug 3 Reviews
Pale Horses
mewithoutYouReview by Jordan Gonzalez
For their sixth studio album, the Philadelphia-based mewithoutYou continues to write music with calmer undertones in Pale Horses. You won’t find the constant pulsating riffs and screechy, hardcore vocals...
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Aug 3 Reviews
The Circle Binds
GlowerReview by Nick Sabin
For those who assume there is nothing but snowy plains up in North Dakota — you are greatly mistaken. Glower, comprised of Josh Sibernagel of Hands and Sean Murray...
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Aug 3 Reviews
Costly
Ghost ShipReview by Sarah Brehm
The folksy aspect of Costly, the sophomore studio EP from worship band Ghost Ship (formerly of Mars Hill), makes the album a breath of fresh air in the overly...
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Jul 31 Reviews
Justice Creeps Slow
Strengthen What RemainsReview by Sean Huncherick
Strengthen What Remains is back with a quick and heavy 13-minute EP, Justice Creeps Slow, the follow-up to their debut LP, Turning a Blind Eye. Fans of the band’s...
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Jul 31 Reviews
With You in Mind
PapertownsReview by Matt Hassenmueller
Within the first forty-five seconds, I am hooked; the tender, distorted guitar coupled with the heartfelt vocals drew me in. I feel as if I am being dragged through...
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