Category: Album Review
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Album Review: The Gaslight Anthem – ‘Handwritten’
New to the Mercury Records family, New Jersey’s Gaslight Anthem were due for a change. In interviews, singer/guitarist Brian Fallon expressed some regrets about 2010’s American Slang. It certainly wasn’t a bad album, but it featured some bluesy/gospel-inspired songs that didn’t add up to a consistent collection. Fallon followed this up with a side project,…
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Album Review: Hot Water Music – ‘Exister’
The last time we heard from legendary Gainesville, Florida punk band Hot Water Music, it was 2004’s New What Next. Since then, each member has been involved in different musical projects, some solo and some as part of other established groups. No matter their paths, there was always a sense that there was some unfinished…
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Album Review: Garbage – ‘Not Your Kind Of People’
It’s hard to believe that it’s been seven years since Garbage released an album. Seemingly out of nowhere, they have returned to release their fifth studio album Not Your Kind Of People and it sounds to me like they’ve never left. Their self-titled debut was a 90’s alternative classic with singles like “Only Happy When…
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Album Review: Pennywise – ‘All Or Nothing’
When most bands lose their lead singer, they end up calling it quits as no one else can replace their signature sound. In 2009, Jim Lindberg who fronted Pennywise for over 21 years decided to call it quits to pursue other interests. Enter Zoli Téglás from Ignite. A lot of people have been skeptical of…
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Album Review: Marilyn Manson – ‘Born Villain’
Marilyn Manson is one of those rare figures in music who truly deserves the term “artist”. Since 1995’s platinum-certified Antichrist Superstar, Marilyn Manson – the man, and the band- have had great success creating dark and imaginative concept albums that seamlessly blended music and imagery into one cohesive whole. Born Villain is the title of…
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Album Review: Sleigh Bells – ‘Reign of Terror’
An appearance on Saturday Night Live is certainly one way to thrust a band into the national spotlight. That’s not entirely the case with Sleigh Bells. Their 2010 album Treats came out of nowhere to enthrall and repel audiences on a very large scale. They created a huge internet buzz and not-quite silently developed a following.…
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Album Review: Korn – ‘The Path of Totality’
After the unlistenable mess that was 2007’s ‘Untitled’ album and 2010’s warmed-over attempt to recapture the magic ‘Korn III: Remember Who You Are,’ where was the once-mighty band to go? Korn’s heyday was during the of-maligned nu-metal phase that dominated rock radio in the mid to late 90’s. Since then, most of their contemporaries have…
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Album Review: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – ‘The Magic of Youth’
If 2009’s ‘Pin Points and Gin Joints’ was The Mighty Mighty Bosstones roaring back to life and recapturing their old magic, 2011’s ‘The Magic of Youth’ is them tightening their collective grip on what makes them great. After being at this for more than 25 years , you would think they would know what they…
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Album Review: Mastodon – ‘The Hunter’
Mastodon has proven itself to be a band with the talent to back up its ambition. It’s hard to get much more ambitious than 2009’s Crack The Skye. That album saw the band reach the apex of their prog-rock tendencies. How would they top that? Of course, the answer is to go in a completely…
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Album Review: New Found Glory – ‘Radiosurgery’
Over the years, New Found Glory has become a household name for those who are into the pop-punk scene. Whether you’ve been listening to them from their days in Florida (circa 1997) or just discovering them, their new album Radiosurgery will have both long time fans and newbies alike shaking their moneymakers on the dance floor.…
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