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Album Reviews
Metal Monday Volume 107 (1.28.13)
It’s been nearly three years since the aggro industrial metallers Combichrist released the superb Making Monsters and to pay fans back for the wait, they’ve released not one, but two, albums. No Redemption serves not only as a companion piece/soundtrack for the Devil May Cry video game but also as a 2-CD set featuring one disc of completely new material written for DMC and a second disc of previously released Combichrist tracks which could easily be a “best of” for […]
Yo La Tengo Fade: Album Review
Indie rock legends Yo La Tengo are back with a new album, “Fade.” Dennis takes a listen-should you?
Tomahawk, Oddfellows: The Spin Cycle Review
Tomahawk is back with their fourth full-length, “Oddfellows.” Come check out our review!
Ulterior, The Bleach Room: The Spin Cycle Review
Make no mistake, no band is making the kind of music that Ulterior make in this day and age. Dark,goth-y and reeking of the smell of dry ice, fog machines and clubs that have very strict dress codes on Friday nights, The Bleach Room is like the opening salvo of The Hunger on acid. Think ‘8o’s era Ministry or Skinny Puppy fronted by the bastard child of Peter Murphy and John Lydon with the full use of today’s technologies put through […]
Spin Cycle: Ra Ra Riot, Beta Love
There are quite a few releases that I’m looking forward to in the first quarter of 2013. The first to hit shelves is Beta Love, the third full-length LP from indie darlings Ra Ra Riot. Following 2010’s The Orchard, the last time we had a new release from the band was their excellent cover of Steve Winwood’s “Valerie” a Record Store Day 2012 exclusive release. Just over a month ago, the band leaked “When I Dream” in advance of the album. As I noted in our Singles Bar post on the track , “When […]
Teena Marie’s Beautiful Epitaph: Album Review
The late, great Teena Marie was working on an album at the time of her passing. Does “Beautiful” match up to the best work of the soul legend?
Newsted, Metal: The Spin Cycle Review
Jason Newsted is back. After years experimenting, Newsted is revisiting thrash metal in a glorious fashion. If you felt like Death Magnetic almost got it right, you’ll find that Metal is the final piece to complete that puzzle. It’s actually like a continuation of …And Justice For All and while Newsted might not have those Hetfieldian pipes, he sure makes up for it in true grit. “Soldierhead” kicks things off with a Motorhead inspired thrashfest and continues into the thunderous […]
Goddamn Electric: Warbeast/Phil Anselmo’s War of the Gargantuas
Phil Anselmo’s latest project is called Warbeast, and their EP “War of the Gargantuas” is out now. Check out our review!
Spin Cycle: blink-182, “Dogs Eating Dogs”
The very existence of blink-182’s new EP, Dogs Eating Dogs, might be surprising for several reasons. For one, it was rather quietly released online the week before Christmas. For another, it’s the band’s first independent release since splitting from longtime label DGC/Interscope several months ago. But most surprising is that, in five songs across 19 furious minutes, Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker have finally delivered upon the promise of their most mature and affecting album, 2003’s self-titled effort. Their last full-length, 2011’s Neighborhoods , was […]
Picture Me Broken’s Manequins: The Spin Cycle Review
Does Picture Me Broken’s debut EP Manequins live up to the hype? Check out our review!
Printts A Superhero Status 2: Album Review
New Orleans rapper Printts A is making waves with his new album “Superhero Status 2.” Check out our review.