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Battlefield of the Mind soundtrack: Album Review

by Jesse on May 8, 2013 • No Comments

Never mind the ridiculously heavy subject matter in the documentary of the same name for the moment, it’s the heavy music of Battlefield Of The Mind that has a “mind” of its’ own and sets this apart from other film companion pieces. Spearheaded by Staind’s Mike Mushok, the soundtrack features collaborations from Mushok, Dave Ellefson, Pete Murray, Troy McLawhorn, and a plethora of hard rock’s elite. Eye Empire begins with the fitting “War Isn’t Over Yet” pummeling your senses into […]

Spin Cycle: Staind’s “Staind”

by Jesse on Sep 15, 2011 • No Comments

Album Reviews / music / Release Dates / Spin Cycle / Videos

It’s album number seven for Staind and the band have decided to go for the throats and revisit their roots meaning Staind is a pummeling beast of an album in the vein of Tormented and Dysfunction. No joke. No lie. When they said they were going in a heavier direction for their latest, they weren’t lying. First thing long time fans will notice is what an angry record this is. It really seems like singer Aaron Lewis consciously made an […]

Where Have You Been, Staind?

by Jesse on Aug 12, 2011 • 1 Comment

Metal Monday / music / Pop Music / rock music

Wow. It’s not often a band declares “Oh yeah, we’re gonna get back to our heavy roots on the new album” and then actually delivers on that statement. Staind really mean it. I haven’t been more than a casual fan of the band since Dysfunction was released back in 1999 (Christ, has this band been around that long?) but the songs I’ve heard off of the forthcoming Staind disc (due September 13th) give me a lot of hope for this […]

Chart Stalker 3/10/11: The British Femmes Have It

by MJ on Mar 10, 2011 • 1 Comment

hip-hop / music / Pop Music / soul music

Let’s give it up for Adele, folks. Her sophomore album, 21, hangs on for a second week at #1 on the Billboard albums chart, with an impressive tally of 168,000 copies sold. Following last week’s 2011-high first week, it officially brings the British vocalist over the half a million mark and gives her the year’s best selling album after only two weeks in stores. It’s also gotten notice for jumping over the million sold mark in her native England, although […]