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Album Review: Jonathan Davis – Black Labyrinth

Korn are one of the biggest names from the nu-metal genre, starting in the 1990’s, and have, in total, recorded 12 studio albums. In that time, frontman Jonathan Davis had been planning solo projects, including writing the soundtrack for films like, Queen of the Damned and American Satan. So after …

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EP Review: Personality Cult S/T (Out June 1)

Personality Cult is the fresh project of Los Angeles singer-songwriter James Clifford. Sporting equal channeling from indie rock and new wave of the 80s, Clifford commands a multi-spectrum sonic atmosphere all his own. His debut single for this year, “Decay,” has been receiving steadily warm feedback for its authentic, yet …

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Album Review: Reef ‘Revelation’

For the first time in 18 long years … Reef return with a new album!   Their first album since 2000’s ‘Getaway’, it finds the band in fine form.  Their first album with new guitarist Jesse Wood (son of a certin Rolling Stone) it was recorded in Ireland with Producer George …

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Album Review: Charley Crockett ‘Lonesome As A Shadow’

Inspired by the life of his ancestor Davy Crockett, Texas native Charley Crockett has just returned with his much anticipated ‘Lonesome As A Shadow’ album.  Having spent time traveling the world, spending time in Paris, Spain, Morocco and Northern Africa as well as singing on the streets across the U.S. …

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Album Review: Hawthorne Heights – Bad Frequencies

Hawthorne Heights are back with a brand new album Bad Frequencies. It’s their first release in five years since 2013’s Zero. The Ohio rock band might have shifted their music style around in the 17 years they’ve been a band, but this latest full-length is packed full of summery rock …

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Album Review: Royal Coda

What happens when three former members of some of the most distinct rock bands get together? If Royal Coda is any indication, the answer is any hardcore fan’s dream. Formed in Sacramento, Royal Coda touts Kurt Travis (Dance Gavin Dance, A Lot Like Birds), Sergio Medina (Stolas, Sianvar, Eidola), and …

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Album Review: Shinedown – Attention Attention

Shinedown have been one of those bands that manages to transcend through the rock genre since they started in 2001, and continuously gaining more fans and praise as they continue to release albums. Now with their 6th studio album, ATTENTION ATTENTION, are the band able to continue that success? It’s …

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Album Review: From Ashes to New – The Future

You know those days when you just can’t decide what kind of music you fancy listening to? Those days might be numbered with the release of From Ashes to New’s sophomore album The Future. The Pennsylvanian four-piece have gone through a few line-up changes since their debut Day One to …

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Album Review: Avantist (S/T)

Avantist contains a foundation that is fostered equally by finesse and family. Based in Chicago, Illinois, the quartet is held together by the familial bond of the Arias brothers (Fernando – vocals, David – guitar, Erick – bass, and Luis – drums), who have each flourished in their roles since …

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Album Review: A Perfect Circle – Eat The Elephant

A review on Eat The Elephant, the first new album in 14 years from A Perfect Circle.

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Album Review: Tesseract – Sonder

Having cemented themselves as one of the staples of djent, the U.K.’s Tesseract have returned with their fourth LP, Sonder, a captivating work of metal that demonstrates the band’s continued pursuit to blur genre boundaries. Given that Tesseract’s already renowned discography has effectively raised expectations for their future projects, longtime …

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Album Review: Skindred – Big Tings

Skindred began their ‘Ragga Metal’ saga way back in 2004 with their debut LP Babylon and have followed this up by some big albums including their most recent records Kill The Power and Volume. On 27th April, the Welsh ragga rockers will drop their seventh album ‘Big Tings’ and are risking quite …

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