Delain began as an alternate project of Martijn Westerholt, former keyboardist for the pioneering symphonic metal band Within Temptation. With their first album released in 2006, Delain has been steadily gaining widespread popularity and carving their own name into the sphere of symphonic metal as a more pop/rock oriented alternative …
Read More »EP Review: Excellion – Unsean
With a unique blend of prog metal and metalcore, Mexican quartet Excellion have come through with an interesting blend of heavy and technical material in their latest EP Unsean. With this project, Excellion has given themselves a platform to put together their genre-mixing style which should catch the ears of …
Read More »Angie and the Deserters – Blood Like Wine
Angie and the Deserters – Blood Like Wine URL: http://www.angieandthedeserters.com/ This powerhouse outing represents the next natural step in the development of Angie and the Deserters. Their debut full length garnered considerable praise as evidence of life in an otherwise moribund genre and their latest release, Blood Like Wine, goes …
Read More »Suzan’ah Free – Sweet Tropical Dreams
YOU TUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5hMqmtncPA Self taught musician and singer Suzanah Free has released a new album entitled Sweet Tropical Dreams. Exposed to jazz, Broadway, old songs of Hawaii and Latin rhythms at a young age by her parents, Suzanah taught herself how to play the ukulele, guitar and piano which she …
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Artist: Jokatech Album: Standing Still Symphony X Primary URL: http://jokatech.webs.com/ Last year I had the chance to review a very particular album, it was hard for me to label back then because while it had enough music to be considered a music record, the way the artist delivered the lyrics …
Read More »EP Review: Lightscape – For Present, For Past (Out September 2)
Last year, Norwich, England’s Lightscape debuted with a competent blend of alternative riffing and progressive textures. Within a relatively short span, assiduous work and tenacity would reward them considerably. The quintet went on earning large-scale exposure, having opened for acclaimed post-hardcore act Lonely the Brave as well as appearing on …
Read More »Paul Kloschinsky – Nobody Knows
Paul Kloschinsky – Nobody Knows URL: http://www.kloschinsky.com/ From the land of Gordon Lightfoot and Leonard Cohen, Paul Kloschinsky’s songwriting aspires, in its own individual fashion, to scale similar heights. It has the same personal tilt placing him apart from a sizable contingent of peers north of the border and throughout …
Read More »Spark and Whisper – Monument
Spark and Whisper – Monument URL: http://www.sparkandwhisper.com/ You can hear faint echoes of Arlo Guthrie, Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan and many of the great folk singers of yore on Monument, the latest platter from Cali-bred twangers Spark and Whisper. They just have that aura of a time gone by. The …
Read More »Album Review: Gemini Syndrome – Memento Mori
Gemini Syndrome return to continue their journey from Lux to Memento Mori.
Read More »Clay Melton Band
Clay Melton Band URL: http://claymeltonband.com/ The Clay Melton Band plays like a musical guest tossed into a scene of your favorite youth drama, a la “One Tree Hill.” Fun, sly, and full of attitude, they are no less or more than what you paid for. They are exactly what you …
Read More »EP Review: The Comedown – Doubt
The Comedown (The CMDWN) is set to release its first EP, Doubt, later this week on Friday, August 19th. Hailing from Salt Lake City, Utah, the four-piece act’s sound crosses genres by combining traditional R&B and alternative rock elements, and adding some hip hop into the mix. Think catchy riffs, …
Read More »EP Review. D.S. Bradford: Elemental Evolution
D.S. Bradford has released Elemental Evolution EP which melds together light and dark sounds, engaging listeners and putting forth a record that will get people talking. “The Rise” is under a minute long but showcases what Bradford can do in so little time. It is haunting with a piano …
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