Album Reviews

Score: 9/10 URL: https://www.facebook.com/redlinechemistry With a sound that reminds me somewhat of Disturbed, but is still uniquely all their own, hard rock group, Red Line Chemistry, is gearing up for the release of their album, Chemical High and a Hand Grenade, on July 24th. Red Line Chemistry was formed in …

Kwame Binea Shakedown URL: http://www.kwamebineashakedown.com/ Kwame Binea and Shakedown form a barnstorming eight-piece outfit that have romped up and down the eastern seaboard with their ear-catching blend of rock, funk, R&B, blues, world music, and soul. If you need or appreciate labels, there’s none that define this community of musicians …

Shauna Burns – “Hazel” URL: http://shaunaburns.com/music/ Singer/songwriter Shauna Burns has a decade long career working in the same vein of performers like Tori Amos and Sarah McLachlan. Her 2005 debut, Every Thought, introduced her personal brand of piano theatrics tinged with a light Celtic flavor. She has shown a willingness …

Margo Rey – “Never 2 Late” URL: http://margorey.com/ It isn’t enough to have an unique voice. It isn’t enough to have technical skills. These are valuable qualities for any artist to possess, but passion is more essential than any of the aforementioned things. It isn’t white-knuckled, screaming until your hoarse …

Hailing from Indiana, alternative rock band Mardi Belle is making their debut with the EP Beautiful Tuesday. Beautiful Tuesday is an impossibly catchy EP, with accessible guitar riffs and impressive amounts of energy coming from behind the drum kit. Mardi Belle have most definitely garnered their musical inspiration from many …

Today, the most gorgeous album of the years has been released. Australian alternative-electro band Tame Impala’s third studio album Currents is the absolute best alternative release of the year. Front man and founder Kevin Parker has created a beautifully emotional masterpiece. The minimalist electronic sound is a relatively new for Tame …

Ohio’s Red Sun Rising try to shine a light on organic music and bring back the idea of a traditional rock band.

Today is a good day for fans of blues-infused alternative rock, as the brand new self-titled album from artist Malkasian is available for your listening pleasure through Bandcamp. Judging from its clean and professional sound, it’s hard for one to believe that Malkasian was recorded in the no-frills atmosphere that …

Red River Family Records has announced the date for Twilight Fauna and Møllehøj’s Jennifer Christensen’s split 7″ release.   ‘Crossing the Threshold,’ the upcoming single from the one-man ambient metal band, Twilight Fauna is reminiscent of Twilight Fauna’s previous work Hymns of A Forgotten Homeland. The single will captivate its …

  Score: 9/10 URL: http://www.murderfmmusic.com/ Like many fellow metal listeners, I occasionally find myself in need of some music to reflect and release the frustration inside. Murder F.M. fills that role spectacularly with their upcoming 11-track LP, Happily Never After, set to release on August 7th via Famous Records Global/Pavement Entertainment, …

It’s human nature that most bands of the metal variety cling to their purist tendencies. Often times they’ll dismiss any influences that are decidedly ‘not metal’. On occasion, they may sheepishly deny being metal altogether. On the contrary, London, England’s Seven7 embrace a diverse array of styles without shame. In …

Three Day Millionaires is a fresh punk rock outfit from Hull, England, consisting of Danny Harrison (vocals), Adam Pyrah (guitar), Nick Milner (guitar), and Jamie Dean (drums). Not exactly newcomers to the hardcore scene, as former members of Freaks Union, The Living Daylights, Outspoken Silence and Vultures in Vivid Colours, …