Review: Cricco Castelli – La Casa del Jazz

Review: Cricco Castelli – La Casa del Jazz
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Smooooooooth. Producer Cricco Castelli debuts on this classic label with a hot fiery number set and jet for summer. … read more

Review: Jon Cutler ft. Michael Watford – Watcha Gonna Do

Review: Jon Cutler ft. Michael Watford – Watcha Gonna Do
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Currently on a roll heading up MN2S 10th anniversary celebrations, New York-based Jon Cutler delivers another killer vocal gem showcasing Michael Watford. … read more

Review: Anal Vomit – Demoniac Flagellations

Review: Anal Vomit – Demoniac Flagellations
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The name Anal Vomit makes one expect this band to be yet another ridiculous gore-grind band — not so! … read more

Review: Death Du Jour – Fragments of Perdition

Review: Death Du Jour – Fragments of Perdition
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If you are into Drawn and Quartered, Mortician, Centinex or anything in between, you should own this release of Death Du Jour! … read more

Review: Winter Solstice – The Fall of Rome

Review: Winter Solstice – The Fall of Rome
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Ooh, tricky — I thought by the title and statue on the cover, this would be gothic metal or power metal, but it’s just another piece-of-shit screamo band. … read more

Review: Enthroned – XES Hareticum

Review: Enthroned – XES Hareticum
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While most BM bands annoy me with their vocalists constantly screeching into the microphone, Enthroned’s vocalist is actually the focal point of the band for many people. … read more

Review: Usurper – Cryptobeast

Review: Usurper – Cryptobeast
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I would have to say that, overall, this is a pretty crushing record, but I’ve heard better from these guys. … read more

Review: Codeseven – Dancing Echoes/Dead Sounds

Review: Codeseven – Dancing Echoes/Dead Sounds
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Apparently Codeseven were once a screamcore band whose high watermark was a cover of “Boys of Summer.” One day they got older, heard Radiohead and traded in their metal. … read more

Review: Dynasty – Black Box

Review: Dynasty – Black Box
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Dynasty, however, are rather enjoyable in that they take all the hand claps and mix it with a certain sleazy sound that has the same texture as a Soft Cell album. … read more

Review: Starflyer 59 – Talking Voice VS. Singing Voice

Review: Starflyer 59 – Talking Voice VS. Singing Voice
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It’s epic in a small box theater, but not exactly made for big booming stadiums. … read more

Review: Kasabian – Self-Titled

Review: Kasabian – Self-Titled
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Kasabian Self-Titled RCA Kasabian have been a guilty pleasure of mine since hearing the opening of “Club Foot.” Granted, they aren’t completely original. You can pinpoint various points in Manchester’s history of music that pop up in abundance throughout the album, fitting in somewhere post-Happy Mondays and the Charlatan’s happier days with a dash of

Review: Peter Murphy – Unshattered

Review: Peter Murphy – Unshattered
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Unshattered is aptly titled in that it never really rattles. … read more