Thunder and Lightning: A Late-Night Encounter with Modey Lemon

Thunder and Lightning: A Late-Night Encounter with Modey Lemon
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While Phil made a final comment, “If you like the Liars new record, then you will like our new stuff,” the three of them stepped out into the night. The door slammed shut and I was alone, quaking from the encounter. The storm raged outside. My mind began to deconstruct the events of the evening,

Red Eyed Legends – October 2004

Red Eyed Legends – October 2004
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“We’re the red-eyed legends from the night before, the TV babies from the media war.” – The Germs. [Red Eyed Legends: “Red Eyed” doesn’t have a hypen, you grammar-purist assholes.] Frontman and living legend Chris Thomson, Red Eyed Legend that is, lives in Chicago, where he says “It’s all right, some days, but it’s a

ANTiSEEN – October 2004

ANTiSEEN – October 2004
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Wait! Wait before you go forming your political views based around your favorite kiddy punk band or Punkvoter.com and its brainless communist Hot Topic army. The least you can do to seem a tad bit intelligent would be to hear the other side of the story from a real punk band that has been around

Interlocking Puzzle Pieces: Jessica Something Jewish Join Together From the Farflung Corners of Utah

Interlocking Puzzle Pieces: Jessica Something Jewish Join Together From the...
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All the members of Jessica Something Jewish live in completely different areas of the state, so I can’t really sum up their location in one city. James Glines(vocals/beats) lives in Bountiful. I’ve known him as a singer/songwriter for a couple years and have frequented many open mics with the guy. When I finally got the

Review: Reality Crisis – Who Is Your Messiah?

Review: Reality Crisis – Who Is Your Messiah?
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REALITY CRISIS WHO IS YOUR MESSIAH? Crust War This sounds a lot like Conflict when they used to write two-minute anthems instead of lengthy anarcho-epics. Of course, being a Crust War band, Reality Crisis turns the “crud” settings on their amps up to 11 and gouges eardrums with their Extreme Noise Terror-inspired screaming. Still, there’s

Review: Effigy – Grinding Metal Massacre

Review: Effigy – Grinding Metal Massacre
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Effigy Grinding Metal Massacre Crust War Side A starts with a somber intro that builds up to a plodding, heavy pace, just like Amebix. The main riff sounds a lot like Antisect, so Effigy is still within crust-punk territory. Uh oh; the thrash metal riff just started. The singer sounds like he did time in

Review: Zoe – From Hell

Review: Zoe – From Hell
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ZOE FROM HELL Crust War They’ve been described as “total Amebix-worshipping raw biker metal punk,” and all I’d have to add is, “with Slayer solos!” The recording is raw but really full. Zoe sounds like they’re always on the verge of full-on thrash metal but constantly stick to straightforward drum beats and riffs instead of

Review: Battery Cage – World Wide Wasteland

Review: Battery Cage – World Wide Wasteland
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BATTERY CAGE WORLD WIDE WASTELAND Metropolis 4/5 In the midst of twisted and evolved Industrial genres, have you ever wondered what happened to Industrial? Battery Cage has some answers with their first release on Metropolis, World Wide Wasteland. The perfect amounts of guitar and electronics unite to make a powerful Industrial album. It starts with

Review: Displacer – Arroyo

Review: Displacer – Arroyo
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DISPLACER ARROYO M-tronic 4.5/5 It has only been a little more than a year since Displacer made his mark on the IDM scene with Moon_Phase and he is already back with his second masterpiece, Arroyo. Eleven original tracks feature beautiful soundscapes with delicate rhythms, making Arroyo a “must-have” for fans of Beefcake, Lapsed and Gridlock.

Review: Beefcake – Viande De Gateau

Review: Beefcake – Viande De Gateau
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BEEFCAKE VIANDE DE GATEAU Delikatessan Records 5/5 Viande De Gateau has got to be the biggest tease of this year. This 10″ vinyl contains a mere four delicious tracks that are incredibly satisfying, but will leave you craving more. It begins with “gv-001-2003″, super glitchy pops and break beats and lasts only four and a