Trance-influenced industrial? I am in no way an expert on either of those genres (I can’t really even claim to be a fan of trance), but I do love industrial and I like what I hear from Human 2.7. H2-7’s MySpace page says that they have been compared to Paul Oakenfold and Front 242. I…
The second round of re-issues by Intense Millennium brought us the re-mastered re-issue of the classic debut by Ransom. When this album first came out in 1990, pop/glam metal ruled the airwaves and Ransom was immediately stuck in that genre in many people’s minds. Truthfully, though, Ransom was more of a straight ahead metal band…
Old-school punk rockers Upside Down Room are finally back with a new ep. If you thought they broke up or called it quits long ago – think again! They were just laying low for a while. Their newest ep has six songs total, with two older songs re-recorded and four new songs. And yes, the…
Third time is the charm… right? Saying that would actually imply that the first two times were not that great – but that is not the case with Numb…Reborn by Klank. Numb was first released independently in 1999 and then updated a bit and re-released in 2000. Now in 2010 we have Numb…Reborn. At first,…
Elim Hall was a fairly obscure alternative band that – believe it or not – was signed to Reunion Records in 1986. Their debut release Things Break pretty much sounded like nothing else that was on Reunion or any other major CCM label at the time. Their sound was heavily influenced by early U2 –…
I think we have a knack at DTL for loving under-appreciated bands and artists. Josh Dooley of Map definitely counts as one of those. His song writing and guitar playing skills are genius. Don’t believe me? Think I am just being a silly fanboy? Well, now you have the chance to find out for yourself.…
Some of the names on this album might be familiar. Swarm of Bats is made up of four former members of Brandtson. But this isn’t your Daddy’s emo band. In fact, its not emo at all. Swarm of Bats is going for a garage rock apocalypse, and I think they might have accomplished just that.…
The new album by Aradhna, Namaste Sate, is a work of beauty. Everything from the photography to the videos to the music comes together in one awe-inspiring package. How appropriate, since Aradhna means “worship.” For those unfamiliar with Aradhna, they are an original mix of Hindi language, English language, rock music, Indian music, guitar, sitar,…
Bloodgood’s classic debut album gets the re-issue treatment from Intense Millennium Records. The sound is classic metal – a little power, a little melodic, but all shred. The only real problem when it was first released was the limited recording budget. Now that has been fixed with a nice re-mastering job that really helps these…
Sacred Warrior was one of the first Christian bands to take on the progressive metal genre pioneered by Queensryche. They are not copycats by any means, but fans of simple riff rock might want to look elsewhere. You probably already know the album – so let’s talk about the re-issue. The sound is vastly improved…