More hardcore? You bet. Rapture is another old school hardcore band, along the variety that leans more towards thrash with nu-metalish break downs. The vocals are a bit more higher pitched than you usually hear in hardcore – which works for me to differentiate their sound, but might not win over people who want the…
I have reviewed many good punk bands recently, but Half Bomber quickly jumps to the top of the heap in my mind. Maybe it’s because they really aren’t strictly punk, but have a driving math rock/hardcore/alternative rock sensibility to their sound. I also hear a slight 90s emo influence in there. A bit hard to…
Describing the sound of Glower is a bit hard – yes, there is an obvious 90s alt rock influence, but they aren’t stuck in the past, either. Various influences from the 90s, 00s, and 10s are all mixed together and melded into a coherent style that really works. The album opener “Low Motion” is a…
I’m still pretty amazed that old school hardcore is having such a comeback recently. Judgement Day sounds like they could be the lead off track from Helpless Amoungst Friends Volume 23 – if that series had kept going. Not everything is stuck in the 90s on here – “Seek” and other songs have some break…
Flukt is described as old school black metal online, and that is pretty accurate description. This is a short ep (4 songs) – so if you somewhat like black metal, but don’t feel like you can handle a full length disc, this is perfect for you. The mix on this ep is good and gives…
Way back in the 90s, an unknown band by the name of Velocipede came out of nowhere with a sound few were familiar with, grabbed a record deal with R.E.X. Records, released a record that gained critical acclaim, and disappeared about as quickly as they appeared on the scene. For those wondering what happened to…
Mike Indest: poet, prophet, musician, theologian, podcaster, tour guider… the man of many hats. He kind of has his own sound that is easy to recognize once you start listening to his music. Alternative / indie / folk / melancholy / deep – if all of that rolled into one was a thing. This time…
How can a band like Luxury take so much time off from recording and still manage to pull together a full album that sounds like they never dropped a beat? Must be something in the beards. If 90s indie rock had been able to keep growing and moving forward instead of turning into another musical…
You have probably read the hype on this album, so why should I review this album again? Because it really is that great, and some of you cynical music diehards out there might need one more gushing review to win you over. I would never, ever gush in a review, but to call this album…
Jimmy Brown of Deliverance/Fearful Symmetry returns with a new Jupiter 6 album. The CD liner may only list five songs, but this is a full length album. The opening track is an epic song that almost reaches the 20 minute mark. Of course, it is broken down into several sections, so it never really gets…