Music Review
Pospolite Ruszenie plays a brand of folk metal that is more on the metal side than the black/death metal side. They also are a bit different than the average folk metal band in that you get a great blend of traditional polish instruments and modern heavy metal. According to the press release: “The record showcases…
When I said A Human Comedy is a serious contender for album of the year in 2014, I wasn’t being flippant. This album stands head and shoulders above other albums in a year that saw a large number of really good albums. Stephen Mark Sarro and company have utilized what worked well for Tantrum of…
One of my musical highlights last year was seeing The Waterboys live for the first time. They were on the Fisherman’s Blues box set tour. The live set jammed in as many classics as they could and they played one new song. The songs was called “Still a Freak”, a straight up blues number. With…
Every so often I hear a band and make such a strong connection to the music that it becomes hard to even convey through words. Stranger Kings is one of those bands. It is a band that must be experienced by listening and it is an album that makes a connection in your soul. Fans…
Deni Gauthier brings us an ep of stripped back Christmas classics, just in time for the holidays. This collection showcases some of Deni’s favorite Christmas tunes, most of which you are probably familiar with. The first track is probably the least known of the collection, Hawksley Workman’s “A House Or Maybe A Boat.” Even though I…
Theo Obrastoff returns with a Christmas album that is a bit different from Christmas albums you are used to hearing. Have you ever wondered what would happen if you mixed a traditional orchestral or jazz Christmas album with a more rock-oriented modern Christmas album? If so, then look no further. The result of a mixture…
This three song EP is barely over six minutes long. Broken serves up another release of old school hardcore, sounding a bit more on the faster side of Revivalist. The energy and passion are also present on this release. Several labels seems to know how to find these old school hardcore bands that still have…
A short ep of old school hardcore mixed with modern energy and passion. Fron what I remember, the first wave of spirit-filled hardcore started off strong but became tired sounding fast. If the original bands of that movement had been able to keep the level of energy that Revivalist does on this ep, the whole…
Don’t let the Thumper Punk label fool you – its not always about punk. This EP is a foray into singer-songwriter territory. Well, it is by a punk rocker, so I guess it’s close to punk – somewhat. But pretty much all you have here is Sef and his guitar (usually acoustic). Harsher punk vocals…
Moral Monsters plays old school punk rock that is musically satisfying. The problem with this short ep is the lyrics. As you can tell by the name, this ep deals with post modernism and other problems in the church. Or at least, they try to. Unfortunately, the band’s complete misunderstanding of the topics they cover…