Nostalgia Review – Poison the Well
Now, if you’re talking about nostalgic material from Poison The Well, the obvious choice has either got to be The Opposite of December or Tear From the Red. Both are great…errr actually, I must confess...
View ArticleNostalgia Review: Killswitch Engage – The End of Heartache
When talking about metalcore bands, names like Shadows Fall, Lamb of God, and Unearth will often be thrown around as standouts in the genre. One of my personal favorites, and possibly the most well...
View ArticleThe Mineral EndSerenading Experiment – Intro & Track 1
There are many things about myself and my musical tastes that some might find odd, and rightfully so. For instance, I prefer The Eagles over Led Zeppelin, blasphemy I know – ‘The Dude’ would not...
View ArticleIn Defense Of…
Let me describe an album to you. It’s not really a concept album but most of its tracks are thematically linked. It’s divided into two separate sonic halves, the first based around simple, poppy...
View ArticleBrand New – Fight Off Your Demons
Tonight I am going to let the music set my mood, as opposed to the other way around. This is often an exceedingly difficult task to manage, but not if the album in question is Fight Off Your Demons by...
View ArticleA Drive Thru Memory Lane: RX Bandits – Halfway Between Here and There
Every so often in the underground music scene, a record label will come along and completely dominate the market with one successful release after another. Some of these labels become so dependable...
View ArticleIn Defense of…In Reverie
Coming off of what is widely – and rightly – considered to be their finest achievement, 2001′s Stay What You Are, Saves the Day was in a difficult position. How do you follow something that magnificent...
View ArticleRecover – Ceci n’est pas recover EP
As many of you may know, I recently picked up my entire life and moved it on out to Austin, Texas. Being originally from Orange County , CA and growing up in the OC hardcore scene, I was able to see...
View ArticleIn Offense of Your Favorite Weapon
About 12 years ago, I had a quasi-friend (they exist, look it up) that I would bounce music recommendations off of and he would in turn do the same. One of his recommendations was the début of a band...
View ArticleStraylight Run – About Time EP
By the time Straylight Run released their About Time EP, I had pretty much given up on the band. Like most of my peers, I had a special place in my heart for the melancholic angst parade that was...
View Article
