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THE LONG WINTERS – Putting the Days to Bed
reviewed by Jonathan Pack

THE LONG WINTERS – Putting the Days to Bed

This LP has a very good chance of being picked up by a lot of teenage kids, and will definitely give them something to talk [...]

HOME AND GARDEN – History and Geography
reviewed by Jordan Humphrey

HOME AND GARDEN – History and Geography

If you enjoy tripping on peyote, acid, or mushrooms, and you simply need a soundtrack to your wild ride, Home and Garden might be for [...]

AGAINST ALL AUTHORITY – The Restoration of Chaos and Order
reviewed by Jordan Humphrey

AGAINST ALL AUTHORITY – The Restoration of Chaos and Order

AAA is back with a more aggressive album than any of their old stuff. They’ve lost some of the horns and really tried to go [...]

HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS – If Only You Were Lonely
reviewed by Kyle Iverson

HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS – If Only You Were Lonely

Just to clarify, I strongly disliked HH’s first album. Not just because that is the cool thing to do, hate on bands that make it [...]

GUTBUCKET – Sludge Test
reviewed by Sean Lambert

GUTBUCKET – Sludge Test

How can I sum up a band that sounds like everything from Ornette Coleman to Black Sabbath all at once? This could be art-rock. This [...]

GIL MANTERA’S PARTY DREAM – Blood Songs
reivewed by Sean Lambert

GIL MANTERA’S PARTY DREAM – Blood Songs

I’m more accustomed to hearing quality blues music coming from an album on Fat Possum Records, and Bloodsongs ain’t the blues no matter how you [...]

ABNER TRIO – Distant Thunder Of The Sacred Force
reviewed by Peter Terebesi

ABNER TRIO – Distant Thunder Of The Sacred Force

I don’t like Abner Trio. Mostly it’s because of the vocals. The lead vocals are sometimes a little whiny, often slurred on purpose…whatever. The backup [...]

YEAR FUTURE – First World Fever
reviewed by Cynthia Gayton

YEAR FUTURE – First World Fever

Repetitious tracks all seemingly in the same key, and absent the cool graphics on the CD cover, I haven’t much to recommend about this band. [...]

FOR THOSE LOST – This is Our Fight
reviewed by Ryan Brosmer

FOR THOSE LOST – This is Our Fight

Engineer Records touts For Those Lost as being true “cross-over kings.” That is true, in their ability to blend a blaring cacophony of metal and [...]

V/A – Give ‘Em The Boot V
reviewed by Jackson Ellis

V/A – Give ‘Em The Boot V

Streetpunk’s the word for this fifth installment of Hellcat’s popular Give ‘Em The Boot series. If you’ve dug the past four, you’re sure to dig [...]

FIGHTSTAR – They Liked You Better When You Were Dead
reviewed by Cynthia Gayton

FIGHTSTAR – They Liked You Better When You Were Dead

One of the best of the batch this time, Fightstar has a tight and mature sound. No missteps or poorly executed performances among the tracks. [...]

Flaw
words by Shahab Zargari | photo by Erik Dungan

Flaw

In the middle of the desert, an oasis called Vegas sits smack dab in the middle of an enormous valley. Two homeless men sit on [...]

UNKNOWNN – S/T
reviewed by Alex Murphy

UNKNOWNN – S/T

Let’s imagine Evanescence and the Postal Service had a baby (somehow in magical band land), and named it The Unknownn. That, in short, is exactly [...]

DOA – Live Free or Die
reviewed by Craig Gilbert

DOA – Live Free or Die

Way “back in the day” (man, that phrase sucks corn), long before tattooed jocks with baseball caps practiced their capoera spin moves in the pit, [...]

SUBMACHIN3 – Off The Rails: Loose At The Moose
reviewed by Seth Gotro

SUBMACHIN3 – Off The Rails: Loose At The Moose

Well here’s a chunk of my life that I am never going to get back again. I think that I am actually dumber for having [...]

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