GUTBUCKET – Sludge Test
reviewed by Sean Lambert

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. [...]

UNKNOWNN – S/T
reviewed by Alex Murphy

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

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

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 [...]

DEAD TO FALL – The Phoenix Throne
reviewed by Jenny Carter

Formed in 1999 in Chicago, Illinois, Dead to Fall has undergone a more than usual number of lineup changes through the years. Despite this challenge, [...]

THE SOUNDS – Dying to Say This to You
reviewed by Ryan Brosmer

Everyone is raving that this female-fronted Swedish rock revival is the next big thing. I’m just not hearing it. There is a definite hook in [...]

DAZY HEAD MAZY – Acoustic Cities
reviewed by Alex Murphy

Dazy Head Mazy sounds like 1997 — the height of the post-grunge bands, which was then stereotypical radio rock, which does not come off as [...]

CUE THE DOVES – Architectures of the Atmosphere
reviewed by Zach Gajewski

Architectures of the Atmosphere is a loosely space-themed, umpteenth-generation post-hardcore disc with a somewhat gothic vibe. The drumming is sloppy, the vocals are all over [...]

COUGARS – Pillow Talk
reviewed by Ryan Brosmer

For the past four years my high school has pounded into my head the motto, “It’s a great day to be a Cougar!” As for [...]

GUTBUCKET – Sludge Testreviewed by Sean Lambert

GIL MANTERA’S PARTY DREAM – Blood Songsreivewed by Sean Lambert

ABNER TRIO – Distant Thunder Of The Sacred Forcereviewed by Peter Terebesi

YEAR FUTURE – First World Feverreviewed by Cynthia Gayton

FOR THOSE LOST – This is Our Fightreviewed by Ryan Brosmer

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

FIGHTSTAR – They Liked You Better When You Were Deadreviewed by Cynthia Gayton

UNKNOWNN – S/Treviewed by Alex Murphy

DOA – Live Free or Diereviewed by Craig Gilbert

SUBMACHIN3 – Off The Rails: Loose At The Moosereviewed by Seth Gotro

DEAD TO FALL – The Phoenix Thronereviewed by Jenny Carter

THE SOUNDS – Dying to Say This to Youreviewed by Ryan Brosmer

DAZY HEAD MAZY – Acoustic Citiesreviewed by Alex Murphy

CUE THE DOVES – Architectures of the Atmospherereviewed by Zach Gajewski

COUGARS – Pillow Talkreviewed by Ryan Brosmer

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