Review: Imperial Triumphant – Abyssal Gods

Review: Imperial Triumphant – Abyssal Gods
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Imperial Triumphant = Deathspell Omega + Gorguts + Artificial Brain  … read more

Review: Into Another – Omens EP

Review: Into Another – Omens EP
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Into Another = Iron Maiden + Handsome + Supertouch  … read more

Review: Jello Biafra and the New Orleans Ranch and Soul All-Stars – Walk on Jindal’s Splinters

Review: Jello Biafra and the New Orleans Ranch and Soul...
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Jello Biafra and The New Orleans Raunch and Soul All-Stars Walk On Jindal’s Splinters Alternative Tentacles Street: 05.12 Jello Biafra and The New Orleans Raunch and Soul All-Stars = The Animals + Ernie K. Doe + Jello Biafra + John Fred and His Playboy Band This live album is the result of a night inspired

Review: Jeen – Tourist

Review: Jeen – Tourist
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Jeen Tourist Self-Released Street: 06.30 Jeen = Alanis Morissette + Mazzy Star I have a musical crush on Jeen O’ Brien; there is something very nostalgically ’90s about her singer/songwriter style. Tourist sounds like a woman who has a score to settle—“Buena Vista” is a demanding foot stomper with plenty of angst contrasting her softer,

Review: Institute – Catharsis

Review: Institute – Catharsis
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Institute Catharsis Sacred Bones Street: 06.09 Institute = The Dead Boys + Gang of Four A thin-toned, catchy guitar riff begins “Perpetual Ebb,” the first track on Catharsis, and it seems to set the BPM for the whole record. Like most good albums swaying toward the punk genre, the speed enables perpetual pogoing. The vocals,

Review: Iva Dawn – The Only One

Review: Iva Dawn – The Only One
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Iva Dawn The Only One Triple Pop Street: 02.10 Iva Dawn = Florence + The Machine + Cate Le Bon The Only One is Iva Dawn’s six-track debut EP that came to life with the help of a Kickstarter campaign. Whitney Mower is originally from Provo, Utah, but left the LDS church and Salt Lake