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Review: Heimataerde – Gotteskrieger
Heimataerde Gotteskrieger Metropolis Out Now One word: Bagpipes. As one of the latest acts to sign to Metropolis, Heimataerde is going to drop explosions with the four-on-the-floor beats and interesting choice of instruments. The chanting and whispered German in the intro, “Non Nobis,” along with sword sharpening and horses, sets the mood for Gotteskrieger—a follow-up
Review: Various Artists – A.L.P.H.A
Various Artists A.L.P.H.A Geska Records Out Now It’s hard enough to keep up on the new music coming out, but then you pick up something like the double-disc A.L.P.H.A. compilation and suddenly there’s a plethora of new talent to discover. The Geska label provides more than a music service, but also a bank full of
Review: Various Artists – Soundwave Assassins 2
Various Artists Soundwave Assassins 2 Backscatter Out Now With so many talented Salt Lake acts producing new music all over the place, it’s always welcoming to have a single disc that showcases the variety of their efforts. The second volume in the Soundwave Assassin series offers 13 compelling tracks balancing experimental, noise, harsh electronics and
Review: CeCe Rogers – It’s Alright
CeCe Rogers It’s Alright Swing City Ahhhhhh. The GN is back! After the recent success of “Come On & Dance,” the living legend CeCe Rogers returns with a song that will stay in your head as well as in your record box. This features three mixes from “Gee’s Classic Club Mix,” a heavy vocal number
Review: Cerrone – Not too Shabby
Cerrone Not too Shabby Purple Music Here comes another great Cerrone classic after 26 years of life. Purple Music gives it another round of life with Jamie Lewis assigned to remix duty. Following up Jamie’s “Be Thankful” featuring Michelle Weeks (the Miami WMC top tune), this latest soulful disco gem from Switzerland’s finest shows what
Review: Cricco Castelli – La Casa del Jazz
Cricco Castelli La Casa del Jazz Soulfuric Deep Smooooooooth. Producer Cricco Castelli debuts on this classic label with a hot fiery number set and jet for summer. After 15 years in the house music scene and over 50 releases on labels including Defected, MN2S and Catch 22, the man with the Latin love presents his
Review: Jon Cutler ft. Michael Watford – Watcha Gonna Do
Jon Cutler ft. Michael Watford Watcha Gonna Do MN2S Currently on a roll heading up MN2S 10th anniversary celebrations, New York-based Jon Cutler delivers another killer vocal gem showcasing the infamous singer Michael Watford. First heard in Miami WMC, this raw and back-to-roots melody is already hot in the boxes of Tony Humphries, Louie Vega,
Review: Anal Vomit – Demoniac Flagellations
Anal Vomit Demoniac Flagellations From Beyond Productions The name Anal Vomit makes one expect this band to be yet another ridiculous gore-grind band—not so! Instead, you get rabid, old school, thrash-inspired war metal! And it’s damned good. Only problem: The singer likes to play live and pose in band photos with no pants. That is
Review: Death Du Jour – Fragments of Perdition
Death Du Jour Fragments of Perdition Golden Lake Productions With a silly name like that, you would expect these guys to sound like Lawnmower Death or something, but instead, it’s Finnish death metal, the old-school way—fucking heavy and fast. If you are into Drawn and Quartered, Mortician, Centinex or anything in between, you should own
Review: Winter Solstice – The Fall of Rome
Winter Solstice The Fall of Rome Metal Blade Records Ooh, tricky—I thought by the title and statue on the cover, this would be gothic metal or power metal, but it’s just another piece-of-shit screamo metalcore band. Fuck this waste of plastic. And I wish these fags would stop trying to trick people into thinking their