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![Take the Fall – December 2004](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2004/12/takt-the-fall-2-1024x625.jpg)
Take the Fall – December 2004
“I smashed my head against the wall, I don’t bleed at all. … I’ve forgotten how to feel, is any of this real/I’ve got suicide intent.” –Austin Parton (singer/guitarist, Take The Fall) “Something that differentiates us from other bands is our songwriting,” Austin explains. “Every song you’ll hear on our CD is a true story.”
![Wasted Life – December 2004](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2004/12/stormoflight-copy.jpg)
Wasted Life – December 2004
YDI Will Fuck Your Spotlight Up and Make You BleedAre you ready? All right! Ready to die? Not without a fight! I am not your mindless sheep Follow no shepherd to the slaughter I can make blood flow like water I think murder day and night But you can’t put me away Not without a
![Show Review: Evening & Muse](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2004/11/muse.jpg)
Show Review: Evening & Muse
It is a daunting task to live up to Radiohead comparisons. It’s twice as daunting when the band you are opening up for once stood in those shoes only to pound their way out of Thom York’s shadow. … read more
![Local Review: Micah Dahl Anderson – EP #1](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2004/11/Image_Unavailable.jpg)
Local Review: Micah Dahl Anderson – EP #1
Micah Dahl Anderson EP #1 Mother Clucker Micah Dahl Anderson = Patti Smith + Death Cab for Cutie acoustic Tranquil folksy indie guitar stuff swaps off with Tourette Syndrome outbursts of frantic panic sans swearing. Nick Drake overtones swell and ripple, early Radiohead bleeds through sometimes as in “Pirates of the Universe;” if emo in
![Local Review: Nolens Volens – Faux EP](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2004/11/NOLENS-VOLENS_FAUX-EP-998x1024.jpg)
Local Review: Nolens Volens – Faux EP
Nolens Volens Faux EP Nolens Volens = Bjork + Rope or Bullets + The Anniversary It is obvious that Nolens Volens has a wide range of musical tastes—it’s probably a good idea they didn’t try to mix them all together simultaneously. Instead, they line up synth-pop ranging from spastically blippy to catchy next to
![Local Review: Ibex Throne – Self-titled](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/13818.jpg)
Local Review: Ibex Throne – Self-titled
Ibex Throne Self-titled (Elegy Records) Ibex Throne = Mayhem + Blasphemy + Beherit + Dark Throne From the cold wastes of Salt Lake City comes one of the fastest, most brutal experiences ever. While some parts are slow and somber, Ibex Throne is typically light-speed. The searing death growls and tortured screams of vocalist
![Local Review: Nothing For Now – The Veil](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2004/11/Nothing-For-Now.jpg)
Local Review: Nothing For Now – The Veil
Nothing For Now The Veil NFN = Alkaline Trio + AFI + Dashboard Confessional The best way to become self-assured is to get an ego first and then force yourself to live up to it, but Nothing For Now considers themselves a bit too epic. These recent SLC immigrants should heed the age-old wisdom
![Local Review: Nate Padley – Monster of Vision](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2004/11/NATE-PADLEY_MONSTER-OF-VISION-1024x987.jpg)
Local Review: Nate Padley – Monster of Vision
Nate Padley Monster of Vision Soundco Records N. Padley = Cowboy Junkies + Bob Dylan (circa Oh Mercy) + Steve Malkmus Nate Padley hits the “life is full of pain but art makes it tolerable” nail on the head—in a solemn, sincere way. He plays an army of instruments on Monster of Vision but
![Local Review: Nexis – Game Over](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2004/11/NEXIS_GAME-OVER-1024x1012.jpg)
Local Review: Nexis – Game Over
Nexis Game Over Nexis = Jay Z + Hieroglyphics Slick rhymes and inventive metaphors of Nexis do well to gloss over his one downfall—lack of original content. He spits the same shit that everybody else spits—typical G-rap “I’ll fuck you up while smoking blunts and get the big deal I deserve” shit. His lyrical abilities
![Local Review: Fail to Follow – Self-Titled](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2004/11/FAIL-TO-FOLLOW_SELF-TITLED-1024x1010.jpg)
Local Review: Fail to Follow – Self-Titled
Fail to Follow Self-Titled FTF = AFI + Sick of It All (neutered) More punk than most hardcore bands that decided they were good enough musicians to show off, Fail to Follow is not unlistenable at all—mediocre, maybe, but definitely not unlistenable. The lyrics aren’t whiny and the vocals actually sound like they have