Issues: Issue 310 - October 2014
Review: El mató a un policía motorizado – La Dinastia...
If you don’t typically listen to music in Spanish, don’t fret—this music transcends language barriers. La Dinastía Scorpio is the first American release for these creative indie-rockers, who have toured festivals in the U.S. … read more
Review: Electric Funeral – Total Funeral
I have the perfect solution to your mediocre life—Electric Funeral. A 53-song discography for the Swedish D-beat group, this album is great for shitty days or shitty nights. … read more
Review: Echoes – The Pursuit
Echoes seem like a band poised to ride the success of genre-blending hardcore acts like Deafheaven into potential mainstream success. … read more
Review: DieAlps! – Self-Titled
Taking classical waltz structures and applying them to a rock n’ roll setup, DieAlps! creates a retro, upbeat sound with lyrical compositions (by Cornelia “Connie” Calcaterra) that cover issues of loneliness and feeling left out. … read more
Review: Dive Index – Lost in the Pressure
After listening to this album for about two minutes, I figured that it would be a good nighttime album, something to prepare me for sweet dreams. However, after listening to it, I found myself even more awake than before, trying to unwind layers of composition and decipher between soundscapes. … read more
Review: Cemetery Fog – Towards the Gates
Though Towards the Gates takes a cleaner approach with more funeral doom elements, it’s a hell of a lot faster than most funeral doom. I appreciate the progression and getting something new out of listening to the EP. … read more
Review: Cannibal Corpse – A Skeletal Domain
Well, this was a pleasing surprise! Arguably the flag bearers of all death metal, Cannibal Corpse are going to make fans old and new very happy with A Skeletal Domain. … read more
Review: Bleached – For The Feel
Luckily, three-song EP For The Feel comprises only good songs … … read more
Review: Bare Minimum – Hit After Hit
In this corner, an album with a title that so obviously invokes a musical beatdown, I expect its unrelenting arsenal of raw vocals intertwined with the pounding combination of melodic hardcore will leave few dissatisfied … read more
Review: ArnoCorps – The Greatest Band of all Time
It seems to me that the term “greatest band of all time” is being used loosely these days—most bands that claim it just fall short of greatness. It wasn’t until I was handed ArnoCorps’ illustrious record, simply titled, The Greatest Band of all Time that I realized that title belongs to them. … read more