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Shinedown CD review
Shinedown Us And Them (Atlantic) Whosever idea it was to begin metal albums with childrens voices doesn’t matter. It’s the copycats who deserve death.
Sevendust CD review
Sevendust Next (WineDark) Next finds Sevendust dealing with the departure of guitarist David Lowering, and standing still.
Ringworm CD review
Ringworm Justice Replaced By Revenge (Victory) Cleveland metal heroes find their favorite early-’90s Slayer and Pantera albums, mash away.
Propagandhi CD review
Propagandhi Potemkin City Limits (Fat Wreck Chords) Sometimes we remember the dumbest shit. Can’t recall the issue, but in the early ’90s, someone wrote to R.I.P. complaining Anthrax weren’t metal, but punk.
The Morning After Girls CD review
The Morning After Girls Prelude: EP’s 1 & 2 (Rainbow Quartz) Nirvana had a dreadful, dreadful effect on music.
I Am Ghost CD review
I Am Ghost We Are Always Searching (Epitaph) Of all the bands missing from the “For Fans Of” sticker on I Am Ghosts’ debut, one sticks out: Queensrÿche.
Living Things CD review
LIVING THINGS Ahead Of The Lions (Jive) Living Things very well may have recorded the best rock album of 2003. But outside of critics who received advances of Black Skies In Broad Daylight or those who may have gotten their hands on the import, few heard the album because the band’s then label, Dreamworks, dissolved, […]
Patti Smith CD review
Patti Smith Horses/Horses (Arista/Columbia/Legacy) “Jesus died for somebody’s sins/but not mine.” They tried to fuck with this seminal release a bit, but those are still the opening lines. Patti Smith was already a minor star when the New York punk bands were starting their revolution, but their macho credo remains hers, nonetheless. Deconstructing Them’s and […]
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