ALLEGIANCE „Overlooked”
Having just recovered from the most impressive debut album from Canadas Go It Alone, up and coming hardcore label Rivalry Records follow it up with an even more confronting slice of metallic bludgeoning in the form of San Franciscos Allegiance. Overlooked is the name of this new 12 track affair and it fairly well blazes a trail right through your skull in very quick time.
GEMINI:FIVE „Black:Anthem”
How much space to waste on this one? Ok, thats probably a little unfair, but considering my lack of positivism regarding their debut, I wasnt terribly enthused about hearing Gemini Fives sophomore effort. The most striking aspect about 2003s Babylon Rockets for me at least was the audacious marketing of the band as the new Motley Crue! At the time, Nikki and Co hadnt even contemplated a reunion and as such Gemini Five were seemingly on their way to plugging a hole in the market.
BOLD „The Search: 1985-1989”
Cool Songs: Running Like Thieves, You're the Friend That I Don't Need, Always Try, Looking Back, Hateful, Speak Out, Today We Live, Talk is Cheap, Nailed to the X, Clear, Wise Up, Still Strong
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OBITUARY „Frozen In Time”
The reunion renaissance continues to roll on. Eight years on since Back from the Dead (a title that served as a precursor to their first reunion), Floridian Death Metal merchants rise from the grave it seems to release Frozen In Time.
GO IT ALONE „The Only Blood Between Us”
Cool Songs: Flatline, Nothing Gold, Water Finds It's Own Level, Cold Winter
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PELICAN „The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw”
When Chicagos monolithic instrumentalists Pelican released their March into the Sea EP a couple of months back, I made the statement that its musical approach was just a hint of what was possibly going to be an even more exploratory and daring full length. With the release of The Fire..
CHIODOS „All's Well That Ends Well”
Cool Songs: All Nereids Beware, The Words “Best Friend” Become Redefined, There's No Penguins In Alaska, No Hardcore Dancing In the Living Room.
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IOMMI (WITH GLENN HUGHES) „Fused”
Cool Songs: Grace, What You're Living For, Deep Inside A Shell, I Go Insane
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SUICIDE MACHINES „War Profiteering Is Killing Us All”
Cool Songs: War profiteering is Killing us all, 17% 18 to 25, All Systems Fail, The Red Flag.
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SILVERSTEIN „Discovering The Waterfront”
Just like any other style of heavy, guitar drive music, the emo/hardcore scene also has its bottomless well. Theres the impressive (Eighteen Visions, Anberlin), the ordinary (Hopesfall, Roses are Red) and the countless others that fall somewhere in the middle.