Posts Tagged ‘cd review’
Trivium – Shogun
Release Date: September 30, 2008 Reviewed by Evelyn Miska In preparing for their fourth full-length album, Trivium had not only the initial challenge that comes with writing and recording a full-length album, but also the difficulty of surmounting the criticisms of their last album, The Crusade. Some fans criticized the band for selling out and [...]
Trapt – Trapt
Release Date: November 5, 2002 Reviewed by Vin Cherubino Time and time again, perseverance and determination lead to great things. The major label debut from Trapt on Warner Bros. Records proves upon that through an evocative set of 11 songs set to wow the masses. After being turned away from quite a few labels, Warner [...]
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – The Last DJ
Release Date: October 8, 2002 Reviewed by Sonya Sutherland Tom Petty is like Johnny Cash, he can’t make a bad album. First there is Tom Petty’s voice which has that sad reminiscent quality that doesn’t depress but gives that “isn’t life tragically beautiful” feeling. Then there is the strongly developed Tom Petty country-esque guitar style. [...]
Theory Of A Deadman – Gasoline
Release Date: March 29, 2005 Reviewed by Dominic Palazzolo What do we call this? With there new album Gasoline Theory of a Deadman have set a new trend, it would be called “Emo Rock”. They have a whiny, country Nickelback sound, but in the last year these guys have hit it pretty big having 4 [...]
Tinfed – Tried + True
Release Date: August 29, 2000 Reviewed by Chris Schwegler TINFED and their album Tried + True, (the Third Rail Records/Hollywood Records debut), are immediately distinguished by contagious hooks and innovative guitars mixed with live breakbeats and dark, contemplative lyrics. With “Immune” expressly chosen by Mission: Impossible 2 producers for the soundtrack, TINFED will compel a [...]
Throwdown – Vendetta
Release Date: June 28, 2005 Reviewed by Scott Olivenbaum Throwdown’s Haymaker moshed its way into hardcore and metal fans’ collections everywhere with its powerful, unrelenting songs of self-empowerment. A straight-edge version of Hatebreed, Throwdown has the same philosophy when it comes to making music – if it isn’t broken, don’t mess with it. With their [...]
Thrice – Vheissu
Release Date: October 18, 2005 Reviewed by Andy Seabright I had originally expect some kind of generic pop/punk disarray of happy-go-lucky tunes used to impress girls, in which would win them a permanent staple at Warped Tour just about every year. And yet, I was completely wrong about them. So with that in mind I [...]
Thrice – The Alchemy Index, Vol. 1 & 2
Release Date: October 16, 2007 Reviewed by Brandon Smith It’s a proven fact that you do not need a major label to put out a product far superior then half the slop infecting the music scene today. Self produced album “The Alchemy Index” by Thrice proves my point to the ‘T’. The follow up album [...]
The Veer Union – Against The Grain
Release Date: April 21, 2009 Reviewed by Evelyn Miska Against The Grain is The Veer Union’s debut album and, for what it is, it isn’t bad. However, for those listeners that aren’t into rather average pseudo-punk rock and big power ballads, it might be best to move on. That said, The Veer Union’s debut album [...]
The Used – The Used
Release Date: June 25, 2002 Reviewed by Vin Cherubino Mainstream metal seems to be the big thing nowadays, but what happens when you combine a punk sound with aggressive guitars? You get The Used’s new self titled CD from Reprise. The first thing you notice about The Used, is that they have an unusual punk/metal [...]
The Showdown – Temptation Come My Way
Release Date: February 20, 2007 Reviewed by Andy Seabright Hailing from Elizabethton, Tennessee, The Showdown dropped their sophmore album, Temptation Come My Way, on all of us. Sure The Showdown rocks, incorporating not only the overplayed sound that we hear oh so much on the radio from bands like Evans Blue, Three Days Grace, or [...]
The Red Chord – Clients
Release Date: May 17, 2005 Reviewed by Jeff Brinn For years now I have been eagerly awaiting the return of MTV’s Head Bangers Ball to fill my empty void for metal videos. Let’s face it music television just hasn’t gave metal enough coverage since the rise and fall of grunge and the assorted bling bling [...]
The Prodigy – Invaders Must Die
Release Date: March 3, 2009 Reviewed by Evelyn Miska It has been a few years since The Prodigy has raised their collective heads. Although they jumped on the British electronica bandwagon in in the early 1990s and made a name for themselves, one has to wonder how much of a yen for this sort of [...]
The Life And Times – Tragic Boogie
Release Date: April 14, 2009 Reviewed by Evelyn Miska Tragic Boogie, the latest release from The Life and Times, is an album that mystifies, thrills and entrances listeners’ ears. Full of complicated melodies and multiple layers, the album will bring to mind the work of bands like The Doves and, to some extent, The Stone [...]
The Exies – Inertia
Release Date: January 7, 2003 Reviewed by Vin Cherubino The Exies major label debut brings forth a rock filled schizophrenic split in music personality. Is it something to look forward to, or does it leave much to be desired? There is a definite STP influence amongst the band, an influence that is very good to [...]
The Darkness – Permission To Land
Release Date: September 16, 2003 Reviewed by Rob Brode From the sound of The Darkness’ debut Permission To Land, they have been waiting to descend since the late 70′s but the cushy airliners of Judas Priest, Queen and Kiss were presumably blocking the runway. As if straight out of a time capsule The Darkness comes [...]
The Black Keys – Magic Potion
Release Date: September 12, 2006 Reviewed by Jeff Brinn Down and dirty blues saturated sonic grooves, The Black Keys simply rule. Straying so far from the trendy mall rocking putrid crap that oh so many seem to love The Black Keys just simply keep it real, and I mean keep it really real. Bare bones [...]
Tesla – Into The Now
Release Date: March 9, 2004 Reviewed by Jeff Brinn Tesla have always been known for their knack of making the good old traditional rock and roll staple song. With such lighter saluting classics as “Little Suzi” and “Modern Day Cowboy” pushing Tesla into rock arena stardom it all but came to an end with the [...]
Taproot – Our Long Road Home
Release Date: September 16, 2008 Reviewed by Evelyn Miska “Our Long Road Home” is Taproot’s first full-length release since parting ways with Atlantic Records in 2006. The product of those last two years is not only a new album but also a new approach. After their departure from Atlantic Records, Taproot decided not to sign [...]
Taproot – Blue Sky Research
Release Date: August 16, 2005 Reviewed by Vin Cherubino After making a flawless debut with “Gift”, many felt that Taproot’s follow up album “Welcome” was a disappointment that never really tapped into their potential. Three years later, “Blue Sky Research” comes along and successfully blends together the raw elements of “Gift” along with the more [...]
Systematic – Pleasure To Burn
Release Date: April 15, 2003 Reviewed by Vin Cherubino Systematic’s sophomore effort Pleasure to Burn offers much more to the devoted rock fan than any molded nu-metal band could ever provide. Systematic has come to possess the same traits of grunge legends such as Soundgarden and Alice in Chains, and uses them to the fullest [...]
Sworn Enemy – As Real As It Gets
Release Date: March 25, 2003 Reviewed by Vin Cherubino Hardcore music continues to spread and gain the recognition it deserves, mostly through powerhouse acts such as Hatebreed, Biohazard, and Poison the Well. Produced by Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed), the enraged, mosh-inducing sound that Sworn Enemy belts out deserves the respect of hardcore fans across the globe. [...]
Sworn Enemy – Maniacal
Release Date: February 12, 2008 Reviewed by Maureen Vana There are a lot of albums about vocals, or about killer guitar riffs, but Sworn Enemy’s latest release, Maniacal, is about the drums. These 10 tracks of pure preapatory mosh pit material will get your blood pumping and adrenaline flowing. If you can’t hang with some [...]
Switchfoot – The Beautiful Letdown
Release Date: June 22, 2004 Reviewed by Sonya Sutherland Radiohead is unquestionably one of the greater bands to come out of the 90s. I’m not comparing Switchfoot to Radiohead’s sound necessarily but the concept. The reason why Radiohead is so great is because they experiment. Radiohead is like Tool, in that sense because their record [...]
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