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SCARE DON’T FEAR – From the Ground Up
Over the past couple of years, this rap-rockin’ quintet have unleashed videos for their own songs building up momentum and showcasing their style of hip-hop influences melded with metalcore and metal tendencies. They are edgy, youthful and have a real temper as expletives fly around like throwing stars to a backdrop of razor-sharp guitars and… Read more »
TEMPT – The Serpents In The Garden
“Hair metal” never really went away. True, the opening chords to Smells Like Teen Spirit signaled a retreat and hibernation for a fair amount of years, but much like the apocalyptic story of the cockroach surviving a nuclear war, the genre hung tough. Today bands like Poison, Warrant, Ratt, L.A. Guns and a host of… Read more »
JESSIE WAGNER & ENVY – Rallying Cry for the Underdog
On the surface, this is an interesting band as they bring a fresh dynamic to the world of rock music. Not necessarily the first band to confront the concept of mixing up soul, funk and blues with a rocky edge, they nevertheless have found their respective mojo and pull off these diverse varieties of music… Read more »
DEBORAH BONHAM – The Spirit is Alive and Well
It isn’t something that everybody has to deal with, but can you imagine being related to someone who is an important part of a seminal rock band that has ascertained legendary status? Juggling with the fallout of such circumstances is the situation that Deborah Bonham found herself confronted with. This isn’t a story of woe,… Read more »
RIVAL SONS – Great Western Valkyrie
If you’ve been fortunate enough to witness the genuine potential exhibited on their Head Down and Pressure & Time albums, then you’ll be hoping Rival Sons trimmed the fat off their last album, and fused it with the compact and neat songs from the Pressure & Time collection to create what the band should be… Read more »
NEAL SCHON – So U
The beating heart of melodic rockers Journey and well-known guitarist Neal Schön has gathered the talents of Journey drummer Deen Castronovo in conjunction with bassist Marco Mendoza, known for his work with Black Star Riders, Ted Nugent and Whitesnake amongst others, and the three forces have produced an interesting album as a result. It would… Read more »
JESSIE WAGNER & ENVY – Army of the Underdog EP
“Diamond in the rough” is an interesting phrase as it implies that there is a shiny jewel amongst some unpleasant or unwelcome surroundings. The “rough” element could be interpreted as being uglier or distasteful. However you wish to take this phrase, this reviewer wishes to use it in the context of a band member who… Read more »
DEBORAH BONHAM – Spirit
The sister of legendary Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham has earned her stripes as she unveils the fourth studio album in her canon of solo work. If you’re familiar with Fate of Nations by Robert Plant and thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere, the Cajun and folk subtleties, the underlying blues and the overall ability to incorporate some… Read more »
BLOODY HAMMERS – Under Satan’s Sun
If you go travelling around you never know sometimes what you’re likely to find. For example, crawling amongst the dusty shadows lurk the ominous spectre of Bloody Hammers in Transylvania County, NC. Now on their third studio album, the sense of their identity is well defined and those of you familiar with Hammer House of… Read more »
SMASH FASHION – Big Cat Love
After releasing two studio albums already to a modest fanfare, this L.A. based melodic and infectious troupe are here with album number three. Sharing their brand of big cat love with their ever-growing audience, you receive an album which proudly shows off that title complete with songs that prove the influence of Marc Bolan, Sweet… Read more »