Find What You Love and Let it Kill You is the second solo release from Jonny Craig, former front man for the post-hardcore groups Dance Gavin Dance, Emarosa, and Ghost Runner on Third. This is the second installment in his solo career, not counting a demo that was leaked in 2012. …
Read More »Collapse – Dangerkids (Album Review)
Collapse is the debut album from the Dayton, Ohio based metalcore meets rap/rock band Dangerkids released September 17th, 2013 with Rise Records. The 5 piece band started in April of 2012, releasing their first ever single ‘Hostage’ on July 30th 2013, which is the first single released off of Collapse. The …
Read More »Iris – Radiant (Album Review)
Radiant is the 5th studio album from Austin, Texas duo Reagan Jones and Andre Sega, better known as Iris. The album is due out October 24, 2014 via Dependant Records. Even though they formed in 1993 their newest installment sounds fresh out of the 80’s; like European club music 80’s …
Read More »Falling In Reverse – Just Like You (Album Review)
Falling In Reverse are back with their third full album, Just Like You via Epitaph Records. The four-piece hard rockers debuted their album as a full length stream on their official website and youtube February 17th, 2015. Going back to their roots, FIR make the album sound like their classic …
Read More »Chelsea Grin – Ashes to Ashes (Album Review)
Ashes to Ashes is the third studio album by deathcore outfit Chelsea Grin released July 8, 2014 via Artery Recordings. The album peaked at 27 on the Billboard 200 chart, 3 on the US Indie chart, 8 on the US Rock chart and 4 on the US Hard Rock chart! …
Read More »Aaron West & the Roaring Twenties – We Don’t Have Each Other (Album Review)
We Don’t Have Each Other is the debut album and “character study conducted through music” from Dan ‘Soupy’ Campbell, frontman of The Wonder Years. The album has a mellow, sometimes folky sound…dare I say country at some points? This album is yet another one that tells a story about the …
Read More »Four Year Strong – Go Down In History (Album Review)
Go Down in History is the latest release from pop punkers Four Year Strong released June 22, 2014. Many people are pleased the boys are back, considering their last release was in November 2011! Needless to say, fans were and still are super stoked for this EP! All 5 tracks …
Read More »Florence + The Machine – How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (Album Review)
I always pictured Florence Welch as a mythical figure. With previous albums, Lungs and Ceremonials, you get the sense of a musical figure that’s more like a spiritual experience. Songs like “Shake It Off” and “The Dog Days Are Over” were the makings of a champion, but with every heroine’s story, there has …
Read More »Buckcherry – FUCK (Album Review)
FUCK is the 7th release from California rockers Buckcherry released August 19, 2014 via their own label, F-Bomb Records. This a very special EP, unique even! Literally every song title has the word ‘fuck’ in it. Basically, the entirety of the album is them saying ‘fuck’ as many times as …
Read More »No Bragging Rights – Concrete Flower (Album Review)
The Concrete Flower is the 5th studio album from California quintet No Bragging Rights released September 23rd, 2014 via Pure Noise Records. Beginning with “Strength Through Struggle” and ending with “Damage/Repair” the album is very intense and in your face for it’s duration! Two songs stood out on this album, …
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