Sepultura – A-Lex – Review January 9, 2009 Based on the book and movie A Clockwork Orange. Sepultura 2.0’s usual pageant of groove and rigidity, thrashing, main tool being Kisser’s riffing.
Sixteen Horsepower – Live March 2001 – Review January 1, 2009 American roots music severed and run through the Wisconsin Book of the Dead, Old Testament dread, and American Gothic.
Roadsaw – See You In Hell – Review January 1, 2009 The recording sounds great, guitarist Darryl Shepard brings his unique, burly guitar tone, and Riggs sings like a rock star from a bygone era.
Monster Magnet – 4-Way Diablo – Review January 1, 2009 It takes until song five to find the dark groove. Then they warm up and tickle your cosmic g-spot. There are roarers to memorize and drones to mesmerize.
Kreator – Hordes of Chaos – Review January 1, 2009 German thrash legends Kreator claw back to their roots with Hordes of Chaos, a live in the studio recording. A thrashing, speedmetal can of whoop-ass.
SOCOM – U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation – Review January 1, 2009 SOCOM fans want hardcore, tactics-heavy third-person military-shooting action with no frills and no concessions to court a larger audience.
Skate It – Review January 1, 2009 Tricks, grinds, grabs; none require the overly-complicated button inputs of the Tony Hawk games. Fun, addictive gameplay and the soundtrack kills.
Rock Revolution – Review January 1, 2009 Where Rock Revolution stands apart from the Rock Band or Guitar Hero franchises is in its utter lack of heart or style.
Evergrey – Torn – Review January 1, 2009 Keys massaged in properly, down-tuning mixed with bright major chord stadium rock, and melancholic melodies glowing from the whole impressive machine.
The Yardbirds – The Story of The Yardbirds – Review January 1, 2009 They amped-up blues, cut it with psychedelic pop and a teenage impatience that came to define garage rock. They were great.