Dresden 45 – Paradise Lost – Review

May 9, 2005

This here is the definitive collection of Dresden 45’s work. The Texas-based hardcore band’s tenure ran from ’87-’93, and with this 20 track disc, you get pretty much all the tracks they ever recorded in one lethal package.

VHS Or Beta – Night on Fire – Review

April 25, 2005

Pigeonholing VHS Or Beta as !!! or Radio 4 with a Robert Smith clone for a frontman would be too easy. But it’s accurate, and by no means a negative portrayal.

Valis – Head Full of Pills – Review

April 25, 2005

Knob-twiddling weirdness seamlessly integrated with duh-style riff rock. Like Van Conner’s former band, Screaming Trees, only more hard rock and psychedelic.

Tom Waits – Real Gone – Review

April 25, 2005

Real Gone is a return to the territory Waits has rummaged through for the past 20 years or so, with a few surprises thrown in to make sure nobody gets bored.

The Haunted – rEVOLVEr – Review

April 25, 2005

Peter Dolving is back in the band (he throated the seminal debut), and that improved the lyrics, although his vocals are like any number of thrashers.

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