Revisiting moronically simple Stooges stuff has all kinds of potential for badness, but they wring the same existential frustration out of these songs as ever.
Over 10 years since their documentary of the ’89 European tour. They riled through 20+ songs at top speed, packed crowds of gangly, euphoric social outcasts.
San Francisco trio One Man Army offer funny, smart, hard street punk that turns out a perfect complement to the brooding moody tones of Alkaline Trio’s songs.
Most emo songwriters add violent imagery to their romantic tragedy so they sound cooler, and Northstar are no exception. But they don’t ask you to pity them.
Ex-Shadows Fall singer Philip Labonte started All That Remains. Much richer and focused than the previous release, with ace production by Adam Dutkiewicz.
Alkaline Trio turns me all to miserable jelly every time I hear a new heart-wrenching song, and their six fantastic new songs on this album are no exception.
The ever-changing riffs, the melodic solos, the heavy-as-hell, frantic drumming. This is a true return to thrash with some of the heavier stuff thrown in.
With all sorts of hugely symphonic and choir-blessed folk/prog passages, and plainly chugging metal bits, Sirius B/Lemuria holds one’s attention throughout.