Halfcocked – The Last Star – Review

April 12, 2002

Halfcocked use AC/DC to explain why they write stripped-down, predictable, (cliché-)pounding rock songs. But they look cool in the latest glammy/trashy fashion.

Cable – Skyhorse Jams – Review

March 29, 2002

Basic biker-slanted doom rock with vocals roughed up enough so no one will mistake it for a Sabbath demo. On the Spirit Caravan side, but more rudimentary.

Sonata Arctica – Silence – Review

March 29, 2002

Every cliché of power metal and classic-style heavy metal down pat, yet with meticulous songcraft and phenomenal musicianship, they soar above all others.

Ringworm – Birth Is Pain – Review

March 29, 2002

Yet another Cleveland-style metalcore band? Something in the way they revive the lust for early-’90s NYHC says that they’re better than that.

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