Plastic Crimewave Sound – Review

December 1, 2008

I still place these guys as gobbling Pere Ubu’s pre-LP stuff, as well as other crude-aggo-outsider shit from the fair city of Cleveland when Carter was President.

Grady – Y. U. So Shady? – Review

December 1, 2008

Stomping electric blues growl that smashes the rough-cut stuff Fat Possum has championed into the beer joint where Motörhead covered ZZ Top.

Big Elf – Cheat the Gallows – Review

November 1, 2008

Imagine if Sabbath circa ’73 drew in a huge Queen influence, and then Ozzy convinced the guys to let fly with their (well, his) love of Beatles’ melodies.

Tystnaden – In Our Eye – Review

November 1, 2008

Second release, first I’ve heard, of this Italian band with the clunky name. Like Lacuna Coil, there are strong female vocals, and awful male counterpart. And similarly, the songs are pretty simple Gothic metal with plenty of spooky/sweet intros, followed by “ka-chunk” riffs so you know the headbanging part is coming.

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