Cast – All Change – Review

August 1, 1996

The ghost of Herman’s Hermits has possessed Cast. Not quite as lovely as Radiohead, but preferable to Oasis’ pissy antics.

Carcass – Swansong – Review

August 1, 1996

Heartwork makes Swansong look like a limp dick. Carcass chose not to further their technical abilities, but to rehash every Maiden and Priest riff available.

Beck – Odalay – Review

August 1, 1996

Astoundingly deft – no matter what mongrel genre catches his eye or what babble-of-the-gods trope trips off his lip, he always keeps one foot in the groove.

Battery – Distance – Review

August 1, 1996

A female-fronted melodic industrial electro band. They stick to the slower tempos. Maria Azevedo has a pretty voice, but that’s about as far as it goes.

383 Stroker – Review

August 1, 1996

They write noisy, dramatic songs with great hooks and dumptrucks full of emotion. That’s all you need to know; get this.

Dio – Angry Machines – Review

June 15, 1996

Despite tackling such topic as isolation, divorce, paranoia, and insanity, Dio still sounds like he’s singing “Look out! The sky is falling down!”

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