South have again reinvented themselves with great results, daring to challenge the modern aesthetically-led audience to look beneath appearances for the goods.
Geoff Tate has stayed true to his longstanding disdain for metal and delivered a record that is dark, complicated, true to the spirit of Operation Mindcrime.
On Some Echoes, the band don’t look to conquer new territory as much as expand upon what they’ve already cultivated: Less virtuosity and more memorability.
Genuine songs that would translate into your choice of styles, The Epoxies just happen to be set in a synthesized setting with a background of punky guitars.
Hands down my favorite rock bio/movie. Even if you’re not a fan, this’ll tell you a ton about the record industry, rock music, punk rock, and the spirit of DIY.
I enjoyed the band’s second and third releases, but their third, The Red, White & Black, was a bit of a disappointment. @ the Barfly draws heavily from RW&B.