The songs hover mostly mid-tempo, no Dimmu Borgirian racing, no “Gothic power ballads” so you can wave your lighter in the air, trying to set God on fire.
From Chicago, produced in MA by the dude who did Hatebreed. A chugging monster permeated with hardcore roar. Some breakdowns, plenty of thrashing riffs.
A three-disc set that includes a “documentary,” four live shows, and an extensive amount of amateur footage of the Swedish death metal band over the years.
Bare feet and beards, acoustic hotel jams, country songs, and a band of six friggin’ Crowes, a four-piece brass section, and two black chick back-up singers.
Similar to Loved Ones and Lawrence Arms, Dead To Me take rawer punk’s ferocious attack and temper it with melodic turns a la Descendents, Misfits, Fifteen, etc.
A Japanese-only split that’ll cost you a bundle, but you get three new songs from The Band Apart and Mock Orange, two acts who are among the best in indie rock.
A live CD and DVD from a fave classic heavy metal band. From Finland, recorded in Japan, a tight-as-shit band able to pull off everything played on the CD.
Concise slices of punk energy, top-notch musicianship, intelligent twists and turns, and pop catchiness done by people who enjoy nutrition with their glucose.