Seabound – Poisonous Friend – Review December 6, 2004 Remixes from their highly-successful 2004 Metropolis debut, Beyond Flatline. Rife with atmospheric synth melodies and soothing male vibrato vocals.
Fire Divine – It’s All a Blur – Review December 4, 2004 In a four-song debut, Fire Divine brings more screamo into the world. It’s All a Blur revs and charges all the way through, save one track.
Backstabbers Inc. – Kamikaze Missions – Review December 1, 2004 Backstabbers Inc. continue their swirl of aggression with yet another triumphant assortment of numbers that’ll do wrecking ball damage.
Firebird – No. 3 – Review December 1, 2004 Bill Steer of Carcass has a new drummer and bass player for this third swing at the ’70s rock cool cat. The perfect retro rock record, or too perfect?
Alpha – Stargazing (Special Edition) – Review December 1, 2004 This has cohesion and a slow-burning eroticism as well as Alpha’s trademark ’70s AM gold popcraft, capturing both the Bacharachian mood as well as the songs.
From A Second Story Window – Not One Word Has Been Omitted – Review December 1, 2004 It’s safe to say that most people who’ve heard the debut album by From A Second Story Window have never heard anything so demented and unhinged.
Go Betty Go – Worst Enemy – Review December 1, 2004 Chuck Taylors and leather jackets at CBGB’s. Pop perhaps, but damn good driving bombastic pop that reminds me of The Rezillos and X-Ray Specs.
100 Demons – Review December 1, 2004 The fierceness and intensity is still still alive and well, but a lot more groove and melody has been injected, and those moments weaken the attack.
Electric Frankenstein – We Will Bury You! – Review December 1, 2004 EF didn’t move between the rocker/punk/metal split as post teens, they just steamrolled the damn thing into the same kick-ass ya-HOO-PLA! fuel.
Evergrey – The Inner Circle – Review December 1, 2004 The bleakest, most depressing Evergrey album yet, due to the poetic and philosophical power of the story.