Everclear, one of the leading alternative rock bands of the ’90s, has announced a 25+ date North American 30th Anniversary Tour with Fastball and The Nixons.
Warchest is gorgeous. A weird catch-all, leaning heavily on live, plus demos, studio rarities, interview snippets, a disorganized symphony of destruction.
Instead of taking the listener straight to the destination, Idlewild now take ’em around the ol’ Pecos Ruins, deserted gas stations, and a few graveyards.
Finally! Ya know how Swedish bands have ruled for years, and we all wondered if there were any bad bands from Sweden? Capitol found one. Shout Out Louds. Whew!
Swedish garage pop, catchy without being formulaic. Fans of Soundtrack of Our Lives and the Hellacopters who wanna expand into well-written pop will dig it.
Lunging with ferocity and desperation, Mustaine, Marty Friedman, and Nick Menza, layed to waste the aural battlefield with beautifully choreographed carnage.
Sounding slicker than ever, the songs were paired down to simpler arrangements, but Countdown to Extinction tread the line between accessibility and integrity.