Mike Delano – Page 57 – Lollipop Magazine

The Menzingers – On The Impossible Past – Review

April 15, 2012

Why anyone would abandon a ska-punk band named Bob and the Sagets will remain an eternal mystery. Members joined with some other dudes to form The Menzingers.

Iced Earth – Dystopia – Review

April 15, 2012

Iced Earth picked up Into Eternity screamer Stu Block for this album after the (second) departure of Matt Barlow. Like Ripper Owens, Block is a great fit.

Gideon Smith & the Dixie Damned – Ride With Me – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

“Do I look like I give a fuck if you like it?” Gideon Smith asks on “Ride With Me.” If you’re not on board, seriously, find another site to visit.

Stromkern – Dead Letters – Review

April 15, 2012

Wisconsin’s Stromkern mixes minimalist beats with hip-hop, filling the empty spaces of their Kraftwerk-style framework with fast, catchy wordplay.

Whirr – Hide – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

Don’t let the term “neo-shoegaze” fool you. The Bay Area crew will lower your blood pressure in the best way possible with the Cocteau Twins-like hum of “Hide.”

As I Lay Dying – Paralyzed – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

As I Lay Dying has outlasted and outshone nearly all of their peers. Their bulletproof formula of sharp riffs and intermittent clean vocals is on display here.

Aiboforcen – Crysis (Kant Kino mix) – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

Aiboforcen return with their first album in seven years. The duo is known for marrying their meticulously crafted sounds with a wide array of guest vocalists.

Unsane – Rat – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

Unsane have released their uncompromising noise rock on a who’s who of ultra-cool labels: Matador, Amphetamine Reptile, Ipecac, and now Alternative Tentacles.

Freedom Hawk – Thunderfoot – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

Why more bands haven’t sought out singers that emulate Ozzy’s awesome vocal style is a mystery, but Virginia’s Freedom Hawk took the hint.

Stiff Valentine – America Inbreeding – Review

April 15, 2012

Stiff Valentine brings a lighthearted vibe to their raucous electronic attack, and “Somebody to Hate” is a thrashing rallying call to the likeminded.