Pluto Records – Lollipop Magazine

Imperial – We Sail At Dawn – Review

March 12, 2007

Formulaic metalcore produced by a guy who’s worked with Poison the Well. Running into battle and stomping around in the mud are the two paces present.

The Jonbenet – Ugly/Heartless – Review

January 5, 2007

Considered the band’s first real full-length, The Jonbenet’s Ugly/Heartless could be the brand new definition of spastic and pummeling.

The Deadly – The Wolves are Here Again – Review

April 13, 2005

From Philly, a couple ex-members of Turmoil, a dense, noisy sound. There are many distinct moments of tantrum rock, slathered with hardcore distortion.

Please Mr. Gravedigger – Throw a Beat – Review

April 13, 2005

Thankfully, it’s just a five-song EP. Ex-members of As I Lay Dying throw in some trendy keyboards to their “punk” take on screamy nü-style hardcore.

With All Sincerity – The Age Where Nothing Fits – Review

March 8, 2004

With All Sincerity are a death metal band in a hardcore band’s body. The band reeks of metal music, but delivers the metallic edge with a hardcore stomp.

Nailed Promise – Mindrage – Split – Review

June 3, 2001

This Christians-who-love-heavy-music thing is blowing up thanks to P.O.D. We’ve got three up-and-coming bands here who all show potential.

My Spacecoaster – Heartstrings – Review

June 3, 2001

A healthy dose of pondering, slow numbers, and Braid-style chord structures turn what might’ve been just another Pedro The Lion clone into a crossover.

Mindrage – Nailed Promise – Split – Review

June 3, 2001

Mindrage chooses to blast loudly most of the time, but beneath all the Satan disses being barked, there’re some interesting guitar chords and such.