Naked Rhythm – Fatbox – Review February 1, 1995 Naked Rhythm have alternative pop radio written all over them and sound like a fun live band. Phil Varone, drummer of Saigon Kick, produced.
Nailed – Review February 1, 1995 Noisy, punky garage rock on a low budget. Of the three songs, the least annoying is “Los Angeles.” It’s charmingly useless, but kinda fun.
Certain Distant Suns – Happy on the Inside – Review February 1, 1995 Rich pop with poprock and danceable beats, but the sample loops and fuzzy choruses offset the INXS vocal style, giving it a distinctiveness.
Lost Breed – Save Yourself – Review February 1, 1995 Similar to Hellhound mates, The Obsessed, Lost Breed trudges heavily along like a dinosaur through mud.
Bolt Thrower – …For Victory – Review February 1, 1995 Crushing everything in its path like a tank plowing blindly through friend and foe, Bolt Thrower is coming.
Lords of Acid – Voodoo U – Review February 1, 1995 There are thunderous guitars mixed in with throbbing percussion and squishing and squelchy keyboard sounds. And spicy lyrics by Lady Galore.
Eating Eight – Review February 1, 1995 Lars Paul Linden emerges as a new loose cannon in sci-fi, tripedelia literature. Somewhere between gonzo genius and brain flatulence is Eating Eight.
KMFDM vs. Pig – Sin Sex & Salvation – Review February 1, 1995 From soundtrack-from-technohell to chunky guitars and disco beats, KMFDM refuses to be pigeon-holed.
Babylon Sad – Kyrie – Review February 1, 1995 Kyrie owes its best moments to the moody shifts and instrumental surrealism that are truly haunting. But I’m not a great fan of cookie monster vocals.
At The Gates – Terminal Spirit Disease – Review February 1, 1995 A hellbent express train loaded with mean guitars tuned low, speedcore drumming and Kreator/Whiplash death vocals. Produced by Tomas Skogsburg.