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Murder 1 – On High – Review

August 6, 2003

Meandering Hammond organ lines intersect violently with pissed-off, screaming rock god vocals and fat, downtuned guitar lines which jump into double-time.

Rondellus – Sabbatum – Review

July 13, 2003

Estonians who play 14th century music on authentic instruments reinterpret Black Sabbath songs with radical arrangements and Latin translations of the lyrics.

The Last Drop – Where Were You Living in a Year From Now? – Review

February 14, 2003

Guitar rock with legit rhythm section workin’ mid-tempos. So it’s not far off Bush or Silverchair, really, a little “groovier”/”thuddier.”

Sheavy – Synchronized – Review

February 14, 2003

I can’t believe how annoyed I am with Sheavy’s crippling debt to Black Sabbath, especially Steve Hennessey’s uncommon vocal similarity to Ozzy Osbourne.

Deride – First Round Knockout – Review

January 17, 2003

Spraken ze kick ass? Deride straddle the metalized dirt rock of Speedealer, Zeke, Lambs, Suplecs, etc., and where ’80s riff-core laps up grind ‘n’ roll.

Rebirth of the Heavy – Review

January 3, 2003

All straight up, no bullshit, from destructo rock to apeshit hardcore to stoner rock to kickass doom and back. The comp flows well as a piece.

Orange Goblin – Coup de Grace – Review

October 28, 2002

The band is still writing heavy, aggressive rock and roll songs, and they’re playing them with the drunken swagger they deserve.

The Sabians – Beauty for Ashes – Review

September 20, 2002

After seven years at a Monastery in Alaska, ex-Sleep guitarist Justin Marler reunited with ex-Sleep drummer Matt Hakius and returns to the music world.

Mammoth Volume – The Early Years – Review

September 9, 2002

A vault dumper you may actually want. Mammoth Volume weave melodies and harmonic warmth snaked from classic rock into big. fat tunes.

Grand Magus – Review

June 14, 2002

Grand Magus use the bluesy rockin’ tools handed down to’m and do a fine job working quick riff blazes like their contemporaries, Sheavy and Orange Goblin.