The Aquarian

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I feel it’s fair in saying that Immortal could have released a shoe instead of a record and it wouldn’t...

Gogol Bordello: Live From Axis Mundi

October 6, 2009 0

I will not say the phrase “gypsy punk” while writing this review—damn! Even after Eugene Hütz and his never-ending list...

Candiria: Toying With The Insanities Vol. 1

Patrick Slevin

Albums

October 1, 2009 0

It’s been a weird road for Candiria. Matter of fact, it’s so weird, I’m not even sure who’s in the...

Doomriders: Darkness Comes Alive

Patrick Slevin

Albums

September 30, 2009 0

Doomriders’ 2007 debut, Black Thunder, did two things in the context of modern metal—one, it put to plastic the growing...

Simon Joyner: Out Into The Snow

Patrick Slevin

Albums

September 29, 2009 0

Among that mythic group of songwriters that songwriters love is Simon Joyner, who has put out 11 records no one...

Valleys: Sometimes Water Kills People

Patrick Slevin

Albums

September 23, 2009 0

Minimalist lo-fi folk-based indie rock with a predilection for arching melodies, choral singing and oddly sexual lyrics, Montreal-based Valleys reminds...

Alice In Chains: Black Gives Way To Blue

Patrick Slevin

Albums

September 22, 2009 3

I’ll admit when I first listened to Black Gives Way To Blue, I was put off by it. The scene...

Livan: Happy Returns

Patrick Slevin

Albums

September 21, 2009 0

I’ll get it right out there: Livan is made and broken by its namesake frontman. Happy Returns’ collection of otherwise...

The 69 Eyes: Back In Blood

Patrick Slevin

Albums

September 17, 2009 0

Finland’s rock culture must have an amazing sense of humor. After already spawning the shameless monster rock band Lordi (also...

Dethklok: Dethalbum II

Patrick Slevin

Albums

September 16, 2009 0

This was bound to happen. The entity of Dethklok, being both a cartoon and an actual band, has two different...

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