It’s hard to complain when, this year, there were pretty good releases almost every month. And as the year came to a close, I was actually surprised to find that as I tried to cull a best-of list down to ten, I was left with about 20 fantastic albums from which to chose. I did [...]
Live at the Astoria plays out as a greatest-hits collection, with a solid sampling from the group’s back catalogue. The recording is fairly crisp, with hardly any crowd interference (which you’ll either like or dislike depending on what you’re looking for in a live album). …
While perhaps not quite at the level of Opeth or Dream Theater, Dir en grey is Japan’s answer to the aforementioned bands, proving it with a solid decade-long career and this, their seventh studio album. …
A year too late, this video compilation of live performances and artist interviews from the 2007 Warped Tour has finally hit shelves, and unfortunately does its best to underwhelm fans. …
Hot on the heels of Anthems for the Damned, Richard Patrick has put together a Web-exclusive album of remixes offering what he calls a more industrial take on Filter’s first new album in five years. …
Throwing Early Man’s latest EP onto the stereo is like activating a time machine. The band somehow manages to perfectly encapsulate the raw energy of Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All and other early thrash pioneers and, in doing so, they accomplish…
Close to a decade-and-a-half in the making, Guns N’ Roses’ latest effort, Chinese Democracy, finally hit shelves over the weekend. But even before its release, the album had managed to polarize a listening public. …
Fronted by the most prolific vocalist in death metal, Six Feet Under has crafted another killer album, chock-full of groove, and driven by Chris Barnes’ inhuman, guttural wails. …
The Answer - Never Too Late EP
The End Records (11/11/08)
Hard rock
The Answer might not have the best name in rock, and this latest EP might not have quite enough material on it to form a full-fledged opinion. But there must be a reason the band is being touted as the next big thing coming out [...]
Here’s the beauty of making music pretty much solely for stoners: anything is going to sound good to them as long as they’re stoned. …