Witchsorrow - Witchsorrow

 

A new week, a new band. My attention was brought to Witchsorrow via this months Terrorizer’s ‘choice cuts’ section. As doomy as ruined monasteries and old churches. Now that’s what I call doomy.

Track listing:

1. Might Have Been
2. Trial of Elizabeth Clarke
3. Hail to Guy Fawkes
4. Thou Art Cursed
5. Impaler Tepes

Listen to this album on Spotify - http://open.spotify.com/album/0YLGgJgWlpy8aKZiqyZrNj

 

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkvLvJYkxQQ]

 

Reviewed at:

• Rocksound - http://www.rocksound.tv/reviews/article/witchsorrow-witchsorrow
• Doommantia - http://www.doommantia.com/2010/05/witchsorrow-witchsorrow.html
• Disagreement.net - http://www.disagreement.net/reviews/witchsorrow_witchsorrow.html
• Heavy Blog Is Heavy - http://www.heavyblogisheavy.com/2010/05/25/review-witchsorrow-witchsorrow/

 

Genre(s):

• Doom

 

Similar artists:

• Doomdogs
• Funeral circle
• Briton Rites
• Mourn
• Great Coven
• Lord of the Grave
• Rituals Of The Oak
• Cardinals Folly

 

Further information:

@MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/witchsorrowdoom

@LastFM - http://www.last.fm/music/Witchsorrow

 

Note: Cross posted from New Music Excess.

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The Agony Of A Best Of List

It’s Thursday, and that’s the day it’s customary to do a “Best Of List” on the blog.

So, searching for inspiration I asked my wife for a suggestion as to what I should do, “What about your favourite guitar solos”, she said. “Hey, what a great idea”, was my response. I then suggested that it would not include tracks that were essentially just solos from start to finish, like “Eruption”, for instance. It had to be essentially a list of songs which contained solos that made my hair stand on end.

Anyway, in the course of reacquainting myself with various solos from some of my favourite guitarists, I noticed one of the cats, the evil Gigi, was responding to certain things I was listening to. Well, in-between thinking up acts of unspeakable evil to perform during the course of the day, no doubt.

However, my scientific studies were somewhat scuppered when she failed to respond later in the testing by basically falling asleep, a slumber from which no amount of Whitehouse’s “Total Sex” was able to wake her.

Anyway, here’s what has caused a ‘positive’ response thus far:

• Iron Maiden – The Ides Of March/Wrathchild
• Pantera – Fucking Hostile
• Morbid Angel – Blessed Are The Sick – Leading The Rats

http://open.spotify.com/user/toxicmusic79/playlist/7MeSzlTnErp5GRgqeP1lZx

Oh well, back to my list of 10 songs containing favourite guitar solos then, although for the first one I have to take Gigi’s lead:

• Iron Maiden – The Ides Of March/Wrathchild
• UFO – Rock Bottom (live)
• Thin Lizzy – Still In Love With You (live)
• Arch Enemy – The Last Enemy
• Lamb Of God – Set To Fail
• Pantera – Domination
• Rainbow – Stargazer
• Ozzy Osbourne – Mr Crowley
• Rage Against The Machine – Killing In The Name
• Judas Priest - Painkiller

http://open.spotify.com/user/toxicmusic79/playlist/0hcWWR4tvhAVDNSAFD4NIr

Note: Cross posted from New Music Excess.

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My Top 5 Favourite ‘Rain’ Songs

For the past week the weather has been really nice here in Dartmouth, NS, but last night the heavens opened and it’s only just starting to clear up now. So, I thought it only fitting to do a rain related post. Yes, here are my favourite ‘rain’ songs:

• Rain – Madonna
  
  [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCvZpjN9QL0]

 

• Rain – The Cult
  
  [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3DgAJwVeVU]

 

• Rain – Trivium
  
  [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_-i7CXPJoo]

 

• Rain – Steerpike (Sussex band)
  No video for this on YouTube, well they were a local Sussex (UK) band from the early 90’s http://www.garenewing.co.uk/home/music/steerpike/steerpikecure.php

 

• Rain – Creed
  
  [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgkyuuQVnrw]

Note: Cross posted from New Music Excess.

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RetroBlog: Primordial – The Gathering Wilderness

On reading Johan Hegg’s (Amon Amarth) playlist in the current issue of Terrorizer, #196, it inspired me to check out Primordial. They are a band who I have been meaning to listen to for a long time, but never got around to.

How foolish I was to wait, as I have been totally blown away by the 2005 release, The Gathering Wilderness. I’ve been playing it everywhere: as I work in the garden, while driving, while relaxing in the evening and while writing this blog. It’s awesome. So, check it out!

The Gathering Wilderness on Spotify - http://open.spotify.com/album/6jNqRpVwEVNvoTEfdyI1E9

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q06J4zEFChc]

 

Track listing:

1. The Golden Spiral
2. The Gathering Winderness
3. The Song of the Tomb
4. End of All Times (Martyrs Fire)
5. The Coffin Ships
6. Tragedy's Birth
7. Cities Carved in Stone

 

Reviewed at:

Metal Observer - http://www.metal-observer.com/articles.php?lid=1&sid=1&id=7548

Sputnik Music - http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=9165

Pop Maters - http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/p/primordial-gathering.shtml

Global Domination - http://www.globaldomination.se/reviews/primordial-the-gathering-wilderness

Chronicles Of Chaos - http://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/reviews/albums/2-3733_primordial_the_gathering_wilderness.aspx

Metal Archives - http://www.metal-archives.com/review.php?id=67040

All Music - http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fpfuxq8sldje

 

Genre(s):

• Black metal
• Celtic metal
• Pagan metal
• Folk metal

 

Similar artists:

• Mael Mórdha
• Negură Bunget
• Enslaved
• Moonsorrow
• Agalloch
• Drudkh
• Windir
• Waylander
• Falkenbach
• Borknagar

 

Further information:

@Website - http://www.primordialweb.com/

@MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/primordialofficial

@Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Primordial/54400617511

@Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primordial_(band)

 

Note: Cross posted from New Music Excess.

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Ronnie James Dio - July 10, 1942 to May 16, 2010

This morning, over breakfast, I learnt the sad new that Ronnie James Dio had lost his battle with stomach cancer on Sunday morning.

So, I though I would dedicate today’s post to the great man. It is always difficult to do people justice when writing an obituary, so, I think I will just let his contributions to music do the talking.

However, what I can say is that I know that he will be sadly missed by fans. Anyone who has the experience and privilege of seeing him perform live, whether in Elf, Rainbow, Sabbath, Dio or Heaven and Hell, will know exactly why he is held in such high regard. His performances in the studio were excellent, but there was something about seeing him live and the professionalism that he exuded which really made you appreciate the greatness of the man. I consider myself very fortunate to have had the opportunity to see him at the Brighton Centre (UK) as part of Heaven and Hell in November 2007. Unbelievable performance and I have managed to find a clip of the gig on Youtube – Sign Of The Southern Cross.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENuD4SV0abc]

 

I think I should start with a summary list of his studio performances (with relevant Spotify links where available) , although this list is by no means exhaustive it does give a good indication of how much he has recorded. You can check out a more thorough listing of his work starting from his page on Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_James_Dio 

 

Elf

Elf (1972) - http://open.spotify.com/album/77FZzNDlmNQkRtjjCh9nfs

Carolina County Ball (1974) (US title: L.A.59)

Trying to Burn the Sun (1975)

 

Rainbow

Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (1975) - http://open.spotify.com/album/3xi6KE16sRXAdyr5aSxqGT

Rising (1976) - http://open.spotify.com/album/0TGdg8Km7bBVwtmwfzt4yM

Long Live Rock 'n' Roll (1978) - http://open.spotify.com/album/5A3mHr2UMfihZre2v9E6cI

 

Black Sabbath

• Heaven and Hell (1980) - http://open.spotify.com/album/2xlljcaxcJxmnGO4xJq7YZ

• Mob Rules (1981) - http://open.spotify.com/album/239f6HFDmTWbBKNezUR4BX
• Dehumanizer (1992) - http://open.spotify.com/album/2qyXLZvoWxsqb0ILGbyDNK

 

Dio

Holy Diver (1983) - http://open.spotify.com/album/0ESsWE6BfPxOyjBY5zDFFz

The Last in Line (1984) - http://open.spotify.com/album/5TRzn7B9lk3EMaMzW6IHl2

Sacred Heart (1985)

Dream Evil (1987) - http://open.spotify.com/album/5KNshCrnMRS84N6yU6oAWY

Lock up the Wolves (1990)

Strange Highways (1994) - http://open.spotify.com/album/7sQDbA0qW3ZDKPxpwmHRA4

Angry Machines (1996) - http://open.spotify.com/album/40Kejzu1BRzNw2zKHI3pX2

Magica (2000)

Killing the Dragon (2002)

Master of the Moon (2004) - http://open.spotify.com/album/251CRitGahqJXiaAdcwUKQ 

 

Heaven And Hell

• The Devil You Know (2009) - http://open.spotify.com/album/2eLwBr4FWHB9XUoeloyyzf

 

There are also a number of live albums that he appears on and are worth checking out as a snapshot of his live performances from a particular era, apart from Dio stuff, I’ve only listed one from each ‘band’. I also particularly enjoy the posthumous Rainbow live albums.

Live performances

• The Elves - Live at the Bank (1972)
• Rainbow – On Stage (1977) - http://open.spotify.com/album/6DyINdfRW7rp5JKmskckJd
• Black Sabbath – Live Evil (1983) - http://open.spotify.com/album/0pTZWu6m0CCXWuLRZIVhgM
• Dio – Intermission (1986) - http://open.spotify.com/album/5VEEoVMgFelq51Xx9pPT8r
• Dio – Inferno: Last In Live (1998) - http://open.spotify.com/album/16uWU6R3s5DzdTiARtjYow
• Heaven and Hell - Live from Radio City Music Hall (2007) - http://open.spotify.com/album/35rdERkWtUtHjj2krS8wWh

 

Check out the live performance at Rockplast 2009 of Bible Black, from the album, The Devil You Know.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Sdz7fP-p_0]

 

Then of course there is the Devil Horns…

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MNCpWV4sn0]

 

Ronnie, you’re da man!

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmSt1oEIshE]

 

 

Note: Cross posted from New Music Excess.

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October File – Our Souls To You

Since I have just tidied up my copies of Terrorizer and got them in chronological order, it now gives me a chance to have a look at the most recent issue. I see a UK band I am not familiar with, October File, getting an 8 for there new album Our Souls To You. So I check it out on Spotify http://open.spotify.com/album/6xP92cnaLvvXFg1AJ0t2yb 

Methinks it’s rather good.

Track listing:

1. Crawl
2. Corporate Evasion
3. Falter
4. Dredge
5. Eau Du war
6. Our Souls To You (Part 1)
7. A Public Display Of Anger
8. Isolation
9. September
10. Love is (A Warm AK47)
11. Our Souls To You

The release looks like it is available as 2 disks, one features the above tracks mixed by John Mitchel the other with the tracks (minus track 11) mixed by Justin Broaderick.

 

Here is the promo video for Another Day, taken from the previous album, Holy Armour From The Jaws Of God.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_uT4GR6s0g]

 

Reviewed at:

Metal Psalter - http://www.metalpsalter.com/review_october_file_our_souls_to_you.html

Lords Of Metal - http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/showreview.php?id=16093&lang=en

Metal As Fuck - http://www.metalasfuck.net/zine/reviews/2010/october-file-our-souls-you-candlelightearsplit

Metal Ireland - http://www.metalireland.com/2010/05/03/october-file-our-souls-to-you/

 

Genre(s):

• Metal
• Industrial Metal

 

Similar artists:

• Send More Paramedics
• Raging Speedhorn
• Beecher
• Eden Maine
• Planes Mistaken for Stars
• Breach
• Will Haven
• Tribute to Nothing
• Outcry Collective
• Rollins Band

 

Further information:

@Website - http://www.octoberfile.com/

@MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/octoberfile

@Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/pages/October-File/181462811790

@Twitter - http://twitter.com/#search?q=%22october%20file%22

@Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_File

Note: Cross posted from New Music Excess.

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Terrorizer – Top 20 Sludge Albums

I always like to keep a track on site visits to my blog, and and yesterday I noticed I was getting a few hits sent my way via Google searches for keyword search combinations such as “terrorizer” and “best sludge album” as well as a few others of a similar nature.

So, always eager to please my readership, I have gone through my back issues of Terrorizer (I have back to #37 with a few omissions here and there) and located the Sludge Special that they ran over issues 187-188. So, here are the Top 20 Sludge Albums that they listed in issue 188 under the heading “Filth Parade”. I hope this is what people were after.

1. Eyehategod – Take As Needed For Pain (Centaury Media 1993)
2. Eyehategod – Dopesick (Century Media 1996)
3. Crowbar – Crowbar (Pavement Music 1993)
4. Melvins – Gluey Porch Treatments (Alchemy 1986)
5. Acid Bath – When The Kite String Pops (Rotten 1994)
6. Buzzove.en – …At A Loss (Off The Records 1998)
7. Iron Monkey – Our Problem (Earache 1998)
8. Sourvein – Will To Mangle (Southern Lord 2002)
9. Noothgrush – Failing Early, Failing Often (Slap A Ham 2001)
10. Crowbar – Odd Fellows Rest (Mayhem 1998)
11. Grief – Come To Grief (Vacuum / Century Media 1994)
12. Cavity – Supercollider (Man’s Ruin 1999)
13. Melvins – Bullhead (Boner 1991)
14. Weedeater – …And Justice For All (Berserker 2001)
15. Down – NOLA (Electra 1995)
16. Dystopia – Dystopia (Life Is Abuse 2008)
17. Corrupted – Paso Inferior (Frigidity Discos 1997)
18. 16 – Blaze Of Incompetence (Pessimiser 1997)
19. Rwake – If You Walk Before You Crawl You Crawl Before You Die (At A Loss 2004)
20. Bongzilla – Gateway (Relapse 2002)

Here is a playlist that contains all the albums that are offered on Spotify - http://open.spotify.com/user/toxicmusic79/playlist/2hpBww552ZSbaIiLP6382b

Now let’s have a bit of Eyehategod from their 2009 Hellfest performance.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwHZibk4d-c]

Note: Cross posted from New Music Excess.

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RetroBlog: Goatwhore – A Haunting Curse

By way of a follow on from Saturday’s 3 Inches Of Blood, Goatwhore, Barn Burner, Black Moor gig and yesterday’s subsequent post, I thought I would dedicate today's post to some informational stuff about Goatwhore and their 2006 album, A Haunting Curse.

Track listing:

1. Wear These Scars of Testimony
2. Bloodletting Upon the Cloven Hoof
3. Alchemy of the Black Sun Cult
4. My Eyes Are the Spears of Chaos
5. In the Narrow Confines of Defilement
6. Forever Consumed Oblivion
7. A Haunting Curse...
8. Silence Marked by the Breaking of Bone
9. Diabolical Submergence of Rebirth
10. ...of Ashen Slumber
11. I Avenge Myself

You can play the album on Spotify - http://open.spotify.com/album/3b9ubn2RFV33P1qeSsFTjW

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYV0XCuse1k]

 

Reviewed at:

• About.com - http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/fr/goatwhore.htm
• AllMusic - http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0cfoxqldldde
• Rockworld - http://www.rocknworld.com/thrashpit/reviews/06/Goatwhore.shtml
• Metal Eater - http://www.metaleater.com/albumreviews-goatwhore2006.php
• Sea Of Tranquillity - http://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=4180

 

Genre(s):

• Blackened death metal
• Blackened thrash metal

 

Similar artists:

• Belphegor
• Akercocke
• Book of Black Earth
• Absu
• Angelcorpse
• God Dethroned
• Nachtmystium
• Deströyer 666
• Suffocation
• Cobalt

 

Further information:

@Website - http://www.bloatedgoatrecords.com/gw/

@MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/goatwhore

@Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/thegoat666

@Twitter - http://twitter.com/goatwhoreNola

@Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goatwhore

 

Note: Cross posted from New Music Excess.

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“Enemies Of Metal Your Death Is Our Reward!”

The mighty 3 Inches Of Blood played The Paragon Theatre in Halifax on Saturday, and we were there!! Support was provided by Goatwhore, Barn Burner and local Cole Harbour band Black Moor. However, I must admit to being only familiar with 3 Inches Of Blood.

Goatwhore play a pretty intense combination of Blackened Death and Blackened Thrash Metal, the most recent album is Carving Out The Eyes Of God and you can check it out on Spotify. http://open.spotify.com/album/1VkjJSzSg5JZrB8e7ehFi2

And, check out the video for Apocalyptic Havoc on YouTube.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLFtQ90H6O4]

 

Barnburner are a bit more ‘conventional’ in that they, sound to me, like a reasonably straightforward NWOBHM inspired Hard Rock/Metal, their album Bangers is also on Spotify. http://open.spotify.com/album/77o8exUj9jnNEf2t7g70nY

Unfortunately, we missed local band Black Moor, as they were added after the tickets were printed and so we arrived at the door as they had just finished up their set. I’m sure we will get to check them out again around the Cole Harbour/Dartmouth/Halifax area. Check out the lead track from their 2009 album The Conquering, they sound awesome! “Black Moor’s commin’ after you”.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK_MIU3ak04]

 

Here’s an interview, with the band, about the Cole Harbour metal scene.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7EcjBbDe3I]

 

Back to 3 Inches Of Blood, their most recent album is Here Waits Thy Doom, check it out here. http://open.spotify.com/album/6pHRtdZdLfmrKMF31KXjaZ

Here is Battles and Brotherhood from the aforementioned album.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov1XxyvCS3o]

Of course, 3 Inches Of Blood had to finish up their set with Deadly Sinners!

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO7TZGgBbOw]

But no Forest King in the set, [sigh]. Well, better remedy that.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYrOaIUNLQE]

 

Note: Cross posted from New Music Excess.

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Demon Hunter – The World Is A Thorn

Looking through the May issue of Rocksound which landed in the ‘superbox’ this week, I can see a number of new albums that get 9 or above. One such album is Demon Hunter’s latest, The World Is A Thorn.

Track listing:

1. Descending upon Us
2. LifeWar
3. Collapsing (feat. Björn "Speed" Strid of Soilwork)
4. This Is the Line
5. Driving Nails
6. The World Is a Thorn
7. Tie This Around Your Neck
8. Just Breathe (feat. Christian Älvestam of Miseration)
9. Shallow Water
10. Feel as Though You Could (feat. Dave Peters of Throwdown)
11. Blood in the Tears

Check it out on Spotify - http://open.spotify.com/album/6OjtNpkeSbNKZisER0d5a7

 

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-3EXnK_ii0]

 

Reviewed at:

The Album Project - http://thealbumproject.net/2010/03/full-review-demon-hunter-the-world-is-a-thorn/

AllMusic - http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gpfwxzqsldse

Christian Music Zine - http://christianmusiczine.com/2010/03/08/review-demon-hunter-the-world-is-a-thorn/

Jesus Freak Hideout - http://jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/TheWorldIsAThorn.asp

Pure Noise - http://www.purenoizemag.com/2010/03/10/demon-hunter-the-world-is-a-thorn/

 

Genre(s):

• Metalcore
• Alternative metal
• Thrash metal

 

Similar artists:

• Living Sacrifice
• Becoming the Archetype
• Project 86
• The Showdown
• Haste the Day
• Disciple
• War of Ages
• Destroy The Runner
• Still Remains
• Soul Embraced

 

Further information:

@Website - http://www.demonhunter.net/

@Myspace - http://www.myspace.com/demonhunter

@Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/demonhunter

@Twitter - http://twitter.com/DemonHunterBand

@Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demon_Hunter

Note: Cross posted from New Music Excess.

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Classic Rock - 1990

Following on from last weeks post about my favourite metal albums from 1990,  I thought I would dig out  my little  black book of music lists and look up one I had written down for Classic Rock albums from 1990. This list was originally published as part of a series of ‘specials’ published by Classic Rock magazine, each one covering years from the 70s, 80s and 90s. So here is the list from 1990:

• Alice In Chains – Facelift
• Black Crowes – Shake Your Money Maker
• Danzig – Danzig II: Lucifuge
• Fugazi – Repeater
• Heart – Brigade
• Jane’s Addiction – Ritual De Lo Habitual
• Jellyfish – Bellybutton
• Judas Priest – Painkiller
• The La’s – The La’s
• Mark Lanegan – The Winding Sheet
• Living Colour – Time’s Up
• Mother Love Bone – Apple
• Megadeth – Rust In Peace
• Pantera – Cowboys From Hell
• The Replacements – All Shook Down
• Slayer – Seasons In The Abyss
• Sonic Youth – Goo
• Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Ragged Glory
• Warrior Soul – Last Decade, Dead Century
• Winger – In The Heart Of The Young

Here’s what’s on Spotify - http://open.spotify.com/user/toxicmusic79/playlist/6MGM5Ph7dBhg0xRsC80UxI

“I’m the wooo-ooolf”

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEs0fwQ1VBU]

Note: Cross posted from New Music Excess.

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RetroBlog: Drowning Pool - Sinner

I only properly picked up on Drowning Pool just last week when I was looking to swap out a dodgy audio track on a YouTube video I had posted with one of the tracks that YouTube provides. The track in question was Bodies from the debut album Sinner.

Track listing:

1. Sinner
2. Bodies
3. Tear Away
4. All Over Me
5. Reminded
6. Pity
7. Mute
8. I Am
9. Follow
10. Told You So
11. Sermon

Album on Spotify - http://open.spotify.com/album/2x69bUM3cqWJ1ckKpwCNgh

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY_I6doz6Qk]

 

Drowning Pool on Amazon

 Reviewed at:

• AllMusic - http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wqf6zfg2eh2k
• Sputnik Music - http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?reviewid=8522
• Answers.com - http://www.answers.com/topic/sinner-drowning-pool-album

 

Genre(s):

• Alternative Metal
• Nu Metal

 

Similar artists:

• SOiL
• Godsmack
• Disturbed
• Adema
• Dope
• Mudvayne
• Static-X
• Saliva
• Ill Niño
• Stone Sour

 

Further information:

@Website - http://www.drowningpool.com/

@MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/drowningpool

@FaceBook - http://www.facebook.com/drowningpool

@Twitter - http://twitter.com/DrowningPool

@Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drowning_Pool

 

Note: Cross posted from New Music Excess.

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The Swellers – Ups & Downsizing

The Swellers latest, Ups & Downsizing, is another album I missed out on in 2009. I only picked up on it now because Rocksound has just featured them as Band Of The Month in April’s issue.

Track listing:

1. 2009
2. Fire Away
3. Sleeper
4. Welcome Back Riders
5. Feet First
6. Do You Feel Better Yet?
7. Ups And Downsizing
8. The Iron
9. Watch It Go
10. Stars
11. Dirt

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fhc6_BTWFjY]

Reviewed at:

Absolute Punk - http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1338321

Alternative Press - http://altpress.com/reviews/upsanddownsizing.htm

Punk News - http://www.punknews.org/review/8690

 

Genre(s):

• Punk
• Pop-punk

 

Similar artists:

• Fireworks
• This Time Next Year
• Much The Same
• The Wonder Years
• Broadway Calls
• Polar Bear Club
• Half Hearted Hero
• Such Gold
• This Is A Standoff
• Living With Lions

 

Further Information:

@Website - http://theswellers.com/

@Myspace - http://www.myspace.com/theswellers

@Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/theswellers

@Twitter - http://twitter.com/theswellers

@Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_swellers

@Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/user/theswellers?blend=2&ob=4

Note: Cross posted from New Music Excess.

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