A Perfect Circle Three Sixty (Standard and Deluxe Edition) Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) November 19th, 2013 I hesitate to call A Perfect Circle’s Three Sixty release a “Greatest Hits” album. The phrase often means a band is finished making music and their label wants to squeeze every penny they can out
Category: Album Reviews
Gary Numan; Splinter (Songs From a Broken Mind)
At the age of 55 and with a career already spanning nearly 35 years, Numan is far from retiring. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Gary Numan, many consider him to be the founding father of the electronic and industrial music genres. Numan is sited as influencing generations of musicians, the
Front line Assembly, Echogenetic
Front line Assembly Echogenetic Metropolis Records 9 July 2013 With the new alum Echogenetic, long running industrialists Front Line Assembly show a new facet of this respected band. Mastermind Bill Leeb, along with Jeremy Inkel, Jared Slingerland, Craig Johnsen, and Sasha Keevill have created a concussive, driving opus. Completely guitar
Filter; The Sun Comes Out Tonight
Filter The Sun Comes Out Tonight June 4th, 2013 Wind-up Records Filter’s 6th studio album, and their first on Wind-up Records, once again finds founder Richard Patrick’s muse evolving into a larger animal. Patrick aimed for the album to sound like “…something that was exactly like Short Bus (Filter’s 1995 debut release) but
Army of the Universe; The Hipster Sacrifice
The Hipster Sacrifice Metropolis Records 14 May 2013 The Army Of The Universe was founded in 2008 by Electronic Dance producer Trebla and Lord K, lead singer of the band Kult of the Skull God. In 2010, guitar player Dave Tavecchia joined the band and one year later Chris Vrenna
Otep; Hydra
Ot6p Hydra Victory Records January 22nd, 2013 Heralded as Otep Shamaya’s last release, Hydra is a visceral tale of tragedy, deceit and destiny that would make Shakespeare shudder. Shamaya found her musical soulmate in Iowa native, and founder of the now defuct metal band Destrophy, Ari Mihalopoulos. With the help of
Hurt, The Crux
Hurt The Crux May 1st, 2012 Carved Records It’s been 3 years since we have had a full album from Hurt. Their highly anticipated 6th studio album, The Crux, had it’s release date pushed back and is now set to hit stores on May 1, 2012. The albums first single,
Otep; Sounds Like Armageddon
Otep Sounds Like Armageddon November 6th, 2012 Victory Records If only more bands cared enough about their fans to release live albums with as much intensity as Otep has. Sounds Like Armageddon combines every spectacular aspect of Otep’s live shows into one release that is available for all the fans
HALO 4 Original Soundtrack
Halo 4 Original SOundtrack 343 Industries October 19th, 2012 Let’s get a few things out of the way first. I am not a gamer. The last video game I played was Super Mario for Wii. I’ve never played any of the HALO releases but I admit that they look great
Shiny Toy Guns; III
Shiny Toy Guns III October 23rd, 2012 With the release of the band’s third full length album, Shiny Toy Guns once again find a place in the hearts and souls of their followers. While the band’s sophomore release, co-fronted by Sisley Treasure, was more focused on the heavier, industrial