by Edwin van Hoof Staff Writer Emerging from the Netherlands, Anouk has built quite an impressive career over the last decade. Starting as a protégé from Golden Earring’s George Kooymans, her debut was loaded with hits of which the attitude rocker “Nobody’s Wife” broke many records. A [...]
by Edwin Van Hoof Staff Writer Infernophonic’s music is for the occasion even though every spin is an occasion on itself. Infernophonic is packed with energy and spunk! Much like old time Chili Peppers the band is propelled by funk and powerful grooves but also has dynamics not often heard in [...]
by Curt Hauff Staff Writer For a debut album, Running with the Wasters is very impressive. The Takeover UK combine the biting wit and cleverness of Butch Walker with the old school punk style and raw energy of the Sex Pistols. If you’re familiar with either group, you’ll understand the allure [...]
by Derric Miller Staff Writer As the ‘80s Rock Revolution continues to spin, with more and more bands from the ‘80s reuniting to get their piece of the pie, there is another facet to that movement: former ‘80’s band members starting new bands both distinctly different and somewhat [...]
by Leyla Hamedi Staff Writer The lilting, up and down, from hoarse to sweet vocals of Kevin Mace make Liquor Boxx sound like one of those coffee house rock bands so popular amongst the college crowd. The first song, “Ask Me To Stop” relies heavily on them to establish their swaggering tone. But [...]
by Leyla Hamedi Staff Writer Word to the wise, if you’re searching for LEAF on the Internet, they are not the Dutch band by the same name. Keep that in mind and you’ll avoid a lot of confusion. LEAF is a hard rock quartet from Houston, Texas. Their music is the result of trippy electronic [...]
by Leyla Hamedi Staff Writer If you want another incarnation of Guns’n’Roses or even Velvet Revolver, Sick isn’t it. However if you want rock with a clear New York punk influence, then this is your best bet. Unless you’ve heard him sing before, McKagan’s voice comes as a nice surprise. [...]
by Matthew Hoffman Former Staff Writer Within The Ruins’s debut album Creature features ten tracks 38 minutes, and is out now on Victory Records. The band from Westfield, Massachusetts plays metal-core and melodic death metal featuring odd time changes and unusual guitar runs throughout the disc. [...]
by Matthew Hoffman Former Staff Writer Believer a Christian progressive/thrash metal outfit from Pennsylvania, are back with Gabriel, out now on Metal Blade Records. It is the band’s fourth full length album of original material in their 22-year existence. The record is diverse and full of [...]
by Alissa Ordabai Staff Writer Pestilence’s first original studio album in 15 years marks the start of a resurrection of the cult technical death metal band after their split in mid-Nineties amidst internal disagreements and general disappointment with the state of the metal scene. [...]
