2009 Music Reviews

Chris Laney Pure

by Edwin van Hoof Staff Writer Chris Laney is the award winning Swedish producer, engineer, song writer also known for his duties alongside Randy Piper in his band Animal. Laney has geared up with some of the genres most infamous names like Piper, Zinny Zan, Bruce Kulick and Mats Levén to create [...]

Crown the Lost Blind Faith Loyalty

by Matthew Hoffman Staff Writer One of the last great unsigned bands, Crown The Lost, formed in 2006 in Pittsburgh Penn., have finally found a warm welcoming home on Cruz Del Sur Music. Their sophomore effort is entitled Blind Faith Loyalty. It features 10 tracks lasting a mind melting 54 minutes. [...]

Greg Georgeson 100 % By Volume

by Derric Miller Staff Writer Classic Rock guitarist, founder of the band Sequel and also lead guitarist for Tommy Tutone (yeah, he’s a busy dude) Greg Georgeson has released his debut solo album called 100 % By Volume. While known for his guitar prowess, Georgeson also handles bass, mandolin, [...]

The Answer Everyday Demons

by Derric Miller Staff Writer Irish rockers The Answer — who are perchance more fortunate than they even realize for landing the opening slot on AC/DC’s Black Ice tour — are ready to strike in North America with a blazing new studio release. Everyday Demons is the band backing up their [...]

U2 No Line on the Horizon

by Derric Miller Staff Writer After 12 studio releases and an embarrassment of success — based on nothing but pure talent and omnipresent relevance — U2 calls the shots. Should they want to rock the house, they shall. Should they decide to write something eclectic and keenly indigestible, like [...]

ColdSpell Infinite Stargaze

by Derric Miller Staff Writer Does Sweden have the highest number of musicians per capita in the world, or does it just seem like it? And how does that country keep producing such stellar acts? Newcomers ColdSpell, from Sweden of course, have released one of the most polished and anthemic Rock [...]

Seance Awakening of the Gods

by Matthew Hoffman Staff Writer Séance was formed in Linköping Sweden in 1990 and broke up in the late nineties. Awakening of the Gods has 11 tracks lasting a short 36 minutes and is the bands third full-length effort. This album out now on Pulverized Records is the bands first CD in more than 16 [...]

The Ruse Midnight in the City

by Curt Hauff Staff Writer Midnight in the City, the third studio release by the Ruse, is a polished punk, new wave pop rock album. The band exhibits tastes of U2 or the Outfield. The songs have a catchy chorus, which makes them easy to remember. While operating on a small label budget, the band [...]

Nashville Pussy From Hell to Texas

by Justin Gaines Staff Writer Finish your beer then smash the bottle over your neighbor’s head; Nashville Pussy is back with another drunken brawl of a rock & roll album. From Hell to Texas is the band’s fifth album, and it picks up right where Get Some left off (which is to say, on the [...]

Godhead At the Edge of the World

by Justin Gaines Staff Writer Those of us who had written Godhead off as a bunch of gothic-industrial Marilyn Manson hangers-on should be pleasantly surprised by the band’s latest effort At the Edge of the World. Godhead’s sound still features a heavy electronic presence, but the band took a [...]
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