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REVIEW: SLAVES – ‘TO BETTER DAYS’; A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH
Alternative rock band Slaves is set to release their newest full length album, To Better Days, this Friday, and honestly- this album has no skips…at all. The band, who is made up of drummer Zack Baker, bassist Colin Vieira, guitarists...
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SUNSPEAR RELEASE NEW SINGLE “MORII” (SINGLE ANALYSIS)
In SUNSPEAR's explosive new single, "Morii" (translated from Latin as 'Death'), the listener can hear all of the weight that the term itself implies. Brimming with a fantastic mixture of rising atmosphere, climactic heaviness and a melodious tapping guitar lead,...
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REVIEW: NEON TREES – ‘I CAN FEEL YOU FORGETTING ME’; DARK DREAMS AND SUMMER NOSTALGIA
Since the return from their hiatus and previous single releases, Neon Trees have finally dropped their latest album I Can Feel You Forgetting Me as of today. Personally, I enjoy music that can uphold a dichotomy between instrumentation and lyrics,...
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REVIEW: NECK DEEP – ‘ALL DISTORTIONS ARE INTENTIONAL’; PRAISE FOR A NEW TAKE ON “CLASSIC” POP PUNK
Pop-punk powerhouses Neck Deep are back, and you better believe that they’re better than ever! Following the release of their singles “Low Life”, “When You Know”, “Fall”, “I Revolve (Around You)”, and “Sick Joke”, The Welsh quintet, made up of...
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REVIEW: OUTLINE IN COLOR – ‘IMPOSTER SYNDROME’; DOWN WITH THE SICKNESS
With the release of Imposter Syndrome, metalcore maniacs Outline In Color are taking the necessary leap in a bigger direction. No more standardized breakdown into catchy chorus formulas. Instead, the newly rejuvenated Oklahoma-based quartet are unveiling a new (old?) lineup...
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TRACK ANALYSIS: GUILLOTINES – “LIES BENEATH THE SKIN”; FOR FANS OF HATEBREED AND BIGGIE SMALLS
Within the first 5 seconds of Guillotines' new single "Lies Beneath The Skin," I found myself astounded by the numerous nu metal and rap rock influences heard just from a single clean guitar line and vocal hook. My mind immediately...
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