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ALBUM: Periphery – ‘Juggernaut Alpha/Omega’

January 27, 2015

Michael Bird

Nothing marks out a proper progressive metal band like a double concept album. Separated into two distinct products but intended for enjoyment as one whole, the twin parts of ‘Juggernaut’ have been long awaited and anticipated, mention of it having been made back before the release of ‘Periphery II’. The stakes, therefore, are high. Despite […]

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ALBUM: Enter Shikari – ‘The Mindsweep’

January 20, 2015

Michael Bird

With aggressive, hardcore-tinged rock and cutting-edge electronic dance music now sitting as natural bedfellows, it’s easy to forget how exciting and unique 2007’s Take to the Skies must have sounded to an unsuspecting world. Ever since that now innocent-sounding debut Enter Shikari have carved out a career of battling expectations alongside the grand issues of […]

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ALBUM: Fall Out Boy – ‘American Beauty/American Psycho’

January 13, 2015

Matthew Powers

Upon hearing the triumphant fanfare that begins album opener “Irresistible” for Fall Out Boy’s new record I half-expected an NFL team to come running out of a happenstance arena. Yes, this introduction is THAT grandiose and huge, and why shouldn’t it be? Fall Out Boy are widely known and loved for being a band that […]

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ALBUM: Palisades – ‘Mind Games’

January 11, 2015

Matthew Powers

New Jersey sextet Palisades want to make it known that their live shows can be just as fun on the dance floor as they are in the pit. The ambitious group began to show this quite obviously on their previous full-length ‘Outcasts’ but on the highly-anticipated follow-up ‘Mindgames’ it’s blatant that the musicians that make […]

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