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Luego is All Over the Placenew
Songwriter/guitarist/singer Patrick Phelan's bizarrely childlike upper register is what Jerry Garcia probably would have sounded like at 16; the man's voice is whimsical without sacrificing that self-aware tone that accompanies early-gotten wisdom, just lazy enough to fall markedly short of careless.
Metro Spirit |
Josh Ruffin |
02-27-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: I Know, I Know, Luego
'Heavy Petting' is Cheeky and Endlessly Charmingnew
One could be forgiven for passing off the Two Man Gentleman Band as a one-trick novelty act.
Metro Spirit |
Josh Ruffin |
02-27-2008 |
Reviews
'The Alchemist' is a Masterpiecenew
There is in every song a seamless union of laissez-faire and unrelenting heaviness, its cohesiveness largely owing to the dudes' knack for deceptive and aggressive melodies.
Metro Spirit |
Josh Ruffin |
09-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: The Alchemist, Witchcraft
'Kill the Headlights' Will Grow on Younew
Adema won't be revolutionizing the face of rock anytime soon, but this album seems to at the very least provide these deceptively talented dudes with a long-sought-after sense of identity.
Metro Spirit |
Josh Ruffin |
09-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Adema, Kill the Headlights
How Seriously Can You Take Dethlok?new
Dethalbum is fifteen tracks of Viking metal brutality, influenced by everyone from Saxon to Celtic Frost.
Metro Spirit |
Josh Ruffin |
08-30-2007 |
Reviews
Keep Up With 'Colors' If You Cannew
Between the Buried and Me are undoubtedly today's King Crimson, creating some of the 21st century's most forward-thinking music.
Metro Spirit |
Josh Ruffin |
08-30-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Between the Buried and Me, Colors
The Title Sums it Up -- The Disc is Big and Dirtynew
I'll eat a bowl of my own hair if you can find a thrashier, heavier, more sardonic metalcore release this year.
Metro Spirit |
Josh Ruffin |
08-30-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Every Time I Die, The Big Dirty
Devildriver Hits its Stridenew
Continuing the glorious and deadly thrash-pop trends of their previous output, The Last Kind Words carries its weight with other heavyweight metal releases this year.
Metro Spirit |
Josh Ruffin |
08-20-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Devildriver, The Last Kind Words
Marco Fasolo Strikes Out on His Ownnew
This album is good ... scary good -- for that matter, it's also a little scary.
Metro Spirit |
Josh Ruffin |
08-08-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Jennifer Gentle, The Midnight Room
The Red Chord Mixes Brutality and Mathematicsnew
You know that scene in Irreversible where the guy gets his face beat in repeatedly with a fire extinguisher? It's kinda like that.
Metro Spirit |
Josh Ruffin |
08-08-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Prey for Eyes, The Red Chord
'Paradise Lost': Milton Meets Metalnew
Symphony X should be commissioned to write a "Prog Metal for Dummies" book -- let's go down the checklist, shall we?
Metro Spirit |
Josh Ruffin |
08-08-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Paradise Lost, Symphony X
'A Decade on the Throne': Taiwanese Black Metalnew
Chthonic have gone under the radar and cemented their legacy as one of history's top black metal acts.
Metro Spirit |
Josh Ruffin |
08-08-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: A Decade on the Throne, Chthonic
