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Greeley Estates – No Rain, No Rainbow(2010)

After leav­ing their mark on the scene with 2008’s Go West Young Man, Let The Evil Go East, Greeley Estates have returned with a sure to be shock­ing, heavy approach to their music, tak­ing every­thing to the next level of intense. After the sad end­ing of Science Records, Greeley found a new home on Tragic Hero Records and set off with Cory Spotts (Blessthefall, Job For A Cowboy) to cre­ate their newest record. Changing things up a bit, No Rain, No Rainbow takes Greeley to a much...

Hatebreed-For The Lions -2009.5

For the Lions is a cover album by American metalcore band Hatebreed. The album was released on May 5, 2009 through Koch Records.[2]The album consists of 18 cover songs from bands that had an influence on Hatebreed's music. The album was originally set to be released in winter 2008, but the band wanted to record a few more tracks for the record, and so the release date was pushed...

kiss-Sonic Boom -2009. 6

The album was recorded at Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, CA and produced by the band's co-leader Paul Stanley and co-produced by Greg Collins.[13] A fan routed North American tour is expected to promote the album as well as international shows throughout 2010. The cover artwork was created by artist Michael Doret who has worked with Kiss previously for their 1976 album Rock and Roll Over.[14] Wal-Mart will be the exclusive distributor of the album in the US and Canada,[12] selling it...

Caliban -Say Hello to Tragedy(2009.8)

Sound: Caliban have often been criticized for copying their influences, among them Killswitch Engage and As I Lay Dying. On Say Hello to Tragedy, the band isn’t quite so obvious about the bands who’ve made an impact on it. The album is a noisy, nasty clusterf--k of moshable metal, complete with screamin’ bloody murder, deathcore vocals and breakdowns that will inspire some ugly, fierce moshpits. “24 Years,” which kicks open the album’s door, mixes a bit of melody and clean vocals,...

Protest the hero-Fortress(2008)

Standards can be a bitch, and it only gets worse when you put them in context. All conditions aside, Protest the Hero's Kezia was a pretty outstanding album. Yes, its reception was black and white with little to no grey area, but a little polarization never hurt anyone. In context, however, Kezia suffered from a lot of amateur mistakes; acceptable given that it was mostly written while the band was still in high school but noticeable nonetheless. Of these issues, some reach back to Juice, a...