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Killswith Engage-[Alive or just Breathing]-2002

second full-length effort, Alive or Just Breathing, finds the band expanding on the crunchy metalcore sound they established themselves with on their 2000 self-titled debut. This is a pure metal album that seemingly has ignored any fashionable trend and instead relies solely on skill and expertise to sculpt some of meatiest heavy metal since the glory days of Metallica and Slayer. Injected into these chaotic hardcore/death metal hybrid songs is an undeniable sense of melody that flawlessly...

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...

Katatonia -Night is the New Day(2009.11.2)

You’d think after spending almost two decades channelling the densest of gloom Katatonia’s bank of ideas might be running a bit dry – that said of course, creative frustration alone could easily inspire another song or two. It’s unfair to mock though, because since their humble beginnings in 1991 the Swedes have grown in sound and stature. ‘Night Is The New Day’ follows up ‘The Great Cold Distance’, a modern-sounding and modern-looking blockbuster, and while the spotless...

Kittie.-.[Oracle]-2001

An all-female rock band succeeding on a commercial level in the male-dominated heavy metal world is an anomaly. The Canadian hard rock trio Kittie (previously a quartet) has nevertheless managed to prosper under those circumstances. ORACLE is the logical successor to the band's 1999 debut, SPIT. Although there is no drastic stylistic shift evidenced on the sophomore effort, the album is nevertheless another worthy excursion into the death metal world. ORACLE offers more convincing classic metal...
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