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Metallica, Death Magnetic

October 30, 2008

I don’t know who smacked sense into these rich, lazy bastards. But the millionaires once known as Alcoholica have finally released a proper follow-up to …And Justice For All. I’ve heard rumors they’ve been releasing “music” of some sort the last couple decades, but no one heard that crap, right? Metal fans should thank Satan [...]

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Best Albums of 2008 (so far)

July 2, 2008

Only halfway through the Aught Eight, there are a handful of standout discs I would recommend. There are others in the running, but the following have earned the most play time and mindshare at the halfway point. British Sea Power, Do You Like Rock Music? The bravado in the critic-baiting title is equaled only by [...]

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The Mars Volta, The Bedlam In Goliath

February 22, 2008

First, a bit of explanation. Got the backstory straight? I guarantee you, on multiple listenings you would never ever ever have figured out any of the mythology regarding Ouija boards, the demon Goliath, or anything else resembling a cohesive narrative. Which, to be honest, is never the point of a Mars Volta record. The point [...]

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Gallows, Orchestra Of Wolves

February 20, 2008

Breakneck speed. Throat-tearing vocals. More repressed anger than a Republican with confiscated guns. UK’s Gallows bull-rushed my future hearing levels late last year when I heard their Live BBC Sessions. I searched everywhere for their Epitaph album, and holy crap does it impress. I place this album’s adrenaline level somewhere between a donkey punch to [...]

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