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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

The Fear is Excruciating.....

the new Red Sparowes

no new ground broken for them really, just really good ambient instrumental music

previous Red Sparowes post
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Heligoland.

the new Massive Attack

this ain't no Mezzanine, but still a solid record

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besides Razormaze and Municipal Waste, Cross Examination are the only other band in the modern crossover/thrash revival that's worth a damn IMO... playing fast, frenzied songs about drinking, partying, and pizza (yes, pizza), these guys will get you circle pitting in your pajamas

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Cycles.

Alan stole some of my thunder, because I completely planned on posting the new Rotten Sound EP Napalm, and he completely beat me to the punch... so here is their most recent full length, Cycles, a blistering slab of awesome Scandinavian grind... 17 years in the game, and they're still a great band, and if you've never seen them live, make sure you do the next time they're in your area

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Thousandswilldie.

here is the demo from Rhode Island's Thousandswilldie... 9 tracks of extremely fast and extremely short grind... check this out

btw, they released a split with Kill the Client which I haven't been able to find anywhere, so if anyone can point me in the right direction, I would be forever grateful

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Never Better.

P.O.S. is a very good MC from Minnesota... also being a member of the hardcore/punk band Building Better Bombs, P.O.S. draws from many hardcore influences as well as hip hop artists such as Saul Williams, Sage Francis, Murs, and El-P... if you watch Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory (OH NOEZ! AN MTV REALITY SHOW?!?!), you may have heard the song Goodbye in an episode... solid rapper if you're into the more underground modern hip hop sound

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Time to Kill Space.

"Not what you’d typically think of when someone references “NYHC”; Celebrity Murders play fast, unrelenting hardcore in the vein of lots of bands that you’ve never heard. The only thing is, this time, the vocals are more angry and incomprehensible (buy the record), and the music seems to be created out of genuine passion for creating something more interesting than your modern “So You Think You Can Dance?, presents: NYHC” mosh record."

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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Napalm.

Latest from Rotten Sound. Three new songs and three Napalm Death covers. Check it out.
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Gonna be somewhat lazy....

I feel bad because I've fallen behind on posting....but I really don't feel like writing out a bunch of band descriptions....so here's some releases from varying genres that I think everyone should have, or at least have heard....this shit is essential

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