Some of you who used to watch the television series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles may remember that Dr. Baxter Stockman was this criminal genius whom created the Mousers, with whom the series' heores frequently make battle...but that may be beside the point here, unless the Helsinki based Rock/ Noise trio consisting of singer/ guitarist Markus, bassist Visa, and drummer Max actually looked at this character for inspiration when choosing their bandname, back in 2006.
The new (4th) full length releases from Californian Deathcore band Winds of Plague.
Wasted Bullet is a Melodic Hardcore band from the Netherlands. The band consists of: Robbert (vocals), Joel (drums), Lesley (bass), Max (guitar) and Jasper (guitar). They form a rather young band because their websites contain little to nothing of info or band history. Now the band released an album last November, and to be honest they do an awesome job at it. Especially when you realize this is the bands first full album.
From Central Florida comes a powerhouse band in the metal world from a familiar presence. Guitarist Shane French, is prepared to unleash his new project along with guitarist / vocalist Morrie Vozdeck. The called themselves “Voz”. Joining Morrie and Shane is drummer John Teer.
Oh my, talk about milking out successful events! In late 2010, Brian Fallon (lead singer/ guitarist of The Gaslight Anthem) and his guitar tech Ian Perkins got together to write songs together for a side-project of theirs, which he announced as concentrating “...on the dark side of soul music...”. In essence, they were writing some singer-songwriter songs with somewhat darker lyrics, and the two headed to a studio to record a total of 12 original songs.
Having come across this Finnish band's name as a reference in Circle's most recent album Incarnation, I felt no reluctance whatsoever about having to review this quartet's most recent outing.
Slough Feg is a heavy metal band formed in Pennsylvania in the early 90s. Current members: Mike Scalzi (Guitars/Vocals), Angelo Tringali (Guitars), Adrian Maestas (Bass) and Harry Cantwell (Drums). According the definition of the group: ‘has a style that's best described as an eclectic mix of Celtic Folk and Traditional Metal peppered with buckets of energy and lyrical depth’.
Sister a Swedish hard rock/ punk/metal band. Formed in 2006 with JAMIE (vocals)TIM (guitar & backing vocals) RIKKI (bass & backing vocals) CARI (drums & backing vocals).
“Disguised Vultures” the album id recorded with Martine Sweet and Linus Birbrant and features the previously released single “Sick”. A cd with heavy, raw sound and attitude.
Essentially what you get with Serpent Omega is another entry into the world of sludge/doom/stoner metal that is already populated by the likes of Kylesa, Hull, Entombed, Lair of the Minotaur, Negative Reaction and even Pantera. While fanatics of that particular little niche might be the ones to get the biggest kick out of Serpent Omega, the overall unoriginality of the album is very unfelling.
Another Svart Records release, and yet another shot of great retro-tasting music!
