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7.6
New Music Critique: Rival Order
Rival Order generates boot-stomping metal that’s right in its fans’ comfort zone—hard/ soft vocal trade-offs, ballistic kick drums, howling guitar licks, effective breakdowns and cries ... -
7.4
New Music Critique: Pyrah
A French fivesome, Pyrah are fronted by singer Stephanié Montel whose voice excels in its melodic range and can effectively add grit and gravel when ... -
Morbid Angel at The Observatory in Santa Ana, CA
Morbid Angel played to an absolutely packed and enthusiastic crowd at The Observatory in Santa Ana on Nov. 27. It was a cold and rainy ... -
Great American Ghost Sign With Entertainment One
Boston's GREAT AMERICAN GHOST has signed a worldwide record deal with Entertainment One ("eOne") with plans to release a new LP titled Power Through Terror ... -
7.6
New Music Critique: Sinaro
Gus Sinaro fronts a metal foursome that produces credible metal power on a solid, if formulaic, batch of songs. “Break the Paradigm” and “Bullet Through ... -
Chamber Signs to Pure Noise Records
Chamber signed to Pure Noise Records and released their new 12" EP, Ripping / Pulling / Tearing. Of Ripping / Pulling / Tearing, vocalist Jacob ... -
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New Music Critique: Finding September
This Texas band is fronted by Emily Bayardo, whose vocal tone is appropriately butch, brawny and rebellious. That voice is expertly situated in the mix ... -
Live Review: Eric McFadden at Bogie's in Westlake Village, CA
Material: Far more than an extraordinary guitarist, Eric McFadden is, to put it bluntly, an experience. From mellow blues licks, Muscle Shoals rockabilly and salt-of-the-earth ... -
7.4
New Music Critique: Siva
Metal foursome Siva are altogether solid in every department, and they put forth a slow, dark, brooding brand of metal that might interest labels such as Metal Blade and ... -
7.6
New Music Critique: Two Hundred Feet
Classic melodic-metalheads will appreciate P.J. Zitarosa and his mates, who bring virtuosity to every measure. “Speed of Evil” exemplifies the band, with not only Zitarosa’s guitar ...