S.T.U.N. Evolution of Energy

Published Jan 01, 2006

At some point in the early ‘90s, the political side of punk music was replaced with incessant high school nattering about booze, bad behavio...

Uncle Kracker No Stranger to Shame

Published Jan 01, 2006

Sometimes people find fame in their affiliations. Unfortunately when Uncle Kracker, aka Matt Shafer, released his debut CD, Double Wide, he...

Otep Sevas Tra

Published Jan 01, 2006

I truly believe that the female death metal vocalist requires a skill above and beyond that of her male counterparts. Los Angeles-based Otep...

Murderdolls Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls

Published Jan 01, 2006

Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison is changing his image. His first step is putting down his drumsticks and picking up a guitar. Secondly, he is...

The Heavils The Heavils

Published Jan 01, 2006

The Heavils have released a good solid hard rock record on their self-titled debut. Traces of surf are in amongst the driving guitars (an ir...

RA From One

Published Jan 01, 2006

Born sometime in the late 1990s, RA gets its band name from a term the ancient Egyptians used to express an all-consuming passion, a sun god...

To My Surprise To My Surprise

Published Jan 01, 2006

I am a huge fan of side projects. That is the forum where music fans get to hear what creations come from unlikely pairings or groupings. Bu...

Freax Freax

Published Jan 01, 2006

I remember the first time I heard Life of Agony’s debut disc. It knocked me on my ass, leaving me with a feeling that was difficult to expla...

Filter The Amalgamut

Published Jan 01, 2006

Filter seems to have mastered the delicate balance between the soft industrial sound of their first album, Short Bus, and the huge commercia...

Chevelle Wonder What's Next

Published Jan 01, 2006

It's a family affair fir Chevelle. The Chicago-based Chevelle made some noise with their 1999 release, Point #1, which led to tons of tourin...

Mudvayne The End of All Things to Come

Published Jan 01, 2006

The sophomore disc by Illinois-based Mudvayne is a grand improvement from the band's debut. L.D. 50 was a sloppy amalgamation of the charact...

Doubledrive Blue in the Face

Published Jan 01, 2006

Doubledrive is an Atlanta, GA quartet that has recently made a name for themselves on the road with the likes of Kid Rock and Sevendust. Blu...

Machine Head Hellalive

Published Jan 01, 2006

Recorded live at Brixton Academy in London, England, Hellalive includes tracks like "Bulldozer” (from Supercharger), "The Blood, The Sweat,...

Breaking Benjamin We Are Not Alone

Published Sep 01, 2004

I always have a hard time describing a record like Breaking Benjamin’s sophomore CD, We Are Not Alone. On first listen its simply generic so...

Breach of Trust Breach of Trust

Published Sep 01, 2004

I was 12 years old the day my friend raided her brother’s extensive music collection and we discovered metal. We sat in front of the stereo...

The Interview Craig Monahan

Published Sep 01, 2004

You can call the 1998 film The Interview a Usual Suspects-style mystery with a suspenseful, shadowy Hitchcock-ian simplicity. Or you can sim...

State Of Shock Guilty by Association

Published Jul 01, 2004

Within the first few sweet piano notes, Vancouver-based State of Shock won me over. "Sound Track of Our Lives,” the opening track on the ban...

Amen Death Before Musick

Published Jul 01, 2004

How many endorsements from super famous rock stars does it take to give credit to an authentic punk band in the 21st century? System of a Do...

Calendar Girls Nigel Cole

Published Jun 01, 2004

Calendar Girls is the film version of the light-hearted story about how 11 ordinary Yorkshire, England women challenged the perceived societ...

I'm Not Scared (Io Non Ho Paura) Gabriele Salvatores

Published May 01, 2004

The opening scene of Oscar Award-winning director Gabriele Salvatores' latest film perfectly sets the stage for this heart-breaking tale. Cr...