Girlschool - Girlschool

Posted on Saturday, June 11, 2011

It takes them almost a full minute to get things in gear, but once they do everything is fine. Now you have to understand that this is the classical Metal style. Remember when they collaborated with Motorhead? Well, you might not, but they did. Anyway, this is great, but I understand that it’s probably not for everyone.

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Generation - Brutal Reality

Posted on Saturday, June 04, 2011

Hard, pro-god Industrial. It’s got a good sound, heavy guitars and all that. But it’s kinda boring and honestly didn’t do much for me. When there are vocals, I don’t like them either.

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General Surgery - Necrology

Posted on Saturday, June 04, 2011

This is available in regular and special edition packaging, which is limited to only 2000. Either way, you get seven songs that out-Carcass old Carcass, as was the intent. Even though this is only about 16 minutes long, it is worth every cent, especially for those who have the 7-inch and dreamed of this being released on CD (with extra tracks, no less).

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Gamma Ray - Insanity and Genius

Posted on Friday, May 06, 2011

This sounds like the bastard child of early Helloween and a Thrash version of Queensryche. It’s extremely intense and very well played. Impressive.

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Fudge Factory Inc. - Fudge Factory Inc.

Posted on Saturday, April 30, 2011

The bass is loud in the mix, and the songs are mostly at least listenable, if not good or even really good. The lyrics usually bite, and the vocals could be okay, but I think the singer wants to sound stupid. At least they have some energy, which is one of the many things utterly missing from what now passes as Alternative music.

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Foul Stench - Jiz Mark

Posted on Saturday, April 30, 2011

Totally stupid lyrics, and silly stage names aside, the songs on this demo are really, really, really catchy, especially the title track. They’re kinda heavy, too. This is goofy as shit, but I like it.

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Foul Play / Oliver Magnum - split

Posted on Saturday, April 30, 2011

Foul Play is, I guess, a Hard Rock band. They’re good musicians, but I have trouble standing this style. Oliver Magnum is heavier, maybe along the lines of early Overkill, in both music and vocals. This 7-inch EP is pressed on marbled pink vinyl.

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For Love Not Lisa - Softhand

Posted on Sunday, April 03, 2011

Of these five tracks, three are on their Merge album, and I wouldn’t say they were exactly the best three, either. But also present is their cover of “Rocket Ride,” complete with some help from the Space Ace himself - which is okay, I suppose. The other track, “I Can’t Make You Love Me,” is good, but hardly saves this. I’d get Merge first.

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For Love Not Lisa - Merge

Posted on Sunday, April 03, 2011

Mostly this is nothing too spectacular. But also nothing too terrible. And occasionally something really cool happens. With a bit of time, FLNL could develop into a real power. Favorite track: “Merge.”

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