AFFIANCE – THE CAMPAIGN (2012)
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It’s not too often that you’ll see “recommended if you like Iron Maiden, Bullet For My Valentine, and As I Lay Dying” when talking about one specific band, but that’s exactly what happened when I received the press sheet for Affiance’s sophomore album, The Campaign. With nearly two years between the band’s previous release entitled No Secrets Revealed and the forthcoming The Campaign, expectations seem to be fairly high amongst fans of the band. Two years is quite a while between albums, but I’m glad that Affiance took their time with this album because it shows that they wanted to improve and not release a half-assed album just to silence their pleading fans. The Campaign has a release date of November 13th through Bullet Tooth Records.
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Yep, that’s her real name.
OK, it’s her first and middle name, but one should take fortune where they find it. Those who might find sacrilege in this invocation of a sainted handle can rest assured that it’s in good hands. In this case, a young (born 1992) woman who more than personifies a great and grand American tradition.
Dan Savik – Heading West 2012
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This is it! Dan Savik’s long awaited release of new material! Heading West was written and recorded during 2011-2012 on the Swedish west coast. The album contains a wide variety of exciting adult contemporary styles, soft rock, west coast and soul. This is an album built around skillfully crafted songs and well produced arrangements, packed throughout with melodic hooks and background vocals put to effectful use! All in the mood and style of legends like Toto, Chris De Burgh, Don Henley and Simply Red among others.
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A delightfully sleazy low-fi trio of numbers is displayed on the self-titled debut EP from Chicago’s Stone Cold Outlaw.
The band’s been gradually building up a profile and have been picked up as openers by the likes of Tracii Guns’ League of Gentlemen as well as appearing at the Rock ‘N’ The Valley Festival alongside Warrant and Skid Row. They were also featured at Chicago’s Rocklahoma launch party at The Double Door, co-headlining with fellow ‘Windy City’ rockers Hessler.
“Excess” slices this EP wide open with Mark Shred‘s razor like riff over the punky rasp of Polish lead vocalist Karina Sunqueen, who’s out on the town ‘being your fantasy, shots of whiskey and getting frisky’ — not a great rhyme to be sure but trust me, it works.
LIGHT AMONG SHADOWS – Welcome Back! 2012
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Today is Tatjana Klee’s birthday and we thought it would be a great way to celebrate it releasing our album on this day, one week before the official release date.
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From punk-brat Layla Milou of yore with their debut THE PINK PARADE has now slipped to “felt endless” three years a tough butterfly that is getting ready with a new image, that is also new production and new label The Rock and Metal to plow scene. The result goes by the name REBORN momentous and to present itself as the Mittzwanzigerin quite grown up, so at least the letter. Even when studying the track list some pretty grown-sounding songs stand out. I would classify times roughly “Porn”, “Murder in High Heels”, “Fuck you”,
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Manchester, UK-based metal act BABYLON FIRE will release their debut full-length album, Dark Horizons, via Rocksector Records on November 12th.
Built in 2007 on a foundation of IRON MAIDEN and BLACK SABBATH, extended into the territories of STONE SOUR, MACHINE HEAD and FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, the band learned, developed and ultimately emerged with a signature sound which has helped them deliver an uncommonly mature and multi-dimensional debut with both hooks and depth.
Troubled Horse – Step Inside 2012
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Swedish heavy rock act Troubled Horse is streaming the new track “One Step Closer To My Grave.” The song appears on the band’s forthcoming release “Step Inside,” which is scheduled for release on November 5, 2012 (EU) and November 20, 2012 (North America) through Metal Blade Records.
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Keith was born in Northern, Ireland, in the small town of Larne. He started professionally playing music at the early age of 16, where he performed all throughout Europe. He played with a few different bands during that period of time, but always maintained a certain vision for his own music, which he loved to write and perform. Since 16 years old, Keith has played all over the world in small venues through large sold out shows of more than 80,000 seats.
Continue reading KEITH SEMPLE – Slow Down the World 2012 -->REVENGIA – Lake Of Fire 2012
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Lake Of Fire was recently mastered by Dragan Tanascovic at Studio Bohus and features the following tracks: ‘Free From Sin’ ‘His Will’ ‘Lake Of Fire’ ‘The Day I Die’ ‘Alone’ ‘Purest Of Emotions’ ‘Sin For Sale’ ‘Asylum’ ‘Bloodline’ ‘Termination By The Hand Of Creation’ ‘The Galleon’ ‘The One’ (first pressing bonus track)
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Four years have pulled back since the last Alkbottle CD into the country. Four years in which not only gone our world economy multiple times or completely to the dogs, as well as four years in which Christian Zitta (git) has come to the following realization: “I’ve now even the last year due to be heard and I think we can do better. ”
Continue reading Alkbottle – Für Immer 2012 -->ECLECTIC SPAWN – Panspermia 2012
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Eclectic Spawn is a Mexican Project formed in 2004 and led by Multi-instrumentalist Martin Martinez (Xipe Totec, Yatrogeny),the band publish their first release “Noosferic” in 2006 (Ablaze prods).
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This is a really good release from a small town Swedish band. A band that quit just the other day.
I don’t have the details about the breakup so I won’t comment on that. “Punishment Day” on the other hand, has been in my ears a few hours now. It’s a solid album packed with riffing, tight drumming and super-evil vocals. Sound-wise there’s nothing to complain about: the mix is clean but heavy. Style-wise I ended up thinking that this is some kind of Meshuggah turned heavy metal turned death metal. Don’t get too hung up on that simile though.
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