Monthly Archives: April 2009

Review: Total Fucking Destruction – Peace, Love, And Total Fucking Destruction [2008]

Posted on April 16, 2009 by gearsofrock

Total Fucking Destruction provide an unusual socio-apocalyptic musical experience meshing offbeat bursts of grindcore mired in jackhammered repetition with an unabashed thumb at the nose punk attitude kicking down the door on the irreverent 23-track assault titled PEACE, LOVE, AND … Continue reading →

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Review: Noism – +- [2008]

Posted on April 15, 2009 by gearsofrock

Noism consists of guitar and drum machine unleashing sonic batterings of cybergrind at dangerous BPM’s. Armed with a disturbingly cold and robotic rampage, this 12-track affair reaps 20+ minutes of aural menacing complete with electronically manipulated drum poundings incessantly jackhammering … Continue reading →

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Announced: Static-X & Seventh Void Spring 2009 Tour Dates

Posted on April 14, 2009 by gearsofrock

Seventh Void, the side project of Kenny and Johnny of Type-o-Negative, have announced a series of dates with Static-X in May: May 11 8:00, Expo Park, Great Falls, Montana May 13 8:00, The Rock, Maplewood, Minnesota May 14 8:00, Eagle’s … Continue reading →

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Review: Scale The Summit – Carving Desert Canyons [2009]

Posted on April 14, 2009 by gearsofrock

Scale the Summit’s captivating alliance of guitar wizardry with adventurous musical compositions sounds like a cross between the forward-thinking The Fucking Champs and the cathartic charge of Pelican on their second effort CARVING DESERT CANYONS. This invigorating unit’s jostling eight-track … Continue reading →

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Review: The Last Vegas – Whatever Gets You Off [2009]

Posted on April 13, 2009 by gearsofrock

If you are down with the classic hard rock sound of Airbourne and The Answer, then you will adore the trash glam band, The Last Vegas from Chicago. WHATEVER GETS YOU OFF features plenty of obnoxious headbanging cuts (“Whatever Gets … Continue reading →

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Review: Ironweed – Indian Ladder [2009]

Posted on April 13, 2009 by gearsofrock

Albany, NY quintet Ironweed take matters into their own hands on debut disc INDIAN LADDER. Boasting ex-members of Greatdayforup, this band displays sludgy stoner metal chops on cuts like “Thorn” and “Rid The Earth” yet make a fair share of … Continue reading →

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Review: Becoming The Archetype – Dichotomy [2008]

Posted on April 12, 2009 by gearsofrock

Christian metal troupe Becoming the Archetype and producer Devin Townsend have made a monstrous modern metal album called DICHOTOMY. This 10-track affair packs gargantuan riffage, pummeling bass lines, grandiose keyboards, and gruff vocals into every track, but isn’t afraid to … Continue reading →

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Resurrection: Faith No More – The Real Thing [1989]

Posted on April 11, 2009 by gearsofrock

Once upon a time, in the early 90′s, there was an alt-metal group that dominated MTV and radio airplay with a pioneering sound and vision far ahead of the industry standard. With music videos depicting a distressed flopping fish out-of-water … Continue reading →

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Review: Nashville Pussy – From Hell To Texas [2009]

Posted on April 11, 2009 by gearsofrock

Sticking to the cowpunk attitude meets raw rock ‘n roll formula they’ve been championing for over a decade, Nashville Pussy returns with another batch of road ready boogie friendly whiskey-soaked hellbound tunes on the 12-track FROM HELL TO TEXAS. Never … Continue reading →

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Announced: Korn Spring 2009 US Tour Dates

Posted on April 10, 2009 by gearsofrock

Korn will hit the road in the US this spring before heading over to Europe. Here are the US dates reported thus far: Apr. 25 – Tucson, AZ – Tucson Electric Park Apr. 26 – Albuquerque, NM – Albuquerque Convention … Continue reading →

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