Monthly Archives: May 2009

Review: Green Day – 21st Century Breakdown [2009]

Posted on May 11, 2009 by gearsofrock

Green Day’s follow-up to 2004′s Grammy Award winning American Idiot, flows more like the soundtrack to Rent than 1994′s Dookie. With every pop-punk cliche accounted for on 21st Century Breakdown, the rock trio continues to prove that they dominate the … Continue reading →

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Review: Ghouls – Until It Bleeds [2008]

Posted on May 10, 2009 by gearsofrock

After putting out numerous demos, Italian gore metal troupe Ghouls have finally released a full-length record, Until It Bleeds, an eight-track self-titled affair that champions a hearty old school death metal appeal with a barrage of depraved lyrical content that … Continue reading →

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Review: Order Of Ennead – Order Of Ennead [2008]

Posted on May 9, 2009 by gearsofrock

Order of Ennead is a bold blackened death metal troupe whose latest eponymous offering showcases a band with a serious multifaceted extreme metal strike. Featuring Deicide skin basher Steve Asheim, this quartet’s scope explores the vastness of both the forests … Continue reading →

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Wicked Celtics "I Don't Wanna Hear Your Band"

Posted on May 8, 2009 by gearsofrock

This video by Wicked Celtics made me smile. Have a great weekend!

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Review: Impiety – Dominator [EP-2008]

Posted on May 7, 2009 by gearsofrock

Singapore black metal troupe Impiety maintain a dastardly level of speed throughout the course of their latest five-song, 15-minute endeavor DOMINATOR, as this black-death hybrid troupe bludgeon the ears with a speed-driven assault exploding with bad intent. Tracks like “At … Continue reading →

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Track Review: Dream Theater "A Rite of Passage" [Black Clouds And Silver Linings 2009]

Posted on May 6, 2009 by gearsofrock

Progressive metal gods Dream Theater released “A Rite of Passage,” the first single from their upcoming studio album Black Clouds & Silver Linings that is due in June. The eight and a half minute epic opens with John Myung’s sinister … Continue reading →

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Review: SSS – The Dividing Line [2009]

Posted on May 6, 2009 by gearsofrock

Liverpool, UK quartet SSS (Short Sharp Shock) provide an expedient excursion to relentlessly bang your head to in the form of the 20-track THE DIVIDING LINE. This crossover crew’s dead-on thrash metal acumen and authentic skate punk methods would make … Continue reading →

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Review: Maegashira – The Stark Attic [2009]

Posted on May 5, 2009 by gearsofrock

New Jersey doom merchants Maegashira clobber your cranium with a sludgy six-track sixty minute deluge into the depths of this quartet’s off-centered musical soul, drudging up shards of boogie-laden stoner metal and heinous hardcore metal heft from their collective musical … Continue reading →

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Review: Hatebreed – For The Lions [2009]

Posted on May 4, 2009 by gearsofrock

Metalcore staple act Hatebreed, unleashes 18 influential metal covers on their latest studio endeavor For The Lions. Honoring bands from the early thrash era (“Ghosts of War” Slayer, “Escape” Metallica), to the roots of hardcore punk (“Hatebreeders” Misfits, “Shut Me … Continue reading →

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Review: Mantic Ritual – Executioner [2009]

Posted on May 4, 2009 by gearsofrock

If the story of Pittsburgh, PA thrash metal neophytes Mantic Ritual’s heading out west, scoring a record deal and recording their debut in Germany (but not before touring the world with the likes of heroes Destruction and Exodus) sounds too … Continue reading →

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