Monthly Archives: July 2009

Review: Burial Hordes – Devotion To Unholy Creed [2009]

Posted on July 17, 2009 by gearsofrock

Greek black metal merchants Burial Hordes employ the primitive approach on their evil eight track sojourn into the abyss titled DEVOTION TO UNHOLY CREED. Armed with raw production values for an authentic black-metal-in-the-basement feel (“Hellborn”), a slew of skewered guitar … Continue reading →

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Review: Slough Feg – Ape Uprising [2009]

Posted on July 16, 2009 by gearsofrock

Veteran underground traditional metal outfit Slough Feg have been known to walk a bit on the wild side throughout the course of their twenty plus year proto-metal existence and this unit’s latest release bares no exception. Interspersing the squad’s patented … Continue reading →

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Review: Impiety – Terroreign Apocalyptic Armageddon Command [2009]

Posted on July 15, 2009 by gearsofrock

As brutal as a Singapore cane shot to the skull, Impiety does their homeland proud once again with another blistering blackened thrash release entitled TERROREIGN. Laden with a diabolical attitude which assists the impending decent into hell (“As Judea Burns”), … Continue reading →

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Review: Daughtry – Leave This Town [2009]

Posted on July 14, 2009 by gearsofrock

American Idol runner up Chris Daughtry has released Leave This Town, his second mainstream rock album that will continue to please his fans as well as fans of Nickelback, Lifehouse, and the likes. You will not find any devastating riffs, … Continue reading →

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New Release of the Week: Judas Priest – A Touch of Evil Live [2009]

Posted on July 14, 2009 by gearsofrock

The best new album that you will find in stores and on iTunes today is not Daughtry’s Leave This Town or The Redemption by Brooke Hogan, it is A Touch of Evil: Live by Judas Priest, the fifth live album … Continue reading →

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Judas Priest Live Jones Beach July 12, 2009

Posted on July 13, 2009 by gearsofrock

Just got back from a great Judas Priest and Whitesnake show at Jones Beach in Wantagh, New York. Below is a video of Priest performing “Breaking The Law.” Check out how cool Rob Halford is when a fan jumps on … Continue reading →

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Review: Vanmakt – Ad Luciferi Regnum [2009]

Posted on July 12, 2009 by gearsofrock

Far from reinventing the wheel yet capable to drum up some scare with their competent yet common strand of evil blackened metal, nefarious Swedish troupe Vanmakt blast their way through nine-tracks of misanthropic misery on AD LUCIFERI REGNUM. Dispersing a … Continue reading →

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Rock-on-TV: Extreme Performs "Interface" on Fox News

Posted on July 11, 2009 by gearsofrock

In support of last summer’s Saudades de Rock and current tour, Gary Cherone (Lead Vocals) and Nuno Bettencourt (Guitar) of Extreme performed an acoustic rendition of “Interface.” [redlasso id="26c08855-c4f1-4d1d-9692-6b280f81a94c"] The strength of the performance comes from Nuno’s tight backing vocals, … Continue reading →

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Review: Ignominious Incarceration – Of Winter Born [2009]

Posted on July 11, 2009 by gearsofrock

UK death metal mavens Ignominious Incarceration’s truncated technical torrents of dastardly death metal is bound to garner the quintet the well-deserved attention and accolades from those who appreciate bands who exercise the difficult task of balancing ferocity and brevity. Manning … Continue reading →

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Review: "Guitar Hero Smash Hits" [Nintendo Wii 2009]

Posted on July 10, 2009 by gearsofrock

Several months ago, one of my 9th grade history students, knowing that I spend far too much time playing games from the Guitar Hero franchise (even though I am a pretty sick real guitarist) asked me if I was going … Continue reading →

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