Ed Warby of Gorefest/Ayreon/Orphanage/Valkyrie fame is featured on Doomed’s 5th album, “Anna” concept album, guesting as he does on “The Frozen Wish”. As the closing track on “Anna”, “…Wish” features a nice blend of Sabbat/Trouble-like tuneful singing — as it is — juxtaposed, by lilting growling vocals and boldly adds a multiflous feather in the […]
Alternative Folk/Pop/Soul act, Rivvrs, from San Francisco CA — propelled by linchpin, Brandon Zahursky — are seeing their star rise as of late. (featuring on ESPN Monday Night Football) Jackie Green and Paul Simon are known artists who have had a lot of success blending different elements of Pop music and original song formulas, are touchstone […]
(Originally from New York), Toxic Shock had a great day when they wrapped this puppy up. Toxic Shock, now calling Orlando Florida their home, are yet another band not trying to re-invent the wheel. Rather, as a cohesive bass/drums/guitar/vocalist unit they are grooving with their own Nu Metal meets Bay Area thrash metal. The only […]
13, who may be out to get their collective pickle sucked (listen to “Vroom Vroom” – a favorite of those who go to their ReverbNation page), may just have this happen big-time when their new album “Overclocked” drops. From the ultra-ghettoized Bronx County of New York City, 13 are master hoodlums who can rock the […]
Out on Houses RottChild Records, “Medicine Bag” is written and performed by Wim Coopers, Christophe Dexters, and Edward Godby. It is a fun song that reeks of the restlessness of youth and it is played like the gentlemen who wrote it have invented a new Alternative Rock sub-genre, which could be called Trip-Surf AltRock. Zimbabwe – “Medicine […]
When I was turned on to “Statues In A Gallery”, (a three and one-half minute stunner), the top track from the new Kishi Bashi “Sonderlust” album (as I was told that it was by my very chic girlfriend — also a stunner btw — who is 20 years my junior), I had to admit that […]
With a prime rock’n’roll voice to instantly charm the listener with his Jazz PopRock ditties, Josh Ross is ready to take his JazzPop ditties to the next level. “Love Never Fails” is the new album by Troy, Michiganite Josh Ross. He dances up a storm on the blazing new number, “Do You Remember?”, which viewers […]
Sojourner – Empires of Ash
September 27, 2016 by Rich Castle • Reviews Tags: Empires of Ash, New Zealand, Sojourner, Sweden • 0 Comments
Orthographic New Zealand/Sweden’s Sojourner, have graced us with their latest immense album offering, “Empires of Ash”. Following up their last album, “Heritage Of the Natural Realm”, the dribbling bass drum stoutheartedly announces another spectacular and proud, Epic Blackened Folk Metal journey. The Sojourner listening experience: Guitars buzz and flute-filled crescendos ring as brazen, abrasive vocals […]
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