Flyleaf: Who We Are – EP review

Flyleaf are a changed machine. Singer Lacey Sturm left the band to spend more time with her family. In came Kristen May, who I feel has added a new dimension to the band. Her voice seems to have more of an edge, more potency. The new EP from the band is called ‘Who We Are’ which features a brand new song. The track is full of flamboyance and character, May sings with authority and really…

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Bless The Fall: Deja Vu: Single Review.

  Bless The Fall cradle their metalcore sound into the light yet again. The band that hail from Arizona, sing the sorrow on new track ‘Deja Vu. It’s not an easy listen as the guitars cut through the vocals with might and fury. Lead singer Jared Warth’s vocals pounce and trap you, he has a very unique voice, and when he bellows you will bellow with him. When the screams die, his voice peppers the song…

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Queens of the Stone Age let their fans pick the setlist at tiny London gig

‘Let’s turn this shit up until it blows the fuck up,’ Josh Homme tells the crowd at London’s Rough Trade East Some 200 people were lucky enough to hear Josh Homme and the boys hit an intimate gig at London’s Rough Trade East; they were treated to a mixture of classic songs and stuff from their new album, ‘…Like Clockwork’, which is currently enjoying the band’s highest ever UK chart placing at Number Two. They…

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Godsmack’s Sully Erna presents “Avalon”

Sully Erna - Avalon

Sully Erna, front man for the band Godsmack has released his new album “Avalon” into the world. This is a collection of music put perfectly together after many years in the making.  Track by track each song more powerful then the next, stretching his musical talent to new places.  Different from the Godsmack style and sound, this album has a Pink Floyd trippy vibe, with a mix…

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Bands to Watch: Magnetico

This is a band worth checking out especially all you musicians out there. Magnetico is a band packed to the brim with talent. First of all you have Chris Cornell/Vertical Horizon’s bass player and P!nk/Ozomatl’s drummer, creating a pretty solid foundation. The cherry on top is Rafael Moreira, lead guitarist for the House Band for CBS’s Rock Star: INXS and Rock Star: Supernova and touring guitarist for Paul Stanley (KISS), P!nk, Don Felder (The Eagles),…

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[VIDEO] LCD Soundsystem – ‘Drunk Girls’ (live @ Later With Jools Holland)

LCD Soundsystem’s highly anticipated third studio album, “This Is Happening”, is just one week away from its official release date. As such, seeing how live performance broadcasts on national television of the band were just waiting to occur, James Murphy and co. stepped by Jools Holland’s show where they simply rocked the house with their latest single, “Drunk Girls”.

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Here There Be Nudedragons

Or, as they’re perhaps more commonly known, Soundgarden. Y’know: Soundgarden. The most interesting band of the big Seattle four, who recently played a reunion show at the famous Showbox Theatre. That Soundgarden. And now there is a pro-shot video of their performance of Beyond The Wheel from that gig, which – quite honestly – defies all logical expectations, and both illogical ones. It’s gooooooooooood. That’s after the jump.

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VIDEO: Them Crooked Vultures – ‘Elephants’ (live @ Reading Festival HQ)

I know this is a bit late, considering it’s been almost three months since the Reading and Leeds festivals took place, but this high quality footage of Them Crooked Vultures playing “Elephants” live is just too good not to share. Homme is ripping it all the way delivering perfectly balanced guitar work, while also singing, John Paul Jones proves he lives up to the legend tied to his name keeping the bass line afloat with…

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Alice in Chains: ‘Black Gives Way To Blue’

Album name: Black Gives Way To Blue Artist name: Alice in Chains Genre: Rock Released: September 29 2009 Label: EMI ZME Rating: 8/10 Website: aliceinchains.com There are lots of ways to open a review of Alice in Chains’ long-awaited return to the studio. The obvious approach is to eulogise Layne Staley, their sorely-missed lead singer. But I have some deep-seated neuroses that don’t let me do things the obvious way. (They also don’t let me…

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