“It’s brutal and holds a lot of angsty hatred…” Artist Name: Trap Them Album Name: Seizures in Barren Praise Year: 2008 Genre: Hardcore Punk Label: Deathwish I have been submerging my ears in a lot of independently produced underground hardcore music recently, and it has not always been pleasant. But listening to Trap Them’s second [...]

“More breakdowns than Britney Spears over the holiday season…” Artist Name: Secrets Album Name: The Ascent Year: 2012 Genre: Post-Hardcore Label: Rise Records When you look at the press pic for Secrets, I wouldn’t blame you if you thought of them as just another scene band – and, in many ways, they are exactly just [...]

“Made in Germany 1995 – 2011 is Rammstein’s greatest hits collection…” Artist Name: Rammstein Album Name: Made in Germany 1995 – 2011 Year: 2011 Genre: Industrial Metal Label: Universal Released late last year, Made in Germany 1995 – 2011 is Rammstein’s greatest hits collection, capturing all their hits from (surprise, surprise) 1995 – 2011. The [...]

“Catchy, danceable and breakdownable, Pick Your Poison might piss off the elitists…”

“A well-rounded album with a great progressive vibe…”

“Better wash those ears afterwards, kid…”

“The road for Elliot Brown is not paved in gold, it seems…”

“Resolution isn’t about fitting in with the scene or being popular…”

“The overall effect is crude and simply fades into the background…”

“Music lovers have been proclaiming Imaginaerum as Nightwish’s greatest album…”