Orion Rigel Dommisse’s album, What I Want From You Is Sweet, is a perfect example of an album that is so great, it makes it difficult for me to review it. I want to lavish praise on it for being…
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Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard, “The Dark Knight” Soundtrack
I suspect everyone on the planet has seen “The Dark Knight” by now, considering it has been a month and the astounding ratings the movie has received on IMDB. One of the striking components of the movie, a movie I…
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Earth, Bees Made Honey In The Lions Skull
Earth is a band that gets tagged with a lot of descriptions and genres that do not really apply to its current sound. I am constantly reading their music being described as “stoner rock” or “doom metal”, which do accurately…
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Roseland, “Roseland”
Roseland is a strangely obscure collaboration between film score composer Tyler Bates (300, Doomsday) and Azam Ali from bands Niyaz and Vas. Both artists’ historical output is amazing. However, this album is quite a departure for both of them, though…
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Johnny Hollow, “Dirty Hands”
Johnny Hollow’s “Dirty Hands”, to me, is what I expect to be playing in Goth clubs like Detroit’s City Club. Instead, I am always nauseatingly greeted with KMFDM or VNV Nation. I can only hope that one day the DJs…
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Have A Nice Life, “Deathconsciousness”
I have heard Have A Nice Life’s “Deathconsciousness” compared to more different genres and artists than anything before it. It is also heaped so much praise, it is somewhat challenging to listen to it without bias. I was immediately inclined…
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Attrition, All Mine Enemys Whispers
I am a giant fan of great concept albums. People that write great songs are fine, but I love the art form of creating an album. In my world, all albums would have consistent themes. Attrition’s, All Mine Enemys Whispers…
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The Victim’s Shudder, “Terror Romance”
I discovered The Victim’s Shudder browsing around bands on Myspace. It can be a real task digging through music this way, but with the right amount of effort comes a few brilliant treasures. In this case, “Terror Romance” turned out…
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