Archive for 'Album Review'

Interface - Destination Focus

September 13th, 2008 – 9:49 pm
Filed as: Album Review

Interface - Destination Focus (Nilaihah Records)
Two years after their last full length release, Interface return with the Destination Focus EP.
“Destination” is a very strong song vocally. Eric’s delivery is solid and the chorus hooks into your brain and keeps going long after the song is over.  There are three remixes of “Destination” and are [...]

Unheilig - Puppenspiel

August 18th, 2008 – 1:36 am
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Unheilig - Puppenspiel (Nilaihah Records)
This is the first release for Unheilig to be domestically available in the United States, thanks to Nilaihah Records. This band has been putting out albums in Germany since 2001 and it really shows with their release of Puppenspiel. Fans of acts like Eisbrecher and Rammstein will delight at [...]

Nachtmahr - Feuer Frei!

August 7th, 2008 – 9:30 pm
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Nachtmahr - Feuer Frei! - (Vendetta Music)
Feuer Frei! is the second album from Nachtmahr, which is the brainchild of Thomas Rainer. Thomas is previously known for his work with L’Ame Immortelle and Siechtum. He takes the hard hitting energy, programming experience, and vocal style from his other projects and directs it into his [...]

Mike Patton - A Perfect Place

March 31st, 2008 – 10:52 am
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Mike Patton - A Perfect Place (Ipecac Recordings)
Mike Patton refuses to leave a single creative stone unturned in his exploration of music and sound. Not only can you hear him screaming throughout the recent movie I Am Legend as the monster voices, but he also composed the score for a short film called A [...]

Cylab - Disseminate

March 24th, 2008 – 10:13 pm
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Cylab - Disemminate (Whispercore Records)
Coming off the release of their second album, Satellites, Cylab offer up a full length remix album to the tune of 13 remixes and one cover song. With the exception of “Greys” and “Motion Fix”, all of the original versions for the remixes com from Satellites, with the [...]

Iris - Hydra

March 19th, 2008 – 12:02 am
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Iris - Hydra (Diffusion Records)
Released officially on March 28th 2008 (but available before then exclusively on their US tour with Seabound), Iris brings their next musical offering in an EP of sorts. Hydra gives us more than just music, outside of the three brand new songs and 10 remixes is a DVD of “behind [...]

Angels on Acid - Eyes Behind The Curtain

March 17th, 2008 – 11:03 pm
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Angels on Acid - Eyes Behind the Curtain (DSBP Records)
Hailing from North Carolina, this trio lays down a great mix of Aggro-Industrial & Harsh-Electro/EBM. Infectious beats laced with some great lead syths and guitar make Angels on Acid stand out amongst a scene of electro-only harsh ebm acts. A good variance on the vocal sound [...]