Posts Tagged ‘really long review’
Review: Atreyu – Congregation Of The Damned
Based on the title and cover art alone, you might guess this is a new Slayer release. Unfortunately, you’d be wrong – Congregation Of The Damned (Opens in iTunes) is the fifth release from California’s Atreyu, and it’s another predictable-but-pleasing collection of shouty metalcore. When we describe metal albums as “punishing,” that’s typically a compliment. [...]
Review: Rammstein – Liebe Ist Für Alle Da
The amount of enjoyment you get out of any Rammstein record depends on your ability to ignore certain factors that define their sound. First, there’s the whole foreign-language thing: the lyrammrics are almost exclusively in the band’s native German. Second, there’s the creepy cabaret element as a backdrop to all of their tunes. The band can pulverize with some truly explosive riffage, but, even at their most forceful, everything is accented with dance floor keyboards.
Review: Paramore – Brand New Eyes
There’s plenty of punchy, sugary goodness for the band’s die hard excitable-teenage-girl fan base to latch on to here, but study the grooves closely and you’ll find enough substance to enchant even those over the legal drinking age.
