7.8
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Jonestown and Soul Monkey Breed Reviewed

Jonestown – Viy Why do so many of us get such a thrill from watching horror movies or reading stories about fantastical creatures doing terrible things to innocent people? I think it’s because all of us find comfort in convincing our brains that some evil forces…
8.3
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Nicky B Hannas and Harlan Hopkins Reviewed

Nicky B Hannas – Shoot From The Hip (Gunslingin’) Does anyone have the energy anymore, or the unchecked ambition, to take over for Damon Albarn or pop man-machines like himself? Probably not, and it’s likely that there are very few kids who could even muster…
7.5
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The Kiss Abyss and Cathedral In Flames Reviewed

The Kiss Abyss – Neither Nor and Never Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated? Well, that’s not just the famous phrase with which John Lydon ended the Sex Pistols, but the general mood among people who’ve not yet been zombified by the mobile phone that they…
7.8
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King Father Baboon and Ecco Tenebris Reviewed

King Father Baboon – Surface What a life! There are people whose houses are usually situated deep into some mountains in Bavaria or Nepal, who get paid enormous sums of money just to lay their hands on people. The deal’s done simply because it is assumed that only…
7.5
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Tiny Banshee and The Marigolds Reviewed

Tiny Banshee – Space Harpies People who like to spend their evenings relaxing at the sight of a horror film classic aren’t just choosing to make gore the thing that soothes their troubled nerves. They are also making a constant choice not to pick the kind of film…
8.3
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Street Screamer AND almost a.m. Reviewed

Street Screamer – Such Wonders What exactly was the longest-lasting hippie commune, and what happened to all of the rows of tomatoes that they’d planted once that was also gone? The fact is that not all of them ended with people being forced to drink poison…
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The 10 Greatest Vocal Performances of Axl Rose

There aren’t many rock singers who, with confidence, I can say, would’ve been successful regardless of the band that they were in, the musical trends that existed, or even despite their thorny personality. Axl Rose is one of the greatest rock singers of all…
8.0
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Capacopter AND Joonas Holmén + The Lossy Codecs Reviewed

Capacopter – Kings and Crowds It’s best if you change your name! It works most efficiently if you change your hairstyle, get different clothes, and start speaking with a foreign accent! Joining a rock n’ roll group, ideally, is the same as being lowered into the…
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"Green Machine" Meaning by Kyuss Explained

Maybe it’s a testament to the inquisitiveness of the average rock fan that Kyuss, a desert rock band, would be more famous now than it was back when it was active. Sure, “Green Machine” is one of the greatest alternative rock songs of the 1990s and launched thousands…