nu metal

The Exies - Closure

The Exies – Closure (EP Review)

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There are some stories which have a distinctive conclusion, while others are left hanging in the balance for eternity. In the case of The Exies, what seemed to be an abrupt ending, is having the next chapter written as we speak. A Southern California Rock-n-Roll ... Read More
Kittie - Fire album

Kittie – Fire (Album Review)

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Historically Heavy Metal has always been sort of the boy’s club. Granted there have been ladies who certainly left their mark on the genre during the early years, in the world of more extreme forms of Metal (Death Metal, Black Metal, etc.), it had always ... Read More
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P.O.D. – Veritas (Album Review)

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Writing the prologue of their story 30 some odd years ago, P.O.D. has since added one more interesting chapter after another. An abbreviation for Payable on Death, the intense name of the band in a way matches their approach; which is full of heaviness, introspective ... Read More
Orgy 2024 vinyl release

Orgy – Over 20 Years Of A Musical Odyssey

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At the height of Nu-metal’s popularity when bands like Korn, Limp Bizkit and Slipknot were leading as a massive charge, something rather unique also arose in the form of Orgy. A band vastly different from their contemporaries, Orgy’s sound certainly fit more comfortably in the ... Read More