[Reviews] Latest CD, DVD, guitar amplifiers, electric, bass and acoustic guitars, guitar and bass effects reviews from Ultimate-Guitar.Com. en-us Copyright 1998-2009 Ultimate-Guitar.Com. All rights reserved. http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/ webmaster@ultimate-guitar.com Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:46:49 -0500 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:07:28 -0500 60 Ultimate-Guitar.Com http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/img/logo_rss.gif http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/ 144 44 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/deicide/serpents_of_the_light/index.html Released: Oct 21, 1997
Genre: Death Metal
Label: Roadrunner Records
Number Of Tracks: 10
Serpents of the Light is the fourth full-length album by the American death metal band Deicide.]]> Compact Discs Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:07:28 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/bathory/octagon/index.html Released: 1995
Genre: Thrash Metal
Label: Black Mark Productions
Number Of Tracks: 11
Quorthon is a talented guy, but something possessed him to release this.]]> Compact Discs Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:37:54 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/gama_bomb/tales_from_the_grave_in_space/index.html Released: Nov 5, 2009
Genre: Crossover, Thrash Metal
Label: Earache
Number Of Tracks: 12
I think that Gama Bomb is easily one of the best artists coming out of this new thrash wave. Their intensity and speed are great.]]> Compact Discs Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:15:58 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/willie_nelson/spirit/index.html Released: Jun 1996
Genre: Country Music/ Classical music
Label: Island
Number Of Tracks: 13
The album differs from Nelson's other albums because of the use of fewer instruments and has a more classical/Spanish influence than others.]]> Compact Discs Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:05:15 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/jawbreaker/dear_you/index.html Released: Sep 12, 1995
Genre: Punk, Emo
Label: DGC Records
Number Of Tracks: 13
Dear You is a testament to how far the writing abilities of a punk band can go.]]> Compact Discs Fri, 04 Dec 2009 03:39:30 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/a_poet_a_surgeon/demo_2009/index.html Released: 2009
Genre: Metalcore / Moshcore
Number Of Tracks: 3
For a first demo this is some pretty good stuff. A Poet, A Surgeon have released it for free on the internet.]]> Compact Discs Fri, 04 Dec 2009 03:29:38 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/blind_pilot/3_rounds_and_a_sound/index.html Released: Jul 15, 2008
Genre: Indie
Label: Expunged Records
Number Of Tracks: 11
If you enjoy this genre of music, you will not be disappointed with Blind Pilot's debut album '3 Rounds and a Sound.']]> Compact Discs Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:56:57 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/the_right_coast/this_is_acoustic_ep/index.html Released: 2009
Genre: Acoustic / Rock / Pop
Number Of Tracks: 4
The Right Coast may not make music that is new to listeners, but what they do make sounds good.]]> Compact Discs Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:14:04 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/descendents/somery/index.html Released: Jul 16, 1991
Genre: Punk
Label: SST
Number Of Tracks: 28
It was released on SST Records in 1991, and consists of several of the band's most popular songs up to that point.]]> Compact Discs Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:16:44 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/the_airborne_toxic_event/the_airborne_toxic_event/index.html Released: Aug 5, 2008 (US)/ Feb 9, 2009 (UK)
Genre: Alternative Rock, Indie Rock
Number Of Tracks: 10
The Airborne Toxic Event's self-titled debut album certainly has the music community stirring.]]> Compact Discs Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:49:34 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/snow_patrol/up_to_now/index.html Released: Nov 6, 2009
Genre: Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
Label: Fiction/Interscope
Number Of Tracks: 30 on 2 CDs
Snow Patrol's latest compilation is at its best when it dabbles in styles that are a far cry from the usual Top 40 fare.]]> Compact Discs Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:43:10 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/allison_iraheta/just_like_you/index.html Released: Dec 1, 2009
Genre: Rock, Pop
Label: 19/Jive
Number Of Tracks: 13
As an Idol debut album, it most certainly rocks.]]> Compact Discs Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:35:26 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/the_ruse/midnight_in_the_city/index.html Released: 2009
Genre: Rock
Label: Ruse
Number Of Tracks: 11
The Ruse make music for the masses. Their songs relate to everyday circumstances in a language that is easy to comprehend.]]> Compact Discs Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:27:17 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/foals/antidotes/index.html Released: Mar 24, 2008
Genre: Indie Rock
Label: Transgressive Records (UK)/ Sub Pop (US)
Number Of Tracks: 11
The music is just simply genius it is 100% guaranteed something that you haven't heard before.]]> Compact Discs Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:15:44 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/abney_park/lost_horizons/index.html Released: 2008
Genre: Gothic rock, Steampunk
Label: Abney Park
Number Of Tracks: 11
Lost Horizons is an album by Abney Park, subtitled, The Continuing Adventures of Abney Park.]]> Compact Discs Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:02:48 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/delain/april_rain/index.html Released: Mar 20, 2009
Genre: Symphonic Metal
Label: Roadrunner Records
Number Of Tracks: 11
To tell the truth, there are virtually no musical risks here, but it manages to work for them.]]> Compact Discs Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:33:05 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/flyleaf/memento_mori/index.html Released: Nov 10, 2009
Genre: Post-Grunge, Alternative Metal, Hard Rock, Christian Rock
Label: A&M/Octone
Number Of Tracks: 15
Memento Mori, Flyleaf's second full length album, has much more promise than their first outing did.]]> Compact Discs Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:51:49 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/monty_are_i/break_through_the_silence/index.html Released: Sep 22, 2009
Genre: Alternative Rock / Post-hardcore / Punk Rock
Label: Island Records
Number Of Tracks: 12
Huge choruses, soaring vocals, and quick, hard breakdowns turn the album down some excitingly dark streets.]]> Compact Discs Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:44:09 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/scar_symmetry/dark_matter_dimensions/index.html Released: Oct 2, 2009
Genre: Melodic Death Metal / Progressive Metal / Power Metal
Label: Nuclear Blast
Number Of Tracks: 11
As always, Scar Symmetry is just as musically talented as they've ever been with outstanding riffs and solos.]]> Compact Discs Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:28:55 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/michael_lee_firkins/michael_lee_firkins/index.html Released: 1990
Genre: Instrumental Rock
Label: Shrapnel
Number Of Tracks: 9
The entire album has a layed back and casual feel to it, never taking itself too too seriously.]]> Compact Discs Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:47:48 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/de_staat/wait_for_evolution/index.html Released: Jan 8, 2009
Genre: Alternative Rock
Label: Excelsior Recordings
Number Of Tracks: 12
De Staat has a very destinguished sound - a variety of badass stoner rock to surf.]]> Compact Discs Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:53:38 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/powerman_5000/somewhere_on_the_other_side_of_nowhere/index.html Released: Oct 6, 2009
Genre: Alternative Rock, Industrial, Electronica
Label: Mighty Loud/Fontana
Number Of Tracks: 11
Powerman 5000 wisely chooses to leave its experimentation with punk in the past and returns to its trademark space-age sound.]]> Compact Discs Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:13:20 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/katy_perry/mtv_unplugged/index.html Released: Nov 17, 2009
Genre: Acoustic Rock
Label: Capitol
Number Of Tracks: 7
Britain's Katy Perry, a veritable princess of pop, has a new, cool release for audiences.]]> Compact Discs Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:31:21 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/venom/black_metal/index.html Released: Nov 1982
Genre: Thrash Metal, Speed Metal
Label: Neat
Number Of Tracks: 11
Venom's second album Black Metal is a very good example of early extreme metal.]]> Compact Discs Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:49:37 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/devin_townsend_project/addicted/index.html Released: Nov 17, 2009
Genre: Progressive
Label: HevyDevy
Number Of Tracks: 10
The Devin Townsend Project’s latest album delivers such an epic, grandiose sound that writing a cinematic score in the future would not be a bad career move.]]> Compact Discs Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:19:52 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/hot_chelle_rae/lovesick_electric/index.html Released: Oct 27, 2009
Genre: Alternative Rock
Label: Jive Records
Number Of Tracks: 11
While being a new band, Hot Chelle Rae displays a sound similar to that of older rock bands in Lovesick Electric.]]> Compact Discs Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:01:59 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/darkthrone/foad/index.html Released: Sep 24, 2007
Genre: Crust Punk / Black Metal
Label: Peaceville Records
Number Of Tracks: 9
Despite the very punk title F.O.A.D. has a great black metal sound.]]> Compact Discs Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:18:15 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/dozer/through_the_eyes_of_heathens/index.html Released: Jan 24, 2006
Genre: Stoner Metal
Label: Small Stone Records
Number Of Tracks: 10
Through the Eyes of Heathens is a great album, a brilliant album that slipped under the radar and went almost unnoticed.]]> Compact Discs Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:37:36 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/deep_purple/who_do_we_think_we_are/index.html Released: 1973
Genre: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Label: EMI/Purple / Warner Bros.
Number Of Tracks: 7
The album closes the MK II era in the 70's, but it does it very nicely.]]> Compact Discs Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:16:21 -0500 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/leonard_cohen/live_at_the_isle_of_wight_1970/index.html Released: Oct 19, 2009
Genre: Folk
Label: Columbia
Number Of Tracks: 19
While Leonard Cohen’s set at 1970’s Isle of Wight Festival is folk music at its purest, his poetic lyrical construction will keep most listeners mesmerized.]]> Compact Discs Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:46:49 -0500