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Sigur Ros: KveikurNew! Released: Jun 12, 2013.
Genre: Post-Rock, Ambient, Shoegaze, Post-Metal.
Label: XL Recordings.
Number Of Tracks: 9.
Musical experimentation within a band isn't necessarily a bad thing. The real trick is pulling it off, but does Sigur Ros manage to do so? POSTED: 06/18/2013 - 07:26 am
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Megadeth: Super Collider Released: Jun 4, 2013.
Genre: Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, Hard Rock.
Label: Tradecraft.
Number Of Tracks: 11.
Megadeth cemented their place in thrash metal almost 30 years ago with the release of their debut album "Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!" in 1985, and they continue in 2013 to prove they're not done yet with their latest release, "Super Collider." POSTED: 06/03/2013 - 04:40 am
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Portugal. The Man: Evil Friends Released: Jun 4, 2013.
Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Psychedelic Pop.
Label: Atlantic.
Number Of Tracks: 12.
Portugal. The Man's first album with Danger Mouse is summery and psychedelic but rather listless. POSTED: 06/04/2013 - 08:59 am
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Kalmah: Seventh SwamphonyNew! Released: Jun 14, 2013.
Genre: Melodic Death Metal.
Label: Spinefarm Records.
Number Of Tracks: 8.
Love it or hate it, Kalmah's glittery melodic death metal does exactly what it says on the tin. POSTED: 06/17/2013 - 08:44 am
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Tom Hauck: AfterlifeNew! Released: Jun 4, 2013.
Genre: Alternative Rock, Classic Rock.
Label: Olex Music.
Number Of Tracks: 10.
Overall the CD offers solid rhythm guitars with succinct breaks. Classic rock meets alternative rock, with an emphasis on traditionally crafted four-minute pop songs with singalong choruses. POSTED: 06/17/2013 - 04:32 am
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Gretsch: G5438T Electromatic Pro Jet The Jet has become my main guitar virtually overnight, I love the sound and the feel of the instrument, and being able to create warbles on the Bigsby is something that I've always wanted to do! POSTED: 06/17/2013 - 04:14 am
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RED: Release The Panic Released: Feb 4, 2013.
Genre: Alternative Rock, Alternative Metal, Hard Rock.
Label: Essential, Sony.
Number Of Tracks: 10.
"Release The Panic" is a pretty decent album from a great band, which shows RED moving into expansive territory by experimenting with melodic pop metal. POSTED: 04/16/2013 - 04:06 am
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Schecter: Damien Elite-6 FR This guitar delivers way beyond my expectations! Schecter really has stepped up and delivered a product with such high quality at such a low price, its almost unbelievable. POSTED: 04/24/2013 - 04:01 am
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EMG: 81 This is one of the most famous pickups around, and coming from EMG, you couldn't expect anything better. Kinda tricky to wire it though, but once you have wired two or three, it's like the alphabet. POSTED: 06/17/2013 - 02:55 am
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Deafheaven: SunbatherNew! Released: Jun 11, 2013.
Genre: Post-Black Metal, Shoegazing.
Label: Deathwish Inc.
Number Of Tracks: 7.
If a listener removes all notions of "hipster black metal," even notions of genre in general, "Sunbather" is a truly magnificence achievement. POSTED: 06/14/2013 - 08:18 am
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Gibson: SG Deluxe 2013New! This guitar sings, screams, does everything! The magic is in the three '57s and "TogPot" feature which allows you to blend the center pickup with either the neck or bridge pickups offering multiple tone options. Along with the beautiful maple top for brightness this guitar has a wonderful rich/full blend of sound to it. POSTED: 06/14/2013 - 07:52 am
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Squier: SA-105CENew! This guitar sound good unplugged and even better in an acoustic amp or PA. It has a rich, full warm tone that even the factory strings can't spoil. POSTED: 06/14/2013 - 04:49 am
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RJ: Les Pu BassNew! For a cheap bass guitar, this one owns it. A hollow bass guitar matched with a capable alnico pickups, it produces a bright interesting sound. POSTED: 06/14/2013 - 04:32 am
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Guild: DV-52New! This Guild DV-52 is one of the best dreadnought guitars I have played, even when comparing it to older high dollar Gibsons, Martins and Taylors. POSTED: 06/14/2013 - 03:59 am
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Ibanez: EGEN8 Obviously this guitar has been designed as a cheaper version of Herman Li's signature EGEN18 and is therefore suited to metal and shredding and it does both quite well for the price. POSTED: 06/14/2013 - 03:39 am
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Scale The Summit: The MigrationNew! Released: Jun 11, 2013.
Genre: Progressive Metal, Math Rock, Instrumental.
Label: Prothetics Records.
Number Of Tracks: 10.
"The Migration" is, while a powerful piece of Scale The Summit's discography and a credit to the progressive sub-genres, a bit flawed and a bit uneven. POSTED: 06/13/2013 - 08:13 am
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Perception: Realisations [EP]New! Released: Apr 14, 2013.
Genre: Metalcore, Progressive Metal.
Label: Self-released.
Number Of Tracks: 5.
With the technical guitar riffs, the complex off time drums, the clean and harsh vocals mixing is very characteristic of Periphery, and these guys have emulated this very well, but not down right copied them. POSTED: 06/13/2013 - 05:12 am
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Benson: BGS-ETL10SNew! This guitar has 22 frets, 3 passive single coil pickups, 1 volume and 2 tone knobs and there isn't really much else to say about this guitar other than it looks like a Standard Stratocaster. POSTED: 06/13/2013 - 04:47 am
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Behringer: PH9 Phaser You don't even need a manual, which is just a folded up piece of paper anyhow. And of course, being an Analog style pedal, there is no firmware. POSTED: 06/13/2013 - 03:12 am
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Blackmore's Night: Dancer and the MoonNew! Released: Jun 11, 2013.
Genre: Celtic Rock, Folk Rock, Neo-Medieval.
Label: Caroline Records, Frontiers Records.
Number Of Tracks: 13.
Does Richie Blackmore finally deliver the standout guitar driven album fans have been desperately waiting for? POSTED: 06/12/2013 - 05:13 am
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All Things New: All Things NewNew! Released: Apr 9, 2013.
Genre: Contemporary Christian, Americana, Folk, Southern Pop.
Label: BEC Recordings.
Number Of Tracks: 10.
All Things New's debut record offers a bright outlook on the downfalls and disappointments of life. POSTED: 06/12/2013 - 03:29 am
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Imagine Dragons: Night Visions Released: Sep 4, 2012.
Genre: Alternative Rock, Indie Rock.
Label: Interscope, KIDinaKORNER.
Number Of Tracks: 11.
"Night Visions" is the debut album by Las Vegas rock band Imagine Dragons. The overall sound for the album is clear and sounds very powerful and it is obvious these guys put emotion into their music. POSTED: 05/10/2013 - 02:49 am
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Black Dahlia Murder: EverblackNew! Released: Jun 11, 2013.
Genre: Melodic Death Metal.
Label: Metal Blade Records.
Number Of Tracks: 10.
Get your sunscreen on and head for the beach - The Black Dahlia Murder have got a new album out. POSTED: 06/11/2013 - 07:28 am
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Beady Eye: BENew! Released: Jun 10, 2013.
Genre: Britpop, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock.
Label: Beady Eye, Columbia.
Number Of Tracks: 11.
While the outcome is good and entirely listenable, does this collection of songs live up to the hype? POSTED: 06/11/2013 - 04:46 am
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Status Quo: Bula Quo!New! Released: Jun 10, 2013.
Genre: Classic Rock, Hard Rock, Boogie Rock.
Label: Fourth Chord Records, Warner Artist & Label Services, earMusic, Edel.
Number Of Tracks: 19 (2CD).
This soundtrack has its equal share of ups and downs, but the playing and a good portion of the arrangements/production can't be faulted. POSTED: 06/11/2013 - 04:18 am
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Marshall: JCM 800 2203KK Kerry King SignatureNew! It's one of the most diverse amps I've had the pleasure of owning. The KT88 tubes gives the amp a distinctive raw or metallic character to the tone giving the distortion or crunch this unique and powerful presence to it unlike your standard JCM800. POSTED: 06/11/2013 - 03:46 am
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Alice In Chains: Unplugged Released: Jul 1996.
Genre: Alternative Rock, Grunge, Acoustic.
Label: Columbia.
Number Of Tracks: 13.
The acoustic arrangements of the harder songs sound like novelties, and the rest sound like rehashes of their previous work, only without much energy. POSTED: 06/11/2013 - 03:10 am
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Zager: Baby Compared to the baby guitars and mini models, this guitar makes them sound like ukuleles or toys. POSTED: 06/11/2013 - 03:05 am
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Dark Buddha Rising: DakhmandalNew! Released: Jun 7, 2013.
Genre: Sludge Metal, Doom Metal, Drone Doom, Psychedelic, Ritual.
Label: Svart Records.
Number Of Tracks: 6 (2CD).
Underground doom metalers Dark Buddha Rising test the senses, concentration, and will of the listener with their fifth album. POSTED: 06/10/2013 - 08:11 am
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Jimmy Eat World: DamageNew! Released: Jun 11, 2013.
Genre: Alternative Rock, Indie Pop.
Label: Interscope Records, RCA Records.
Number Of Tracks: 10.
Coming at you like the soundtrack of a young and hip romantic comedy, a new album from the (in)famous Jimmy Eat World. POSTED: 06/10/2013 - 07:14 am
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Black Sabbath: 13New! Released: Jun 10, 2013.
Genre: Heavy Metal, Traditional Doom Metal, Stoner Rock.
Label: Vertigo, Universal.
Number Of Tracks: 8.
Once referred to as "the lords of doom and gloom," Black Sabbath have created one of the most highly anticipated albums of 2013, but can it live up to the hype? POSTED: 06/10/2013 - 06:44 am
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