Lovehatehero America Underwater mp3

When LoveHateHero exited Dreamlab Productions with ten anthemic pop laced rock songs, powered by Pierrick's signature vocals and Kevin Gruft's relentless guitar attack. With Scot Gee(drums) and Paris Bosserman (bass solidifying the rhythm section, the band steamrolls forward with more passion and fervor than ever. Lovehatehero now looks to blast headfirst into 2009 with the release of Fight or Flight and endless touring to support the album and spread their sound to new listeners. Look for them later this spring supporting the release of Fight or Flight and later this year on Warped Tour!

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Ahab The Divinity of Oceans mp3

Not unlike a baleful Leviathan, Ahab's latest album, "The Divinity of Oceans", emerges from the obscure ocean depths to provide an impressive account of the Essex and its condemned crew.

Offering a kaleidoscope of human emotions that find tragic conclusion within deep despair and cannibalism, the terrible events are told within the perfect, though dark and disturbing confines of slow doom metal, brutal vocals, and melodic interludes.

Markus Stock (Empyrium, The Vision Bleak) of Klangschmiede Studio E gives "The Divinity of Oceans" its finishing touch. With this latest offering, AHAB have managed to more than outdo their debut release, delivering a masterpiece of Nautic Funeral Doom Metal.

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Evergreen Terrace Almost Home mp3

2009 album from the Hardcore outfit. Hailing from Jacksonville, FL Evergreen Terrace has been blazing their own path through the melodic Hardcore style for over a decade now. Anchored by guitar player/vocalist Craig Chaney's clean singing and catchy hooks, punctuated by lead singer Andrew Carey's vicious screamed vocals, the band never depended on anyone but themselves to push their band forward.

With their blistering combination of melodic Hardcore, Metal and Punk Rock strains, Evergreen Terrace has toured the world with bands like As I Lay Dying, Rise Against, August Burns Red, Hatebreed, Thursday, Circa Survive, Everytime I Die, Strung Out, Agnostic Front and many more. They have also been apart of Sounds of the Underground, Vans Warped Tour and Soundwave Festivals.

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Cymbals Eat Guitars Why There Are Mountains mp3

Excellent debut by this young group of alt-indie rockers. Sounds remind you of a cross between early Pavement with a mix of early Modest Mouse and their own blend of original songs, lyrics and other instruments leave you wanting more than the nine songs on this album. As 2009 looks to be a great year for music, this one is already near the top. I look forward to seeing them live.

 

 

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Dead Can Dance The Serpent'S Egg mp3

I do not own many CDs, and mostly because I never seem to find music I truly enjoy or even appreciate. Dead Can Dance has released many albums, but this one is something so different. "Aion" and "The Serpent's Egg" are the most treasured by me.

After that, Dead Can Dance have seemed to drift off to other realms and cultures. I find that "The Serpent's Egg" has a deep element of fear and sorrow. A serious maturity! Lisa Gerrard and Brendan are at their most developed musically and lyrically. I am in love with "The Writing on my Father's Hand". I have never heard such a BEAUTIFUL, ELEGANT, POIGNANT piece in my whole life. Lisa, you are very lucky to have such a gorgeous voice and to be able to share it with the whole world. I also love mystical "Orbis De Ignis" with Brendan.

Brendan has an artful way of representing his song called "Ullyses". His imagination and yearning to sing of old tales that were told throughout the world is so admirable. When I listen to Dead Can Dance I hear a sincere desire to open the hidden doors of religions and myths. Dead Can Dance has been searching and searching all over and everywhere! Maybe they have found what they are looking for, because I know I have found a treasure that's sunk beneath tides and waves. I LOVE this album "The Serpent's Egg"!

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Blackberry Smoke Little Piece of Dixie

I'm already a huge fan. I just got this album after seeing them twice Live.AWESOME
Every song is great, I wish I could give it more than 5 stars! Best country rock album I own right now.

The Gates of Slumber Hymns Of Blood And Thunder mp3

From the outset, The Gates of Slumber’s goal has been to take a sledgehammer to the original riffs of their influences like Black Sabbath and Saint Vitus.

Numerous albums, demos and compilation appearances built the Indianapolis trio a strong following in Europe over this decade. It wasn’t until last year that their third full-length, Conqueror, served as their first domestic release. It earned critical acclaim, landing on year-end best-of lists from the likes of Decibel magazine and The Village Voice.

Now The Gates of Slumber are poised to capitalize on that success with Hymns of Blood & Thunder. Out Sept. 29 on Lee Dorrian’s Rise Above Records, it takes this band’s hellhound sound to logical new heights.

The disc was recorded in full analog by Sanford Parker. It has the chasmal production values you’d expect from him. The rhythm section of bassist Jason McCash and drummer “Iron” Bob Fouts resounds with thundering precision more than ever. And the blackened, sorrowful soul that frontman Karl Simon exudes from both his voice and guitar is even more pronounced.

That’s especially the case on the lonesome, bastardized blues of tracks like “Descent Into Madness.” It blends perfectly with the lumbering ferocity of opener “Chaos Calling” and “Death Dealer”’s sinewy gallop, all of which never lose their penchant for melody. Even mood pieces like “Age of Sorrow” and the creepy chants of “The Mist in the Mourning” serve to accentuate the rest of the album’s battering-ram effect.

Those looking for calculus-level measures and abrupt time changes — along with other scene evolutions — won’t find it here. Hymns of Blood & Thunder belongs in a time capsule. It’s heavy metal in its purest form, before it split into a hundred sub-genres. It formidably proves these viking-looking dudes know what made people bang their heads and throw horn signs in the first place.

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