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Mos Generator: Nomads

AJ Garcia — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:25:19 +0000

Tags:

rock

Hard Rock

metal

Other then the band coming off a long hiatus I knew zilch about Hard Rock/Metal act Mos Generator. I uploaded their album onto my Ipod and hopped in the car and headed out for a drive.

CD Information

Album:

Noamds

Artist:

Mos Generator

Members:

Tony Reed

Shawn Johnson

Scooter Haslip

Genre:

Metal

Rock

Label:

1-2-3-4 GO

Tracks:

Type:

Digital

Release Date:

October 23, 2012

Parental Advisory:

Rating:

3.95

Grade:

Official Site:

Official Site

CD Images

Cover:

nomad.jpg

Pictures:

promo3-e1348027518631.jpg

Miscelaneous

Amazon ASIN Number:

B001F0O6PO

Amazon Keyword:

Mos+Generator

Rescuer: With Time Comes The Comfort

AJ Garcia — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 12:17:22 +0000

Tags:

punk

hardcore

metal

rock

My first go round with the debut of Rescuer on Rise Records I had almost written the band off as just another screaming voice in the swell of Hardcore bands out there.

CD Information

Album:

With Time Comes The Comfort

Artist:

Rescuer

Members:

JP Marra

Danny Quinlan

Michael Gorgen

Evan Miller

Chris Krause

Genre:

Other

Label:

Rise Records

Tracks:

Type:

Digital

Release Date:

January 15, 2013

Parental Advisory:

Rating:

3.94

Grade:

A-

Official Site:

Official Site

Other Links:

Hear the album here

Get a taste here

CD Images

Cover:

396156_554178661259284_1318658031_n.jpg

Miscelaneous

Amazon ASIN Number:

B00A8MGJQ4

Amazon Keyword:

Rescuer

Atkins May Project: Valley of Shadows

AJ Garcia — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 04:32:29 +0000

Tags:

metal

Hard Rock

rock

Paul May

Alan John Atkins

The latest release from the band Atkins May Project is my first experience with the band so of course research went into who they are and where they came from.

CD Information

Album:

Valley of Shadows

Artist:

Atkins May Project

Members:

Paul May

Al Akins

Genre:

Metal

Rock

Label:

AIS

Tracks:

Type:

Release Date:

November 13, 2012

Discs:

Parental Advisory:

Rating:

3.79

Grade:

B+

Official Site:

Official Site

Other Links:

Facebook

CD Images

Cover:

valley-of-shads-2jpg.jpg

Pictures:

Atkins May.jpg

Miscelaneous

Amazon ASIN Number:

B009CXQK0K

Amazon Keyword:

Atkins+May+Project

Kylesa: From The Vaults, Vol. 1

AJ Garcia — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 09:06:05 +0000

Tags:

metal

rock

alternative

sludge metal

hardcore

Experimental

My first experiences with Kylesa (according to wiki the name is taken from the Buddhist term Kilesa Mara, a term denoting the delusory mental states) were a bit rocky.

CD Information

Album:

From The Vaults Vol.1

Artist:

Kylesa

Members:

Philip Cope

Laura Pleasants

Carl McGinley

Eric Hernandez

Tyler Newberry

Genre:

Metal

Other

Punk

Rock

Label:

Season of Mist

Tracks:

Type:

Release Date:

November 19, 2012

Discs:

Parental Advisory:

Rating:

4.00

Grade:

Official Site:

Official Site

Other Links:

Facebook

Myspace

CD Images

Cover:

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Pictures:

k.jpg

61wLMYW5XQL._SY470_.jpg

Miscelaneous

Amazon ASIN Number:

B009FLSJTE

Amazon Keyword:

Kylesa

Flyleaf: New Horizons

AJ Garcia — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 10:56:55 +0000

Tags:

metal

pop

Hard Rock

alternative

Flyleaf will release their third studio album at the end of this month but with the bittersweet news that this will be the last album featuring singer Lacey Sturm .

CD Information

Album:

New Horizons

Artist:

Flyleaf

Members:

Lacey Sturm

Pat Seals

Sameer Bhattacharya

Jared Hartmann

James Culpepper

Genre:

Metal

Pop

Rock

Label:

A&M / Octone

Tracks:

Release Date:

October 30, 2012

Discs:

Parental Advisory:

Rating:

3.94

Grade:

A-

Official Site:

Official Site

Other Links:

Facebook

CD Images

Cover:

3970.jpg

Pictures:

3877.jpg

3878.jpg

Miscelaneous

Amazon ASIN Number:

B009DJB8UU

Amazon Keyword:

Flyleaf

Abandon All Ships: Infamous

AJ Garcia — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:25:26 +0000

Tags:

hardcore

pop

metal

Hardstyle

Abandon All Ships latest release, Infamous, is an album that kind of took me by surprise.

CD Information

Album:

Infamous

Artist:

Abandon All Ships

Members:

Chris Taylor

Angelo Aita

Martin Broda

Sebastian Cassisi-Nunez

Daniel Ciccotelli

Genre:

Metal

Pop

Rock

Label:

Rise Records

Tracks:

Type:

Digital

Release Date:

July 3, 2012

Parental Advisory:

Rating:

4.00

Grade:

Official Site:

Official Site

Other Links:

Myspace

Facebook

CD Images

Cover:

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Pictures:

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Miscelaneous

Amazon ASIN Number:

B008402MCW

Amazon Keyword:

Abandon+All+Ships

Thick As Blood: Living Proof

AJ Garcia — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:03:56 +0000

Tags:

hardcore

metal

Miami

Rise Records

Thick As Blood is a Miami based Hardcore Metal act that has recently signed to Rise Records and recorded their debut for the label titled Living Proof.

CD Information

Album:

Living Proof

Artist:

Thick As Blood

Members:

Gino Vento

Randy Gonzales

Heavy Jerry

Brandon Stastny

Genre:

Metal

Rock

Label:

Rise Records

Tracks:

Type:

Digital

Release Date:

July 10, 2012

Parental Advisory:

Rating:

3.94

Grade:

A-

Official Site:

Official Site

Other Links:

Facebook

Shop

Youtube

Twitter

CD Images

Cover:

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Pictures:

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183901_10150092810879163_5504537_n.jpg

Miscelaneous

Amazon ASIN Number:

B0086460VU

Amazon Keyword:

Thick+As+Blood

Eye Empire: Impact

AJ Garcia — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 12:21:39 +0000

Tags:

metal

Hard Rock

rock

Superband

Eye Empire is a super group that consists of Corey Lowery (Stuck Mojo/Stereomud/Dark New Day), B.C.

CD Information

Album:

Impact

Artist:

Eye Empire

Members:

Donald Carpenter

B.C. Kochmit

Corey Lowery

Ryan Bennett

Genre:

Metal

Rock

Label:

Vertusent

Tracks:

Type:

Release Date:

June 19, 2012

Discs:

Parental Advisory:

Rating:

3.94

Grade:

A-

Official Site:

Official Site

Other Links:

Facebook

Myspace

CD Images

Cover:

eye_empire.jpg

Pictures:

Eye_Empire_0044_bw.jpg

Eye_Empire_0131.jpg

Miscelaneous

Amazon ASIN Number:

B006NW58TW

Amazon Keyword:

Eye+Empire

Gojira: The Flesh Alive

AJ Garcia — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:49:11 +0000

Tags:

French

Grindcore

metal

Live Music

Deluxe Edition

Gojira: The Flesh Alive is the latest release from the French metal outfit that began it’s rise to popularity beginning in the mid 90’s.

DVD Information

Movie:

Gojira: The Flesh Alive

Genre:

Live Music

Starring:

Gojira

Studio:

Mascot / Provogue

Runtime:

188 Minutes

Edition:

Limited Deluxe Edition Version

Release Date:

July 31, 2012

Format:

DVD

Discs:

MPAA Rating:

Rating:

2.94

Grade:

B-

Official Site:

Official Site

Other Links:

Facebook

DVD Images

Cover:

S_GOJIRA_TheFleshAlive_DVDshop.jpg

Miscelaneous

Amazon ASIN Number:

B007U2ABN2

Amazon Keyword:

Gojira

Fact Title:

Trivia:

Random Fact:

Joe Duplantier was invited by the founders of influential Brazilian band Sepultura, brothers Max and Igor Cavalera, to join their new band Cavalera Conspiracy as a bassist.

Create Avoid: Pastime EP

AJ Garcia — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 23:31:53 +0000

Tags:

hardcore

metal

punk

rock

California

Create Avoid is a hardcore act out of Riverside, California and their latest EP, Past Time, was released May 22nd of this year and I had my chance to check it out.

CD Information

Album:

Pastime

Artist:

Create Avoid

Members:

Mike Alsaybar

Jake Round

Chris Williams

Steve Reese

Austin Medina

Genre:

Metal

Punk

Rock

Label:

Pure Noise Ent.

Tracks:

Type:

Digital

Release Date:

May 22, 2012

Parental Advisory:

Rating:

2.94

Grade:

B-

Official Site:

Official Site

Other Links:

Facebook

CD Images

Cover:

51vp7KBOsDL._SS500_.jpg

Miscelaneous

Amazon ASIN Number:

B007YO9P7E

Amazon Keyword:

Create+Avoid