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Do you have forty-two minutes to spare in your regular day to day activities? If you answered yes then by all means get your attitude into proper adjustment because Wooden Jesus is here to resurrect your mind and expand your heart and soul.

Not only does their current but only demo release, resurrect your body from the inside out but it truly delivers and exposes the ultimate expression that is hidden within the essence that makes up that rock n’ roll vibration. The band tends to combine the classical styles of Soundgarden, meets Alice in Chains with a little added flare of Pearl Jam thrown in between to mix it altogether. By doing so, this instant combination of tunes brings out that crisp clear sound, of rock that defines its meaning.

For instance, the combination of Alice in Chains meets Soundgarden is quite remarkable, having those added flare ups of added guitar riffs with the double bass drum attitude really expresses the rock vibe rhythm that keeps this rock adrenaline absolutely alive. Let’s not forget the vocals of course, now these really set up the entire lay-up because those vocals clearly demonstrate that true blue essence of Alice in Chains because of those vocals. Now they are the ones that set up with that unique soundwave that makes the music shutter.

Wooden Jesus’ style is vibrant and smooth with added class that casts out that flare of modern rock attitude with outstanding energy that seeps right into the skin.
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Over this past course of the summer, pop-punks All Time Low had stripped down their songs to justify their essential heartbeats that were exclusively intended for MTV’s Unplugged. The band’s set was shot in New York City where their proclaimed high energy flare up was taken down several notches for this candle-lit studio filled with some very fortunate fans who intently sung right along.

That very performance has now become available for the fans in a digipak CD/DVD format, which not only includes the performance footage but a bonus interview section, with never before seen outtakes from the MTV special, featuring All Time Low performing not just one but two brand new songs off their latest release “Nothing Personal “– which included “Damned If I Do Ya, (Damned If I Don’t)”, and “Weightless” among the many other favorites taken from their previous release “So Wrong, It’s Right and Put Up Or Shut Up”, “Dear Maria, Come Me In”, “Coffee Shop Soundtrack”, “Jasey Rae”, and a surprise duet with Kaye Voegele on “Remembering Sunday”.

This CD/DVD combo truly delivers just as much as All Time Low tends to do when it comes down to their performance ranking whether that’d be plugged in or unplugged to an amplifier you will never be disappointed when it comes to the musical notes that is, All Time Low.
4:19 PM
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“The End”, isn’t your average take when it comes to releasing an album title let alone a full blown combo of a CD and DVD thrown together. With the Feisty Piranhas they tend to present this modern rock n’ roll influence that takes a lashing out at the punk scene with an “in-your-face” attitude – which is clearly noticeable when it comes to this double header release.

On the CD portion you’re given 17-tracks of hard hitting punk rock but the audio from the live performance isn’t all that great. The vocals and instruments in the backdrop aren’t up to speed and cannot compare to other live albums that I’ve come across. This live portion of the album just doesn’t present that mega energy impact that these so-called Feisty Piranhas have been known to portray.

Whereas the DVD portion is the live effect of what the CD offers but the DVD tends to add a little more than just audio tracking and live performance footage. It adds on this withdrawing effect of notability for one being that during the entire performances the video footage is clearly taken from two if not more showcases of the band’s performance rank. Which lacks the whole viewing effect from witnessing one song from one point and then jumping to another song at another spot it just doesn’t add up it makes the viewer more confused than enjoying themselves.

The Feisty Piranhas combo hands down is quite interesting especially the packaging it comes in but as for the CD/DVD’s themselves they’re nice to listen and watch as often as you may like but not as quite as enjoyable as one would think possible.
1:57 PM
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New Jersey go getters VTT, formed within the time that was 2005 and brought with them something that no other band could possible dish out which was music. Wait what? All bands can do that can they not? Well some can and some cannot it all depends on how much impact that particular band can portray.

When comes to the essence that is VTT this being their third accomplishment to date, “Symptoms of Sin”, who knows what should be expected of their musical obsession. Well for one, you get presented with a total of eight tracks with a bonus feature oh my! What? Could that possibly be? It’s the band’s official video of the track entitled “The Victim”.

So you pretty much get entangled with a handful of goodies when you come across this so-called “Symptoms of Sin”. “The Victim”, also just so happens to be the opening tune that introduces you to what this band can exactly do. The guitars and vocal chords are in a fair balanced grip that they balance out the whole layout of the song that plays off to being this heavy duty song of such progression the music backing it all up is obscene.

“You’re My Punishment”, “Never Died Before”, and “Wake of the White Devil” all go hand in hand with one another. One source being that all of the music portrayed within these selections showcases itself to being nothing more than again some heavy duty but more raw material matter that overrides the whole album’s display purposes. Plain and simple the music is an aggression of brutality that contains this rock n’ roll vibration with heavy metal influence wrapped around giving it that much needed breath of fresh air.

VTT is rest assured that there isn’t anything that these rock n’ rollers cannot do. Just give them the time and chance to sock it to you.
2:38 PM
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Every artist or band has their own story to tell. When it comes to the beginning lifestyles of singer/songwriter, guitarist and producer, John Enghauser, his long awaited talent stream has soared far beyond what most up and coming acts can handle.

But that didn’t stop his constant success of soaring he later went on to release “Lost In the Pages” an award-winning album that walked away with being declared the “Hot AC Album of the Year” back at the 19th Annual Los Angeles Music Awards that was held in 09. So much has paved the way for Mr. Enghauser. With that said, his latest efforts have made a major impact indeed, of accompanying an arrangement of tunes that are truly pop rock royalty.

For instance, the title track dishes out the very “pop” feature that is demonstrated within Enghauser’s music. He goes into saying “At the time I was writing most of the material for “Lost in the Pages” I was going through an awful break-up so you’ll find lots of emotion lyrics about things like heart break, loss and redemption”. Adding on “I also performed all of the vocals, acoustic guitars (electric too), keyboards and bass, so it was a very time-consuming project for me. I think that the making of the CD gave me much-needed escape to gravitate toward as well as a diary for what I was going through at the time. And it was a hell of a lot of fun to make,” he confesses.

Thus the birth of his album was born and has made his musical career expand even further beyond his starting point. Which brings us back to the overview of what makes “Lost in the Pages” such an upbringing and out-going album. "Distant World", comes out to being that far out world beyond our own. In which it has such an emotional connection with both lyrics and the instrumentals its unheard of.... with such withdrawal and in-depth meaning hidden within you can instantly take in what is being discussion within this song alone. The guitars take out this overwhelming essence of mellow dramatic depression it’s undoubtedly one of the most out-looked songs to be listening too.

Whereas “Breath Again”, is that grasp of fresh air you take-in after let’s say you just got thrown hard against a solid brick wall your whole body going into a state of shock of such force that instant fresh breathe is that sense of knowing that everything will be alright and you can withstand anything.

John Enghauser’s “Lost in the Pages” is an intense emotional roller coaster ride straight out of hell right through the icy depths of heaven, filled with such overwhelming expression you will not know what to expect.
2:19 PM
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Maryland does not just expose the up and coming whether it’d be movies or music or what have you, but it delivers in introducing to you the latest developments that deal with monsters? You heard right real live monsters or shall I say a melodic set of monsters if that makes it any better. I’m talking about Fallen Martyr, whose reigning terror has truly decreased itself, as surely as their EP “The Six Roots of True Will”, has done.

2005 brought together Doug Albers (bass), Gabriel Luis (guitar), Ryan Rawlings (vocals), Michael Gerlash (guitar), along with Jake Ford (drums) to establish this melodic force field of disaster that has caused so much more than it was meant to create. "Reverse Metamorphasis", and 'All In", both combine the melodic sound waves that clashes together some modern American metal inspiration mixed in with some euro power metal with a dash of progressive attitude with aggressive thrash metal thrown to top it all off. Instantly recognizable is the influenced merging affect, you can tell at first glance the styling’s of Testament, Dream Theater, Arch Enemy and more modern aspects, Into Eternity and Mutiny Within, which breathes in that craftsmanship that has built this album to work with such meaningful lyrics to maintain its structure.

"Scars of Dissociation", is the brief intermission as it slowly entangles itself leading into "The Man Becomes the Prophet". Which hands down unleashes such technical tactics with such memorable melodies and grasping solos with overwhelming riffs the music consume its listener right on target having them eagerly wanting more. Fallen Martyr has mastered their styling sound waves and can structure together a well rounded song alignment and then some, so surly these metal monsters will be causing a lot more mayhem than mischief once the 2010 term ignites.
2:22 PM
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When we were first introduced to the kids of Death Valley High, we were greeted with distorted guitar riffs mix-matched with pop-punk groove tones, which were later defined as “Doom Pop”. But that was then during the mists of Death Valley High’s critically acclaimed, “The Similarities of the Loveless and the Undead”. Now is the time for, the follow-up’s turn, hence DHV presents to you “Doom, In Full Blood”.

A self produced effort that has boasted the mixing talents of Alex Newport (Mars Volta, At The Drive-In, and The Locust) and long time collaborator Eric Stenman (Thrice, MSTRKRFT, and Senses Fail). Death Valley High features Reyka Osburn (Tinfed, Ghostride) on vocals, guitar and synths; Adam Bannister on drums; Chris Sanders on guitar along with Huffy Hafera on bass for what Reyka calls “DHV’s strongest and most dedicated lineup to date; Inglorious Basterds-style”.

Now to the fun part, this highly anticipated follow up album precisely brings out that “doom pop” sensation that is truly over written when it gets thrown about in every possible direction. Opener “Black Friday,” immediately overrides the listener’s hearing rights, by screaming directly into the ear cannel that gets bang right against the ear cannel’s eardrum. This echoing vibration of drum ethics that instantly bounces against the guitars segmental is unbelievable. Having the vocal effects lash out at you like a tiger ready to lash out upon its prey.

“She Wants To Kill”, “Days and Days”, and “Thru Hell”, are truly the attention graspers that overrun the music altogether by which the music constantly rushes right at you, all of the instruments working together as the lyrics being out spoken is considerably in deep discussion about the pain, suffering and ethics of fear that keeps the listener in anticipation of more. Death Valley High is back in session and accepting enrollment into their pop-punk courses with promising doom pop ethics that won’t leave utter disappoint in its signature.
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