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TALISMAN – Cats And Dogs

May 12, 2003 Guest Writer 0

“Hey! Hey!! Hey!!!” That’s as good a way to start a CD as any, and if you follow it with a throaty scream and ripping guitars, well, even better. That’s how Talisman’s new release, Cats …READ MORE

MARILYN MANSON – The Golden Age Of Grotesque

May 7, 2003 Guest Writer 0

Marilyn Manson’s fifth album – the properly titled The Golden Age of Grotesque – sees the band pretty much stick to the same formula that has earned them their reputation as one of Rock’s most …READ MORE

AUTOGRAPH – Buzz

April 28, 2003 Guest Writer 0

“7th Heaven, when I see their happy faces smilin’ back at me. 7th Heaven, I know there’s no greater feelin’ than the love of family.” Yeah, you guessed it: Autograph is back! Oh wait, those …READ MORE

LOWDOWN – Unknown

April 25, 2003 Guest Writer 0

Lowdown spits in your face with their new album Unknown. Maybe spit isn’t a strong enough verb; how about puke? Yeah, that’ll work. This is an explosive CD, full of brutal anger, rabid vocals and …READ MORE

PRETTY MAIDS – Alive At Least

April 23, 2003 Guest Writer 0

Pretty Maids new live album, Alive At Least, offers a fairly strange title. Is it just a play on words, since most bands try to work the word “live” into all their live recordings, or …READ MORE

CAGE – Darker Than Black

April 22, 2003 Guest Writer 0

“We have discovered that an all encompassing substance called Dark Matter threatens our very existence. Is this mysterious energy the true source of evil?” Cage’s new CD begins with this testament, which starts you on …READ MORE

SECTION A – The Seventh Sign

April 21, 2003 Guest Writer 0

Section A does that sound like a name of a new Heavy Metal band, or a quadrant of a pie chart? Well, you’d be right either way, but in this case, Section A is a …READ MORE

RED WINE – Sueños Y Locura

April 14, 2003 Guest Writer 0

Spanish band Red Wine’s Suenos y Locura (Dreams and Insanity) can teach you a good lesson — you don’t have to be able to understand the lyrics to appreciate the band. The CD is sung …READ MORE

KEN TAMPLIN AND FRIENDS – Wake The Nations

April 6, 2003 Guest Writer 0

Dove award-winning, Dove soap-using, Dove Bar eating, dove feeding musician Ken Tamplin brings an all-star cast to the table with his new release Ken Tamplin And Friends – Wake The Nations. (Actually, only the Dove award-winning …READ MORE

RING OF FIRE – Dreamtower

March 25, 2003 Guest Writer 0

It’s amazing to hear how much Mark Boals vocals have improved since his work on Yngwie Malsteen’s Trilogy. While Boals sounded fair on “You Don’t Remember, I’ll Never Forget” and better on “Fire,” the song …READ MORE