Trash Monday XCVI

I am going to make a provocative statement and say that Nickelback > Creed. My arguments: Creed do the godawful Christian Rock thing, their videos are basically a conglomeration of random spectacular-looking nonsense in slowmo to create the illusion of profundity, and Scott Stapp sounds like a constipated Eddie Vedder. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99j0zLuNhi8]

Five Finger Death Punch – The Wrong Side Of Heaven And The Righteous Side Of Hell

At the end of July Five Finger Death Punch released the first part of their double album, The Wrong Side Of Heaven And The Righteous Side Of Hell, and in November the second part followed, so I figured I’d review them both at the same time to decide whether it was worth being split in […]

Cargo

Little gets me like father-child relationships, and nothing gets me like father-child relationships in bleak post-apocalyptic settings. This has to do with father-child dynamics (which I find fascinating), but mostly the concept of unconditional, selfless love in the face of a woefully hopeless future. I was bawling my eyes out 10 minutes into both the […]

Falling Promises – Dystopia

The long-awaited debut full-length of the Luxembourgish hardcore ensemble Falling Promises is about to be released and I’ve had the chance to listen to it before it comes out…so here are my thoughts on Dystopia! After an intro featuring Charlie Chaplin’s world-famous speech from The Great Dictator, you are immediately hit in the face with […]

Weekend Nachos – Still

Tower of Rome once stated “We put the fun in funeral”. Guess this could be the best description for the biggest surprise coming from Illinois, best known for its catchy and original name Weekend Nachos and their newest gem Still. Just like putting fun into funeral; this band manages a difficult duty unlike any other; which is to sound […]