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Werewolfs – So Yeah, We’re Werewolves

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…So Yeah, Were Werewolves. Just from the band name you can tell that they’re one of them overly confident metalcore band that are oh so popular right about now. From Colorado, there’s not much to know other than they had a bit of a break, then reformed late 2010. Werewolfs was released in December, and is a re-release of their Cadavers EP and also features demos from 2008.

The album opens with an intro track full of noises straight out of a horror movie sound effect library. Then the screams, on ‘Majesticadaver’, scare you out of your skin as soon as they’re registered in your brain. By screams I mean vocals, if that’s what you wanna call them. The instrumental side of it is chaotic, with pretty much no structure whatsoever. There’s a slight hint of Every Time I Die to them, only slight. Don’t get too excited.

‘Jenny From The Blockadaver (Undead Version)’ starts with the typical chugging Hardcore guitar riff, joined by electro/keyboard sounds, think Enter Shikari. There’s a very long intro- 1 minute, as opposed to none at all on the first track, but not much difference from the track before it. It’s clear now that it’s going to be hard to tell one song from the other.

Straight into the screams again on ‘Anachronisticadaver’. The feral instrumentals continue onto this one, making it hard to tell where one track ends and the next begins. ‘Sunshine Friends/ Dr. Jurassic Park (demo)’ kicks off with a deeper scream- kinda like Candace from Walls Of Jericho. Then the insane, screechy yelps re-emerge. Damn. Gang vocals are added to the mix of out of tune wailing on the chorus of, this, the first of 2008’s demo tracks on this record.

‘Majesticadaver (demo)’ sounds the same as the mastered version, just not as polished. What you’d expect from a demo. Oh, and it’s 4 seconds longer. One demo track that’s better than the mastered version (and most of the other songs for that matter), is ‘Anachronisticadaver (demo)’. It actually has some structure to it. Again with the pointless empty 1 minute intro on ‘J- Dahm’s Bromance (demo), which is a shame because it is one of the best songs on the CD. There’s a pause in the middle of it, then it starts back up again, who knows if it’s two tracks in one. ‘Scott Beowolf (demo)’, the final track, is an epic electro instrumental piece. Well, until 2 minutes in when the yells kick in. That’s all it is, yells. No words, just yelling for over a minute. And this still counts as music how exactly?

…So Yeah, to sum it up, this compilation of an EP and demo tracks is essentially 25 minutes of deranged, unsettling noise. Which is pretty much the definition of math-core. So enjoy! I suppose.

–Frankii

Sadplant The End of Fun

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© 2011 Sadplant
[rating:3.5/5]

Connecticut’s prolific favorites are back with a new release. I know that it’s been like 16 minutes since the last new release, but hell if you got the goods, rock with it, right?

The End of Fun brings 12 new tracks of snotty punk rock songs of angst, despair, guts and a slight slight glimmer of hope. Along with that, if you’ve been following this band at all, you get a lot more synchronicity in the music. While the recording still has a garage edge to it, the music is more polished and I think the mix is finally right.

I try not to gush, but this band really makes me proud. They, like the rest of us have to deal with every waking day, but through daily struggles of life and lineup changes (new drummer) they continue to produce. I’m not sure I need to say much more.

Speaking of the lineup, Sadplant currently consists of Benny Social on guitar and vox, Amy Wappel on bass and box and Gabe Fonseca on drums and vox as well. The bottom line is that Sadplant rocks. The underline is that if you get bored with the last release, you get a new one in minutes.

On a side note, I totally dig male / female point / counterpoint vocals. … makes me think of the old school track Oki Dogs from Youth Gone Mad or Hopeless Romantic from Bouncing Souls (or heaven forbid, Renee Zellweger in Capital Records. … I kid, I kid. That movie rocks.)

Cheers!

Lemmy Kilmister Movie

The Los Angeles premiere of “Lemmy: 49% Motherf**Ker, 51% Son Of A Bitch” drew a who’s who of Rock royalty last week: Guns n’ Roses/Velvet Revolver’s Duff McKagan, Metallica’s Robert Trujillo, Henry Rollins, Warren Haynes and the man himself, Lemmy Kilmister. Check out the Shore Fire blog for video from the red carpet and behind the scenes photos of Lemmy here: http://bit.ly/iblODf

NPR.org says the movie is “a profile of the man that goes deeper than just the sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll” and “Lemmy’s exterior may seem as gruff and distorted as his trademark bass tone…but as seen here, he’s all heart.” Full review here: http://n.pr/hpYTzJ

Also, you can read an in-depth interview with the directors of the film at The Onion here: http://bit.ly/gHwSYd

AOL’s blog Noisecreep recaps the LA premiere here: http://aol.it/e1R0vR

The film opens at Cinema Village in NYC and Laemmle’s Sunset 5 in LA Fri Jan 21 and around the country over the next several weeks. See below for a full list of theatrical screenings or click here: http://www.lemmymovie.com/

Jan. 14-21: Portland (Or.), The Clinton St. Theater

Jan. 14-20: Dallas, Texas, The Texas Theatre in Oak Cliff

Jan. 15-20: Atlanta, The Plaza

Jan. 17-20: Milwaukee, Times Cinema

Jan. 21: Fargo, ND, Fargo Theatre**

Jan. 21-28: Austin, Texas, Draft House (South Lamar)

Jan. 21-TBD: New York, Cinema Village

Jan. 21-TBD: Los Angeles, Laemmle’s Sunset 5

Jan. 21-TBD: Peoria, Ill., Peoria Theater

Jan. 22: San Leandro, CA, The Historic Bal Theatre**

Jan. 26: San Antonio, Alamo Drafthouse Westlakes **

Jan. 27: 9 p.m., Savannah, GA, Muse Arts Warehouse (Psychotronic Film Festival)**

Jan. 28: Asbury Park, NJ, Asbury Lanes**

Jan. 28-30: Nashville, Belcourt Theatre

Jan. 28-29: Auburn, NY, The Auburn Public Theater

Jan. 30: Cleveland, OH, The Beachland Ballroom**

Feb. 1-2: San Francisco, The Roxie

Feb. 2: Portland, ME, SPACE Gallery **

Feb. 2: Tucson, AZ, The Loft Cinema **

Feb. 2-3: Detroit, The Magic Bag

Feb. 3: Philadelphia, The Trocadero**

Feb. 4: Boston, Regent Theatre (in Arlington)

Feb. 4-10: Seattle, Northwest Film Forum

Feb. 4-6: Pittsburgh, Harris Theater

Feb. 4-6: Kansas City, MO, Screenland Crossroads

Feb. 5: Long Beach, Calif., The Art Theatre of Long Beach**

Feb. 5: Macon, GA, Cox Capitol Theatre **

Feb. 10, 9:45 p.m.: Chicago, The Music Box Theatre**

** One night only

Prize The Doubt – This Will Die Unrecognized

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This Will Die Unrecognized is the new EP from Ohio’s Prize The Doubt. Six tracks of intriguing, semi-melodic (I say semi-melodic because the songs drift from melodic to hyper-aggressive) rock. The vocals especially enforce the melodic nature of the guitar drive rock riffs.

Prize The Doubt (PTD) consists of Alex Webb on guitars/vox, Brent Bogard on bass/vox and Jeremy Hill filling the percussion roll. If you’ve read any of my reviews before, you’ll know that I have a bit of a bias towards the punk/metal/rock/[insert genre here] trios. PTD certainly doesn’t change that. I appreciate the way the songs are tighter knit to accommodate the stripped down cast.

The EP, as mentioned, offers six tracks all of which seem to run from dreamy to screamy within the same song. Generally I find that formula a bit off-putting, but PTD throws it down in a manner that remains enjoyable. I think the quirky beats and vocal counter point goes a long way to keep the songs fresh. … Don’t get me wrong though, it could be totally better if the screamo direction would be kept at a barest of bare minimums. There is also an appreciable level of complexity to the arrangements that makes this EP hard to overlook.

All said and done, a solid EP and I would definitely listen to Prize The Doubt again.

Tracks:
1. Forget And Forget Again
2. Innocent Subjects
3. We Are Too Separate
4. Daily News Is Dead
5. The Purity Of Conformity
6. October 17th

Cold Blue Rebels – Hell Block 13

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With the release of our debut CD this week, I am proud to announce the release of Cold Blue Rebels’ third video, “HELL BLOCK 13”. It’s a Horror-Punk classic filmed in California ghost town, Pioneertown. We also shot onstage at the world famous Comedy Store on the Sunset Strip!

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Neko Case Muscle Car ‘Splosion!

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NEKO CASE PRESENTS: THE MERCURY COUGAR-RAMA MUSCLE CAR-‘SPLOSION
An online RAFFLE to benefit the literacy project 826 National

Grammy-nominated musician Neko Case will give away her beloved classic 1967 Mercury Cougar to one lucky drawing winner to benefit 826 National. The burgundy-colored Cougar is featured on Case’s Grammy-nominated album cover Middle Cyclone. Commencing on Monday, February 14 and closing to the lucky drawing winner on Friday, February 18, 2011 the Mercury Cougar-Rama Muscle Car-‘Splosion will feature the muscle car filled with road trip goodies—Rand McNally guides, gift certificates to Chipotle, a year’s supply of Tazo Tea and much, much more. Beginning on Monday the 14th, 826 National will draw a prize a day for five other lucky winners including: the ANTI- catalog of records, a 60-disc Matador Records sampler, Poketo’s Road Trip prize pack, a drum head signed by The New Pornographers, Neko’s limited-edition 1966 Gretsch Silver Duke guitar, a Gibson guitar signed by members of the Speaking Clock Revue including Elton John, Elvis Costello, Dr. Ralph Stanley, Leoon Russell, and T Bone Burnett, an Adidas prize pack, Dinner for 10 from Chipotle, a Carr Amplifier and much more. The winner of the car will be drawn on Friday, February 18th.

Limited edition, custom Poketo T-shirts designed by Case are being sold in conjunction with the online event in 826 chapter storefronts across the country and online at www.826national.org/store.
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Reel Big Fish vs Aquabats Tour

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Reel Big Fish vs Aquabats Tour Resumes On Jan 13th
With Support From Suburban Legends and Koo Koo Kangaroo

Reel Big Fish’s European Tour with Suburban Legends, New Riot and The Skints
Kicks Off Feb 4 In Switzerland And Ends March 7 In Holland

Band Makes Announcement @ www.reel-big-fish.com
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Do It With Malice – The Burned Over District

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Do you ever listen to new music and hear an influence or similarity, a subtle influence in the sound that makes your mind battle to figure out who or what it reminds you of? Well damn if I don’t have that going on when I listen to The Burned Over District, the new release from Do It With Malice.

Do It With Malice (DIWM) hails from the city of Buffalo in the great state of New York and plays an intriguing blend of metal punk ska. As a five-piece, the band is stripped down for efficiency considering that they have a 2/5 horn player ratio. I say hells yeah, good for them, less people to split the income with.

The Burned Out District features 10 tracks running reasonably on the quick side of the tempo spectrum. The majority of the songs are, to one degree or another, ska influenced and run heavy on the metal. An interesting note is that a good portion, especially in the early tracks of the disc, lead in with very 80’s style intros. Just listen to the single note metal riffery of “Fermeta Armada” and the clean/chorus guitar intro on track 2, “6-18” and you’ll know exactly what I mean.

In addition to previous, It also feels like there is a bit of funk influence as well. Overall, I think The Burned Over District is a solid and competent, if not completely cohesive release. I think maybe I would have arranged tracks a bit differently and I think I would ditch a lot of the guitar effects, but hey opinions vary. … But what the hell does this remind me of? Now that I think more about it, the entire sound makes me think of newer Catch 22 mixed with 311 … if you add that up, you get Catch 333 … coincidence, I think not.

Bottom line: Solid ska/punk/metal outta Buffalo. I think I would totally dig them live.

Tracks:
1: Fermata Armada
2: 6.18
3: Take The Stage
4: Russian Roulette
5: No Music
6: Nickel and Dime
7: Rabiddz
8: Pirt Egnarts
9: Choke Me Running
10: Commodity

For more info: www.diwmny.com

Civet Love & War Due Out Feb 22

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January 12, 2011 – Los Angeles, CA – LA rock band Civet have announced plans to release their fourth studio album, Love & War, via Hellcat Records on February 22. Fans can check out the album’s first single, “L.A. Nights,” now at http://soundcloud.com/hellcatrecords/civet-l-a-nights. The album will also be available on vinyl at a later date.

Led by provocative sisters Liza Graves and Suzi Carmichael, Civet hold the torch once held by such groundbreaking female-fronted bands as The Runaways, Bikini Kill, L7, Hole and The Distillers, with the release of their fearless new studio album Love & War.

“Recording the new record was very liberating; we knew what we wanted and went for it!” says Graves. “Our choruses are bigger and badder than the last record, coupled with blazing guitar solos & raw vocals everyone has come to love; that combination of Motörhead grit and ‘77 raw power. There are various influences that can be heard on all the songs, so the whole record doesn’t reflect one particular era or genre. We weren’t afraid to pull from all scopes of the musical spectrum when writing this record.”

After their Hellcat debut, Hell Hath No Fury, in 2008, Civet took the world by storm, touring Europe, Japan and North America extensively with such greats as Flogging Molly, H20, The Adicts, Dropkick Murphys, The Pogues and the Vans Warped Tour. The album received rave reviews from critics and fans and created a whirlwind of press for the band, and anticipation for their follow-up has been mounting ever since.

Civet spent the last several years on the road refining the band’s direction, and when it came time to record their follow up to Hell Hath No Fury decided to forgo an outside producer and record the album themselves. “We knew the vision we had for this record better than anybody, so we decided to go for it!” says Carmichael.
And the result is Love and War, 14 daring and unapologetic tracks about relationships gone wrong, shattered dreams and their journey to where they are today. With a matured sense of reality, the girls dug deeper than ever have before and translated their experiences over the past few years into soul wrenching lyrics and choruses on the new album. “On this record, Suzi and I not only found our voice, but we rediscovered our punk rock ‘n’ roll roots,” says Graves.

Armed with Graves’ trademark deep raspy vocals and Carmichael’s incendiary lead guitars, Civet bare their teeth on songs like the brash party anthem, “L.A. Nights” and the angst fueled “Summer of Hate,” and sink their claws into fans with feverous deploy on one of the band’s best written albums yet.

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Love & War Track Listing:
01. Can’t Go Back – 3:13
02. L.A. Nights – 2:55
03. Love & War – 2:56
04. Come On (I Wanna Be Your Girl) – 2:46
05. Sunset Strip – 3:32
06. Summer Of Hate – 3:45
07. Deadbeat – 2:08
08. Buy My Love – 2:52
09. Cryin’ Wolf – 3:22
10. It’s The Truth – 4:51
11. I’m Not The One – 3:24
12. Go Underground – 2:05
13. Reap What You Sow – 5:00
14. You Get What You Pay For – 3:27

The Wonder Years Spring Tour 2011

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THE WONDER YEARS & FIREWORKS ANNOUNCE
CO-HEADLINING SPRING TOUR, THE MAN SCOUT JAMBOREE

January 11- The Wonder Years and Fireworks are gearing up for their spring co-headlining tour, The Man Scout Jamboree. The tour will also feature Such Gold, Make Do And Mend, and Living with Lions. The Jamboree kicks off April, 8th in Lansing, MI.

With the success of their album The Upsides, Philadelphia, PA natives The Wonder Years entered the studio this past weekend to record their upcoming Hopeless Records full length. The band is gearing up for a summer release date to go alongside their trek on the 2011 Vans Warped Tour.

Fireworks have spent the last 2 years on the road supporting their debut album All I Have To Offer Is My Own Confusion touring alongside New Found Glory, Four Year Strong, Saves The Day, Set Your Goals. The band just completed their sophomore effort with producer Brian McTernan that will be released this Spring.

The Man Scout Jamboree tour dates and ticket links:
04/08/11 Lansing, MI- The Loft (www.fusionshows.com)
04/10/11 Covington, KY- Mad Hatter (www.cincyticket.com)
04/12/11 Dekalb, IL- The House Café (www.yourticketstand.com)
04/13/11 Des Moines, IA- The Vaudeville Mews (www.midwesttix.com)
04/14/11 Omaha, NE- The Waiting Room (www.etix.com)
04/15/11 Wichita, KS- The Oz Café (www.kpconcerts.com)
04/16/11 Colorado Springs, CO-Black sheep (www.ticketweb.com)
04/18/11 Sparks, NV- The Alley (www.ticketweb.com)
04/19/11 Stockton, CA- Plea for Peace Center (www.tgptix.com)
04/20/11 Fresno, CA- Club Retro (www.tgptix.com)
04/21/11 Bakersfield, CA- Jerry’s (www.tgptix.com)
04/22/11 North Las Vegas, NV- Area 702 (www.ticketfly.com)
04/24/11 Tucson, AZ- Skrappy’s (www.ticketmaster.com)
04/25/11 Albuquerque, NM- Launchpad (www.launchpadrocks.com)
04/27/11 Austin, TX- Emo’s (www.ticketweb.com)
04/28/11 Oklahoma City, OK- The Conservatory (www.ticketstorm.com)
04/29/11 Little Rock, AR- Downtown Music
04/30/11 Nashville, TN- Rocketown (www.ticketweb.com)
05/01/11 Birmingham, AL- The Firehouse (www.kapiro.com)
05/03/11 Pensacola, FL- Big Easy Tavern (www.ticketweb.com)
05/04/11 Pembroke Pines, FL- That Talent Farm (www.kapiro.com)
05/05/11 Jacksonville, FL- The Pit (www.foryourfriends.bigcartel.com)
05/06/11 Augusta, GA- Sector 7G (www.kapiro.com)
05/07/11 Raleigh, NC- The Brewery (www.etix.com)