Bite Me! FAST Reviews

(In no particular order at all...)

Artist: Arthurkill

Album: The Pain

Label: On The Top Records

Who: Guitar driven NY metal outfit.

Sounds Like: Hard to believe that a band from NY is still dedicated to keeping 80’s metal alive.  However, it should be noted that Arthurkill does it well.

Artist: Various

Album: Across The Universe

Label: Interscope

What: Sound track to a 1960’s musical love story.

Sounds Like: Inspired by characters from classic Beatles’ songs, this soundtrack composed of Beatles’ covers takes center stage as opposed to sitting quietly in the background.  

Artist: Various

Album: Israel Unleashed - The Very Best Metal And Rock From The Holy Land

Label: JMG

What: A metal heads wet dream.

Sounds like:  This compilation showcases the best unsigned bands from Israel ranging from Death to 80’s influenced hair metal to doom and alt rock.     

Artist: Magnet School

Album: Tonight We Drink…Tomorrow We Battle The Evil At Hand

Label: Arclight Records

Who: Four seasoned musicians weaned on The Foo Fighters & U2.

Sounds Like: Post-alternative fuzz-filled rock for fans of Jawbox & Shutter To Think.

Artist: The Red King

 Album: Somniferum

Label: Sonic Abyss Records

Who: Over the top sonic expressions of Johann Bran Cleereman. 

Sounds Like: Overly dramatic neo-classic gothic industrial.

Artist: Slide Show Baby

Album: Self-titled

Label: Moriath Records

Who: Ambitious Nashville unit add fiddle, bagpipes, accordion, and other tid bits to the mix to create a unique blend of pop, folk, punk, & Celtic rock.

Sounds Like: Fans of Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphys have a new addition to the fold.

Artist: Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys

Label: Armyoftoys.com

Who: Performance art duo with collectively twisted minds.

Sounds Like: A musical portrait of all that is evil and deranged.

Artist: Within Chaos

Album: Virulent

Label: Koch

Who: Blood thirsty Texan metal heads.

Sounds Like: Old Skool thrash meets modern metal.