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Gojira: Magma
Magma is a prime example of how Gojira successfully navigate the line between high art and theme park thrill ride.
16 Jun 2016
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Barry Adamson: Know Where to Run
Know Where to Run will do little to seduce those already unwilling to wade through Barry Adamson’s spotty catalog, but in spite of a few regrettable artistic choices the album as a whole is eminently listenable, and for brief stretches even indispensable.
18 May 2016
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Black Tusk: Pillars of Ash
Following the loss of longtime bassist/compadre Jonathan Athon, Black Tusk come roaring back with the final contribution by their fallen bandmate.
17 Feb 2016
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Alex Smoke: Love Over Will
Electro-recluse Alex Smoke re-emerges with a long gestating new album that adds up to an engaging, if unsettling, minor masterpiece.
11 Feb 2016
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Takashi Murakami's 'Jellyfish Eyes' Smacks of Derivative Pastiche
Famed Japanese contemporary artist Takashi Murakami earnestly attempts to translate his innovative Superflat aesthetic to the world of film.
03 Feb 2016
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John Carpenter: Lost Themes Remixed
Carpenter's first non-film score gets the remix treatment courtesy some of the best electronic musicians working today
18 Jan 2016
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Jason Boland and the Stragglers: Squelch
Red Dirt veteran Jason Boland turns in his most introspective (and rowdy) LP yet.
17 Jan 2016
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Billy Gibbons and the BFG's: Perfectamundo
A Latin-tinged misfire from flame-maned ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons
15 Jan 2016
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'Automan' and '80s Neon Visuals
Light-reflective strips in this Tron TV knock-off could spook criminals into submission.
04 Jan 2016
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Def Leppard: Def Leppard
A staggering rebirth from a band that many were all too happy to leave for dead.
10 Nov 2015
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Various Artists: Cold and Bitter Tears: The Songs of Ted Hawkins
An up-and-down consistency only slightly mars this collection of lovingly rendered Ted Hawkins covers
10 Nov 2015
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Trivium: Silence in the Snow
Another solid if workmanlike set from one of heavy metal's greatest crossover successes
01 Nov 2015
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Christian Mistress: To Your Death
True to form, Christian Mistress don’t attempt to be everything to everyone, but that hardly makes their virtues of limited appeal.
05 Oct 2015
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Amorphis: Under the Red Cloud
Amorphis in 2015 are doing a great job keeping themselves from getting bored, but only fleetingly succeed in turning that internal drive into external enthusiasm.
14 Sep 2015
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Sweat Lodge: Talismana
The Sword aren't the only Austin band capable of kicking up a little 4:20-friendly riffology
26 Aug 2015
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