Stormental - Self-Titled
The Conquer Self-Released2006 Brazil’s Stormental gives “ProgPower” new meaning by splitting the difference between the genres. Its sound is surprisingly stripped down, as the band only has four members, with one guitarist and no keyboards. Thus, the instrumentalists have more room to flex their considerable skills, with particularly fine work by the bassist. I never...
Blakk Market - Hateful Affection
Twisted Broadcast Self-Released2004 This demo CD has two original songs, but it also includes a video, photos, and two “pre-production” MP3’s. The band also sent a paper bio with full-color photos along with another CD containing two MP3’s, a cover of Anthrax’s “Indians” and another “pre-production” track. I don’t know why the band calls these...