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This is rock ‘n’ roll as much as it is metal. It says so on the back: “100% high energy rock music.” So you know what you’re in for: choruses from parched throats, striving libido, weatherbeaten misery and some perserverance to wash it down. The metal tag isn’t inappropriate, but the most prominent influences come […]

There’s only so many hours in a day, and there’s so many bands out there. No way you can check them all out in one lifetime. Many are bound to pass under your radar or slip through the cracks. But what about the ones you’re aware of but don’t bother to check out? What if […]

by Anthony Abboreno Vast Oceans Lachrymose (Cruz del Sur, 2009) doesn’t waste time. Throw on the first track, “The Furthest Shore,” and you know what you’re in for. Palm-muted riffs that hold the sweet spot between traditional metal and thrash transition into an epic solo that cuts away to beautiful emptiness before chucking you back […]