36 Crazyfists - Eyes Set to Kill - Krokus - Rikets
36 Crazyfists – Collisions and Castaways
Ferret
By Jeffrey Easton
So, this is what it is like to be terrible. It seems as this is almost a one-man show with Steve Holt running the show. He played guitar, bass and did backing vocals as well as produced it and it shows. This record shows zero originality and the whole project seems lost. You, in my opinion, need to focus on one thing, not run around and try to do everything. After a promising intro, it turns into the same hardcore slop that I hear time and time again. The bad thing here is that Andy Sneap, who I would have assumed would have told them to fix this worthless creation, mixed it. Creative song titles do not make for a creative song, that has been proven before and it shows here. These hardcore bands, this one namely, needs to go back to a studio with a real producer and get it right.
BUY COLLISIONS AND CASTAWAYS
By Jeffrey Easton
So, this is what it is like to be terrible. It seems as this is almost a one-man show with Steve Holt running the show. He played guitar, bass and did backing vocals as well as produced it and it shows. This record shows zero originality and the whole project seems lost. You, in my opinion, need to focus on one thing, not run around and try to do everything. After a promising intro, it turns into the same hardcore slop that I hear time and time again. The bad thing here is that Andy Sneap, who I would have assumed would have told them to fix this worthless creation, mixed it. Creative song titles do not make for a creative song, that has been proven before and it shows here. These hardcore bands, this one namely, needs to go back to a studio with a real producer and get it right.
BUY COLLISIONS AND CASTAWAYS
Eyes Set To Kill – Broken Frames
Break Silence
by Jeffrey Easton
Wow, three records in and they sound like veterans. This band from Arizona is about to own the music scene in more ways than one with beauty, sick riffs and a musical armament to kill anyone in their sites. They come prepared with the best songs to date, these two fems know their business. Anissa and Alexia create a bass , vox and guitar duo that belt out tunes that make the lower form bow in their presence. All You Ever Knew, The Listening, Play The Part, Falling Fast etc etc it goes on and on…. A hardcore female fronted so to speak act that breaks the scene open wide. Every Song on this third release grabs you by the throat and does not let go at all. Do they pull back a little? Yes, once, with the track Ryan….. Alexia bears it all in a heart felt vocal and she does so admirably. She has a stunning voice and it makes you wonder, do they need the hardcore vox to make an impact? I guess in their realm they do and they do make a massive impact overall and overall I love their third release. This is a band going places and if you miss the boat you will drown. Get on board while you can, this band will be around for a long time to come…….
BUY IT!!
by Jeffrey Easton
Wow, three records in and they sound like veterans. This band from Arizona is about to own the music scene in more ways than one with beauty, sick riffs and a musical armament to kill anyone in their sites. They come prepared with the best songs to date, these two fems know their business. Anissa and Alexia create a bass , vox and guitar duo that belt out tunes that make the lower form bow in their presence. All You Ever Knew, The Listening, Play The Part, Falling Fast etc etc it goes on and on…. A hardcore female fronted so to speak act that breaks the scene open wide. Every Song on this third release grabs you by the throat and does not let go at all. Do they pull back a little? Yes, once, with the track Ryan….. Alexia bears it all in a heart felt vocal and she does so admirably. She has a stunning voice and it makes you wonder, do they need the hardcore vox to make an impact? I guess in their realm they do and they do make a massive impact overall and overall I love their third release. This is a band going places and if you miss the boat you will drown. Get on board while you can, this band will be around for a long time to come…….
BUY IT!!
Krokus – HooDoo
Sony
by Jeffrey Easton
Very few bands can be dependable for solid records for so many years but Krokus can and they continue to do so. HooDoo is a balls out record that showcases a classic band that will not give up nad has continued to come back to my CD player over and over. HooDoo finds them in their forth decade and the tunes are blistering. Drive It In is a fireball of an opening track while HooDoo Woman shows that the swagger is still there. Ride Into The Sun and In My Blood plow the guitar riffs into your brain like a drill on a drill press Keep Me Rollin is self explanatory. The nucleus of the band is there: Marc Storace, Chris Von Rohr, Marc Kohler and Fernando Von Arb maintain the integrity of the band, not just one original member here. They still gel in the studio and they can still create great material. The only drawback is the Born To Be Wild cover. Every band has done that, I would have rather them cover The Pusher, something darker to fit their image. If you blasted Krokus before then this album will make you turn it up one more time.
BUY HooDoo!!
by Jeffrey Easton
Very few bands can be dependable for solid records for so many years but Krokus can and they continue to do so. HooDoo is a balls out record that showcases a classic band that will not give up nad has continued to come back to my CD player over and over. HooDoo finds them in their forth decade and the tunes are blistering. Drive It In is a fireball of an opening track while HooDoo Woman shows that the swagger is still there. Ride Into The Sun and In My Blood plow the guitar riffs into your brain like a drill on a drill press Keep Me Rollin is self explanatory. The nucleus of the band is there: Marc Storace, Chris Von Rohr, Marc Kohler and Fernando Von Arb maintain the integrity of the band, not just one original member here. They still gel in the studio and they can still create great material. The only drawback is the Born To Be Wild cover. Every band has done that, I would have rather them cover The Pusher, something darker to fit their image. If you blasted Krokus before then this album will make you turn it up one more time.
BUY HooDoo!!
Rikets – All America Death Cult
Burnhill Union
By Jeffrey Easton
The opening track says it all, It’s Only Gonna Get Worse. Another terrible hardcore release from another terrible hardcore band. The originality is gone from the genre, we already have the great Lamb Of God but we did not need their litter of babies. The riffs are the same, the screaming is the same and the ideas are the same as everybody else’s. These bands need to be taken out of the gene pool before they can reproduce again. I can’t deal with the mediocrity of this stuff so if you are going to come out with hardcore then try and do your own thing, not somebody else’s thing. But hey, what do I know, if you are into any hardcore then got amazon or itunes and snorf away..
BUY ALL AMERICAN DEATH CULT
By Jeffrey Easton
The opening track says it all, It’s Only Gonna Get Worse. Another terrible hardcore release from another terrible hardcore band. The originality is gone from the genre, we already have the great Lamb Of God but we did not need their litter of babies. The riffs are the same, the screaming is the same and the ideas are the same as everybody else’s. These bands need to be taken out of the gene pool before they can reproduce again. I can’t deal with the mediocrity of this stuff so if you are going to come out with hardcore then try and do your own thing, not somebody else’s thing. But hey, what do I know, if you are into any hardcore then got amazon or itunes and snorf away..
BUY ALL AMERICAN DEATH CULT
The Who - Isle of Wight Festival 1970
Eagle
By Jeffrey Easton
You can argue with me if you want but The Who helped start this hard rock thing that we have all come to know and love and this was almost 40 years ago. Pete Townshend was the prolific guitar player with the enigmatic riffs and Roger Daltry was the consummate front man. The spelled out what was to come for years in our genre and they did it right. With this valuable live document, you see how far along they were and still a young band. They had the songs, I Cant Explain, Substitute, My Generation, Pinball Wizard, Magic Bus, and they had the balls to match. They sounded great, intense, raw and they owned the Isle Of Wight. Their time might have come and gone but for about a decade, every sensible rock fan loved The Who and why not, they helped start it all and this two CD live set proved why.
BUY LIVE AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL 1970
By Jeffrey Easton
You can argue with me if you want but The Who helped start this hard rock thing that we have all come to know and love and this was almost 40 years ago. Pete Townshend was the prolific guitar player with the enigmatic riffs and Roger Daltry was the consummate front man. The spelled out what was to come for years in our genre and they did it right. With this valuable live document, you see how far along they were and still a young band. They had the songs, I Cant Explain, Substitute, My Generation, Pinball Wizard, Magic Bus, and they had the balls to match. They sounded great, intense, raw and they owned the Isle Of Wight. Their time might have come and gone but for about a decade, every sensible rock fan loved The Who and why not, they helped start it all and this two CD live set proved why.
BUY LIVE AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL 1970