Category: Reviews
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Terror / Trapped Under Ice / Backtrack / Harm’s Way / Letlive @ The Pine Box, Midland, TX, November 15, 2011
A hard act to follow, but Terror is an intimidating live act regardless of how someone feels about their music. Frontman Scott Vogel, formerly of the legendary, now-defunct Buried Alive, was in fine more, ruling the crowd that already paid him the blind-eyed devotion that a preacher at church might receive.
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Black Pyramid – II
But is it a step forward, or backwards? That all depends on your perception. I, for one, don’t dig this as much as the first album, and am certainly curious as to which direction the band will take with a new frontman/axeman. One thing is certain, though. Black Pyramid III won’t be a blind buy…
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God Bless Ozzy Osbourne DVD
For 135 minutes, this film tells the story of the beginning, the rise, the success, the excess, the triumph and the establishment of the institution that has become Ozzy Osbourne.
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Cradle of Filth – Evermore Darkly
The EP is an offshoot of their 2010 release, Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa, proving so with an orchestral version of CoF oldie, “Summer Dying Fast.” So, nothing’s really new in the Filthy world of metal, but the record is entertaining and classically Cradle nonetheless.
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Orange Goblin – An Eulogy for the Damned
This dish is one spicy meatball, kicking of 2012 with a badda-boom-badda-bing!
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Skinny Puppy – HanDover
With that being said, grab your headphones, turn down the lights and let the music take over. This is an album not to be missed.