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PUSHERJONES - Count Me Out
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Quem: Pusherjones
Música: Hollow
Pusherjones é uma banda de rock que nasceu na mesma ideia do Gorillaz, ser uma banda animada. É formada por integrantes de diversas outras bandas como Velvet Revolver, Camp Freddie, Weezer e QotSA. Ainda não saiu nada oficial da animação, só uns clipes de letras oficiais como esse daí.
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ALBUM REVIEWS!; New Music From PusherJones, Rotten Sound, Snakecharmer, Deceptor, Circle II Circle, Deep Purple, Tomahawk, Hatebreed, Dreamshade, Cult Of Luna, Overtorture, Vorum; January 29th 2013
HOLA EVERYBODY!
Lots of cool music out this week, including some stuff from Hatebreed, Tomahawk, Cult Of Luna, and Dreamshade, plus an awesome live album from the Mk 3 line-up of Deep Purple! We even got ahold of a debut EP from PusherJones, a new supergroup featuring Dave Kushner of Velvet Revolver, as well as members of Weezer and Queens Of The Stone Age!
enjoy! \m/
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“The EP” by PusherJones
Hard Rock/Heavy Metal
Released January 22nd 2013
It’s weird that even I don’t know anything about PusherJones, except for these two things. 1) One of their tracks was on ‘The Avengers’ soundtrack (no seriously) and 2), this is a supergroup featuring members of Weezer and Queens Of The Stone Age, as well as former Velvet Revolver guitarist Dave Kushner. That is literally all I know of this band, but you’d be surprised how much that second point contributes to my opinion of this EP, seeing as how PusherJones actually borrows A LOT from Velvet Revolver, which is pretty ironic when you consider that they in turn borrowed a lot from Guns N’ Roses. However, if you’re going to copy, you may as well copy the best, and with that in mind, PusherJones deliver’s some truly badass, riff-heavy rock that echoes with classic rock and blues rock influence and presentation. It’s slick, booming rock n’ roll that makes me hungry for ANYTHING PusherJones. I don’t know anything about this band now, but I can’t wait to learn more after playing through this.
Rating: 4/5 (Great!)
“Species At War” by Rotten Sound
Grindcore/Death Metal
Released January 22nd 2013
Is eight minutes enough for Rotten Sound to get their points across, and deliver crushing, grinding, and blistering metal? Apparently, yes. Everything is fat, heavy, and angry at its core, delivered at a fast pace and pounding non-stop, at least until the closing seconds. But, if I have one issue with this album, it’s the fact that everything is finished too quick. 8 minutes feels too fast, even for an EP, and this should have been given out for free, given its length. Now that doesn’t mean you won’t get your money’s worth, seeing as how the EP is truly badass, I just feel like maybe more could have been done, and what was put here could have been expanded on. However, if you’re looking for something quick and ravenous, it’s hard to go wrong with Rotten Sound.
Rating: 3.5/5 (Good)
“Snakecharmer” by Snakecharmer
Hard Rock
Released January 22nd 2013
It becomes very clear very quickly that Snakecharmer owes a lot of their skill to classic rock and early heavy metal. To be specific, there’s a very Whitesnake-esque vibe to the album, with slick blues-tinged riffs, and a frontman who clearly loves the fuck out of David Coverdale’s raspy, booming vocal style. However, Whitesnake was never a great band in all honesty, despite a few big hits, so to copy them seems a little foolish, especially when frontman Chris Ousey doesn’t pack nearly as much grit and power in his voice as David Coverdale, and the songs become extremely predictable. Its especially sad that you can barely hear the few keyboard parts that are here, which should be prevelant if you’re going to steal from a band like Whitesnake. In the end, Snakecharmer just sounds like a below-average cover band with a few good tunes, but nothing that’s memorable enough to warrant a listen.
Rating: 2.5/5 (Mediocre)
“Chains Of Delusion” by Deceptor
Speed Metal/Heavy Metal
Released January 22nd 2013
I have a guilty pleasure for classic speed metal, and that’s exactly what Deceptor pulls out with ‘Chains Of Delusion’, glazed in old-school production techniques and the furious sound of the NWOBHM. Though only an EP, it has the guts and firepower to be a full album, with galloping riffs, classic hook-laden rhythms, and overall guts and bravado, with enough technicality and prowess to warrant its short length. When albums try to be nostalgic and vintage, it often fails (see the recent Angel Witch release for proof), but it’s clear that Deceptor wasn’t trying to make something that sounded retro, they just wanted to write something fun that coincidentally sounded retro, and it works oh so well.
Rating: 4/5 (Great)
“Seasons Will Fall” by Circle II Circle
Heavy Metal
Released January 29th 2013
I’ve honestly never been a huge fan of Circle II Circle, and frankly, ‘Seasons Will Fall’ does nothing to change my mind. While there are moments that shine and show potential, with sharp guitar work, and frontman Zak Steven’s suiting vocals, there are other moments where everything is generic, left tasteless by predictable ideas, strange outside influences, and some genuinely un-inspired material, and though I admire Zak’s suiting vocal style, it often sounds like he’s tired, maybe even bored, throughout parts of the album. The root of all of these problems come from poor writing, with nothing that sticks or flows correctly, and filled with things that simple don’t work, including a sappy-as-fuck ballad called ‘Only Yesterday’, which is easily one of the cheesiest songs I’ve ever heard. Everything is played decent at best, but it lacks a factor of care and creativity between Zak and his band members, something that transfers to the writing and plagues the entire album.
Rating: 1.5/5 (Bad)
“Live In Paris 1975” by Deep Purple
Heavy Metal
Released January 29th 2013
This is no regular live album ladies and gentlemen; this is a recording of the last pre-reunion Deep Purple show with guitarist Ritchie Blackmore at the helm and that alone is one remarkable thing. Deep Purple fans, especially those who like the Mk 3 line-up, will suck this up even if just for Ritchie’s playing, but the production of this live record is easily the true highlight here, enhancing an already great live show and making everything distinct, placing you right in the middle of this incredible show, making you feel part of the crowd as the band blasts through a well-constructed set list with all of the frantic guitar and keyboard playing you expect from the band. Packed with this is a strong heap of un-released material, all of which works and is interesting enough to keep your attention long after you’ve played through the main set list many times, which I can guarantee that you will.
Rating: 4.5/5 (Incredible!)
“Oddfellows” by Tomahawk
Progressive Rock/Alternative Metal
Released January 29th 2013
‘Oddfellows’ is the definition of ‘mixed bag’. While there are moments that are great, such as the epic Audioslave-influenced hooks of ‘Waratorium’ or the folk-tinges of ‘I Can Almost See Them’, there are many more moments that are just inconsistent, and nothing properly paints a picture of what this album is aiming for. Any of these tracks on their own are great, but as whole, everything lacks direction and focus, despite its sense of unpredictability, but that’s just a matter of the album’s listing and overall flow. As I said before, these songs are decent on their own, and Mike Patton pulls out some strong performances himself, but it also seems that he is depending on the strengths of his other groups to pull this album through, making it easy to compare this to the likes of Mr. Bungle, or a more experimental hybrid of Faith No More. Every song is good and has decent moments, but when stringed together in an album, it feels directionless, confused on what it wants to achieve.
Rating: 3.5/5 (Good)
“The Divinity Of Purpose” by Hatebreed
Metalcore/Hardcore Punk
Released January 29th 2013
If you’ve listened to any Hatebreed album before, then you already know what to expect from ‘The Divinity Of Purpose’. Granted, the lyrics deal moreso with actual story, revolving around a man torn between emotions and the wills of good and evil, a nice change of pace, if clichéd, to the self-empowering lyrics we typically hear from Hatebreed. Other than that, the music is pretty much what you expect, with rowdy punk-tinged metalcore and big anthemic gang shouts all around. Everything feels powerful and heavy thanks to more tight playing and of course some well-placed breakdowns. My only problem is the fact this is still just the same stuff that Hatebreed has pumped out many times before, but to be fair, why fix what isn’t broken?
Rating: 3.5/5 (Good)
“The Gift Of Life” by Dreamshade
Melodic Death Metal
Released January 29th 2013
It’s rare that you can find originality within the death metal spectrum, and while the influences that Dreamshade implements here may not fit within the norms of regular death metal, and will probably appeal more to fans of melodic hardcore or metalcore, it’s hard not to admire ‘The Gift Of Life’. Its slick, tightly produced, and structured with genuine thought and attention to detail, surprisingly coupled with hook-laden pieces. Infact, these hooks are the best part of ‘The Gift Of Life’, complemented by snarling vocals and fast-moving drums that never let up. However, the arrangements are possibly too slick, sounding off or out of place for what is mostly a melodic death metal record, and quite frankly, some of these songs sound A LOT like In Fear & Faith, minus the nasally clean vocals. I’m still impressed by this album and its fresh take on death metal, but if you’re a hardcore death metal fan, you may want to think twice about picking this up.
Rating: 3.5/5 (Good)
“Vertikal” by Cult Of Luna
Post-Metal/Progressive Metal
Released January 29th 2013
This is the record that Cult Of Luna has been trying to write since their conception, a lesson in what artistic integrity and what a series of trial and error can accomplish with the right amount of heart and soul, an album that relishes in menacing outbursts of rage and passion, and centers itself in its own dark and fragile world. As it grinds and pounds away, it plays with every sound at its disposal, repeating itself not out of laziness, but to prove a point, and while this whole album could be considered challenging, given its very nature, it becomes more interesting with each listen, carried by a cold atmosphere that unfolds throughout the duration. Maybe everything here isn’t entirely original, or even unique, but it’s got a lot of heart and soul deep within it, balanced with tight writing, strong production, and its savage presentation, resulting in Cult Of Luna’s best album.
Rating: 4.5/5 (Incredible!)
“At The End The Dead Await” by Overtorture
Death Metal
Released January 29th 2013
Old school death metal is still the only true death metal to many, and Overtorture’s debut album is a testament to that idea, relishing in the more traditional aspects of the genre and boasting a line-up of death metal’s influential and acclaimed names. To put it simply, these aspects make the record interesting, more personal, and more powerful, with each performance highlighted and binded together with strong production that adds to the already brutal vibe. Nothing is over-technical, nor is it simplified or dumbed down, and everything feels and sounds great from start to finish, developing a decent atmosphere and pounding with great retro-styled death metal. It lacks a sense of originality, but it packs enough punch to feel fresh enough for any fan of the genre.
Rating: 4/5 (Great!)
“Poisoned Void” by Vorum
Death Metal/Black Metal
Released January 29th 2013
Having a lot of meaty riffs and guitar solo’s can’t make a record on its own, there has to be reason to it, writing to complement it and justify it. However, having material that completely relies on riffs and solo’s, with no backbone of music to support it, can never equal a good song, unless of course the riffs are mind-blowing and played with perfection. That’s the problem of this album really, is that it’s all about big, chunky guitar parts. The focus on guitars have resulted in a loss of dynamic, with the groove of Vorum’s previous music replaced by black metal flavours and vocals left almost completely out of the mix. If you enjoy listening to big dark guitar parts for the length of an album, then this is for you, but for me, there’s nothing here that is interesting enough to forget the non-existant writing and the stale presentation.
Rating: 1.5/5 (Bad)
GOT MY SIGNED PUSHERJONES CD IN THE MAIL TODAY
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BIG THANKS TO PUSHERJONES AND SCOTT SHRINER
I was just invited to see Weezer in October in Fresno, courtesy of Scott, his new band Pusherjones, and their guitar player Dave. I am blessed to be able to see Weezer again for the 3rd time and love them all. Hopefully I can give the boys a little treat or two (perfecting my cookie recipe for this day!) This year has been wonderful so far.