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Stitched Up Heart’s “Never Alone” Album Review:

           On June 17, 2016, Stitched Up Heart released their long awaited debut full-length album called “Never Alone”. The album opens with the song “Finally Free”, booming song where you get a taste of brilliance that Stitched Up Heart does in this record. From the first song to the last one you hear Mixi’s amazing vocal range with beautiful melodies and perfectly timed screams which give a unique soulful touch t their songs.  The vast majority of this record sounds anthemic with the ability to songs that people remember their entire life.  In the songs “Monster”, “Catch Me When I Fall” and “It’s So Easy” and in many more we can clearly hear their potential to become rock anthems. Apart from the amazing vocals in this album, the rhythm section did a great job of playing to the song when they needed to and having that extra metal touch when it was called for. The guitar player, Merrit Alfero, has very interesting and useful playing style because we get heavy riffs, heavy breakdowns and simple but spot on rhythm guitar. The song “City Of Angels” is a good example where you can hear his great playing style. As for the drummer and bass player they do a perfect job of complementing each other but, I most say it is something to hear this drummer throughout this entire album whereas we can get very metal drumming with the double pedal and loud crashes, he’s also great when he needs to play to the song. Overall “Never Alone” is an amazing album by Stitched Up Heart that has only to go up from here. I do recommend you buy this album it will be worth the money because you won't get tired of hearing it. This album has everything you could imagine in a hard rock album. Support the artist by buying their album and seeing them live on tour.

 Stitched Up Heart is formed by - Alecia “Mixi” Demner (Vocals) | Merritt Alfero (guitar) | Randy Mathias (bass) | James Decker (drums)

 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/StitchedUpHeartRock/\

 Website - http://stitchedupheart.org/

 iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/never-alone/id1106697434

 Five Stars - *****

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Chevelle’s “The North Corridor” Album Review:

             On July 8, 2016, Chevelle released their 8th studio album by the title “The North Corridor”. It is interesting to see what Chevelle did in this album because when a band starts to get to their 8th album you start to wonder, what more can they do and how can they top all of their other records. With “The North Corridor”, Chevelle was able to successfully surpass expectations and give something new and fresh to their long time fans and new fans. The album starts with the song “Door To Door Cannibals” which really does a good job of preparing the listener for what is about to come.  In this particular Chevelle album, we get more energy, more feelings and more vibes involved with how songs sound. Although some might criticize them for having the same foundation present in many of their songs that foundation has become a special and unique trait in Chevelle’s music that fans continue to look for in their albums.  It is interesting to hear the mix of Chevelle’s normal foundation and them going a bit out of the box on “The North Corridor”.  In songs like “Last Days” we get the unmistakable Pete Loeffler fender guitar sound with steady drums, pleasing screams, and soft verses which really make a great song with ups and downs in the music. In songs like “Enemies” and “Rivers” we can hear a different guitar sound and faster drumming by Sam Loeffler, which calls for a faster tempo that really makes you able to jump and mosh during the song. Also, throughout the album, we feel more emotions as to how Pete Loeffler sings and how the band plays their instruments. “Punchline” is a song where we get that melancholic feeling as opposed to “Young Wicked” where we sort of get an angry feeling which calls for double pedal, loud crashes, loud bass and heavy riffs. Overall Chevelle did a great job introducing us to a different side of them while still remaining with their trademark sound in “The North Corridor”. If you like old school Chevelle this is an album for you and, if you like more energetic and fast tempo rock music I do recommend you listen to this album because we get a more energetic and heavy Chevelle on this record. Support the artist by buying their music and seeing them live on tour.

Chevelle is formed by – Pete Loeffler (Guitar & Vocals) | Sam Loeffler (Drums) | Dean Bernardini (Bass)

 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/chevelle/?fref=ts

 Website - http://getmorechevelle.com/

 iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-north-corridor/id1112312335

 Four Stars - ****

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Through Fire’s “Breathe” Album Review

            On July 1, 2016, Through Fire, formerly known as Emphatic, released their debut album “Breathe”. This is a real strong voice and killer drums oriented album. Throughout the entire album, we hear a lot of fast double pedal drumming, heavy guitar, spot on bass, strong vocals and precise screaming.  This album is truly a story telling album via the lyrics and emotion in the music. “Breathe” starts with an intro that sets the mood for the rest of the songs as they tell people indirectly their recent struggles with a record label. Then the song “Breakout” kicks in with fast metal type riffs and loud double pedal drumming that perfectly suits the song and with certain screams that really takes the song to another level. Also, we can see how they maintain a perfect balance between the heavier songs like “Dead Inside” and “Blood On My Hands” and softer songs like “Breathe” and “Lights” , which makes this a great album to listen to.  Throughout the album, we learn about the bands resiliency and their will to never give up in songs such as: “Stronger”, “Breakout”, “Damage” and much more. The boys in Through Fire did a really good job of capturing the raw emotion they felt thru their music. Something that makes this record stand out is how it has meaningful lyrics and how it makes you want to jump, scream and bang your head. Overall  it is a job very well done by the guys in Through Fire, totally a recommended addition to your music catalogs. Support the artist by buying the album and seeing them live on tour.

 Through Fire is formed by - Justin McCain (Guitar) | Grant Kendrick (Vocals) | Patrick Mussack (Drums) | Jesse Saint (Bass)

 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/throughthefiremusic/

Website - http://throughfiremusic.com/

iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/breathe/id1116846195

 Five Stars - *****