Unearth Interview

Unearth Interview

For more information on Unearth, check out - https://www.facebook.com/unearthofficial.

© Justin Donnelly.

Cavalera Conspiracy Interview

Cavalera Conspiracy Interview

For more information on Cavalera Conspiracy, check out - https://www.facebook.com/cavaleraconspiracy.

© Justin Donnelly.

Unearth - Alive From The Apocalypse

Unearth
Alive From The Apocalypse
Metal Blade Records/Stomp

For more information on Unearth, check out - https://www.facebook.com/unearthofficial.

© Justin Donnelly.

Very Unique Experience - Everyone

Very Unique Experience
Everyone
Independent Release/MGM Distribution

For more information on Very Unique Experience, check out - https://www.facebook.com/richlatimermusic.

© Justin Donnelly.

Various Artists – Suburban Movement Volume 3: Heavy Is As Heavy Does

Various Artists
Suburban Movement 3: Heavy Is As Heavy Does
Faultline Records/AmpHead Music

For more information on "Suburban Movement 3: Heavy Is As Heavy Does", check out - https://www.facebook.com/richie.norton.98.

© Justin Donnelly.

Forgiven Rival - This Is A War

Forgiven Rival
This Is A War
El Shaddai Records/AmpHead Music

For information on Forgiven Rival, check out - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100024404455817.

© Justin Donnelly.

Iron Maiden - Live After Death

Iron Maiden
Live After Death
EMI Music Australia

For more information on Iron Maiden, check out - https://www.facebook.com/ironmaiden.

© Justin Donnelly.

Dora Mah - Dora Mah

Dora Mah
Dora Mah
Independent Release

For more information on Dora Mah, check out - https://www.facebook.com/dora-mah-21760630935.

© Justin Donnelly.

Hate Eternal - Fury & Flames

Hate Eternal
Fury & Flames
Metal Blade Records/Stomp Entertainment

For more information on Hate Eternal, check out - https://www.facebook.com/Hate.Eternal.

© Justin Donnelly.

Helloween Interview

Helloween Interview

For more information on Halloween, check out - https://www.facebook.com/helloweenofficial.

© Justin Donnelly.

Newtonheath - Come Together And Unite

Newtonheath
Come Together And Unite
Independent Release

For more information on Newtonheath, check out - https://www.facebook.com/newtonheathband.

© Justin Donnelly.

Otep - The Ascension

Otep
The Ascension
Koch Records/Shock

For more information on Otep, check out - https://www.facebook.com/otepofficial.

© Justin Donnelly.

Time Again - Darker Days

Time Again
Darker Days
Epitaph/Shock

For more information on Time Again, check out - https://www.facebook.com/wearetimeagain.

© Justin Donnelly.

Horrorpops - Kiss Kiss Kill Kill

Horrorpops
Kiss Kiss Kill Kill
Hellcat Records/Epitaph/Shock

For more information on Horrorpops, check out - https://www.facebook.com/horrorpops.

© Justin Donnelly.

Porcupine Tree - Nil Recurring

Porcupine Tree
Nil Recurring
Peaceville/Stomp

For more information on Porcupine Tree, check out - https://www.facebook.com/PorcupineTreeOfficial.

© Justin Donnelly.

Tarja - My Winter Storm

Tarja
My Winter Storm
Vertigo/Universal Music Australia

For more information on Tarja, check out - https://www.facebook.com/tarjaofficial.

© Justin Donnelly.

Various Artists - A Blaze In The Southern Skies

Various Artists
A Blaze In The Southern Skies
Prime Cuts Music/MGM

For more information on "A Blaze In The Southern Skies", check out - https://www.facebook.com/primecutsmusic.

© Justin Donnelly.

Head Inc. - Pariah

Head Inc.
Pariah
Faultline Records/Stomp

For more information on Head Inc., check out - https://www.facebook.com/gary.buckley.37.

© Justin Donnelly.

Helloween - Gambling With The Devil

Helloween
Gambling With The Devil
Steamhammer/SPV/Riot!

For more information on Halloween, check out - https://www.facebook.com/helloweenofficial.

© Justin Donnelly.

Seether - Finding Beauty In Negative Spaces

Seether
Finding Beauty In Negative Spaces
Wind-Up Records/Sony BMG Music Enterainment (Australia) Pty Limited

For more information on Seether, check out - https://www.facebook.com/seether.

© Justin Donnelly.

Thrice – The Alchemy Index Vols. I & II: Fire & Water

Thrice
The Alchemy Index Vols. I & II: Fire & Water
Vagrant Records/Shock Records

For more information on Thrice, check out - https://www.facebook.com/officialthrice.

© Justin Donnelly.

Crime In Stereo - Is Dead

Crime In Stereo

Is Dead

Bridge Nine Records/Stomp Records Distribution

Back to life with a new sound.

Sometimes an album title can reveal a lot about a band. And in the case of Long Island (New York) melodic hardcore act Crime In Stereo, “Is Dead” was very much a statement in regards to the status of the band following the completion of their tour commitments off the back of 2006's “The Troubled Stateside” (Which was released through Nitro Records). In their time apart, vocalist Kristian Hallbert took vocal lessons, guitarist/backing vocalist took a job as a political consultant and bassist Mike Musilli spent his time teaching at his former high school, while drummer Scotty Giffin continued to jam with Hallbert. But soon enough, the four piece act decided to get back together and write a new album. The combination of time away from the road, each other and Hallbert's growth as a vocalist had a profound mark on Crime In Stereo's new direction, and it's more than evident throughout their third full length effort/Bridge Nine Records debut “Is Dead”.

The lively opener “XXXX (The First 1000 Years Of Solitude)” is an explosive opening punk rock statement that allows Hallbert to pull off some previously unheard falsetto work, while Giffin's energetic percussion work throughout is nothing short of energetic. A little more of Crime In Stereo's traditional and catchy sound comes in the form of “Third Atlantic”, “…But You Are Vast”, “Choker” and “Nixon”, with all four songs given a little more enhancement with the addition of Hallbert's multilayered vocals.

However, it isn't until you get a third of the way into the album that you get to see just how far Crime In Stereo is willing to experiment. “Animal Pharm”, “Small Skeletal” and “Unfortunate Tourists” see the band pushing further into post hardcore sounds with heavy distortion heard primarily on the guitar front, while the absolutely rocking “Vicious Teeth”, the keyboard enhanced “Almost Ghostless/Above The Gathering Oceans” and the subdued “Orbiter” will totally blow apart most preconceptions about Crime In Stereo's stereotypical sound.

At one point, Crime In Stereo was definitely dead. But with the release of their third album, it's clear that the only thing dead is the band's former sound. What's taken its place is something far more interesting and rewarding in the long run.

For more information on Crime In Stereo, check out - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100050481129904.

© Justin Donnelly.

Avenged Sevenfold - All Excess

Avenged Sevenfold
All Excess
Warner Bros. Records

For more information on Avenged Sevenfold, check out - https://www.facebook.com/AvengedSevenfold.

© Justin Donnelly.

Against - Loyalty And Betrayal

Against
Loyalty And Betrayal
Trial And Error/Stomp

For more information on Against, check out - https://www.facebook.com/againsthc/.

© Justin Donnelly. 

Alter Bridge - Blackbird

Alter Bridge
Blackbird
Universal Republic Records

For more information on Alter Bridge, check out - https://www.facebook.com/alterbridge.

© Justin Donnelly.