Hank 3 - Brothers Of The 4x4 (2013 NN Promo)

"Make no mistake, folks. Hank Williams III is definitely a country singer. Despite the work he’s done in metal and punk, country is the man’s forte. Hell, it’s in his blood. Having not heard much of the original Hank Williams or Hank Jr., I can’t really say if this sounds just like the original Hank Williams, but I can say that I was listening to the album while an old man was fixing some things around the house and he thought I was listening to the original Hank Williams! Make no mistake, Hank 3 wrote a real country album. Yes, as in fiddles and banjos, not the pop-country that gets played on the television and radio these days. Some have even opted to use the term “Rebel Country” to divert it from that pop-injected mumbo jumbo. This is about as hillbilly or redneck as things can possibly be – and living in the south, it’s the music that represents life down here pretty well. With song titles like “Hurtin’ For Certin”, “Lookey Yonder Commin” (about Hank’s hunting dog) and “Possum In A Tree,” it really doesn’t get any more southern than this..."

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Hank3 - A Fiendish Threat (2013 NN Promo)

"While not entirely my cup of tea as far as punk music goes, I’ll definitely admit that A Fiendish Threat is far from the kind of punk music that I remember. Instead of using classic punk rock instruments, Hank decided to use instruments that are quite bit more classic in the tone of a stand-up bass, banjo and a fiddle. You could go on and call it “country punk” and it’s definitely something that I don’t think the world has ever heard before. That’s why I’m glad to have been able to review it, because I believe that life is all about new experiences. To put it to you simply, Hank 3 sounds like what would happen if the Ramones and Misfits decided to pull the plugs on their instruments and go all out acoustic..."

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Octavion - The Golden Ratio (2013 NN Promo)

"I have no idea what’s in the water over there in France, but these guys apparently got together and said, “What would happen if we mixed a band like The Deathstars with a band like Septic Flesh or The Monolith Deathcult,” winding up with this unparalleled monstrosity of brilliance. But that is exactly what this odd, but successful experiment happens to be. For those of you who might be wondering what in the heck something like that would sound like, take note of the catchy opener “The Sky Of Babylon” which is very much in the goth-drenched electronica of The Deathstars and its follow-up “Annunaki” which has the orchestral laden death growl fare of anything you might expect from current Septic or Deathcult. At this point, you might say “that’s nice and all, but these guys can’t keep it up throughout the whole album, can they?” 

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Scream Machine - Cadaver Amatorem (2013 NN Promo)

"One woman army SinDelle Morte has only been crafting her own bipolar blend of electronic music since 2009, but she has made enough releases that you would assume she’s been doing it for well over a decade. In all that time we’ve seen the full length albums Devil Bitch, Sinister Flesh, and The Chronicles Of Sin in addition to a numerous amount of EPs that feature everything from brand new songs to remix and collaborative content. She’s even offered many of these EP’s for free on her Bandcamp page as well as the recently released compilation album, We Are Revolution. After releasing two very different EP’s this year, (Moon In Libra and Rise Of Machines, respectively) as well as a completely free electronic album in her side project godMONSTER, (Sol-Luna: Sounds Of The Sun, Songs Of Sleep which is free on the godMONSTER bandcamp page) she has finally released another full length Scream Machine album with a sound that will surprise fans of both the band and electronic music alike..."

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Dark C3ll - Dark Verses (2013 NN Promo) -

"Taking a cue from acts like Dope, Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson and Wednesday 13, industrial hard rockers Darkc3ll have finally been signed for their upcoming release, Dark Verses. Many of you might have not heard the band’s first album, Reboot:Repeat but compared to this release, I think that it’s far stronger. Though Dark Verses has its share of strong tracks like “Death Of Rock N’ Roll” and “Six Hundred & Six Six” which offer the band’s same brand of catchy, punky and horror influenced anthems; the band’s older self-released disc has some absolutely killer tracks on it, like “FTW (Fuck The World)” and one of my personal anti-establishment anthems, “Machine” which is still the best song that I think these guys have ever done. Hopefully, that album will also get reissued; as it’s definitely just as good as anything you’ll find here..."

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Insomnium - Ephemeral EP (2013 NN Promo)

 

"There comes a time in every band’s life, where they would seem to have reached a brick wall in terms of creativity. And for Insomnium, it would appear that that time is now. I guess the band realized that there was just no way in a thousand hells that they were ever going to top their last highly acclaimed release in 2010’s One For Sorrow and decided to completely switch gears on the music entirely. If I told you that this EP contained three beautiful acoustic pieces with scant an electric in sight, would you think me in jest? But it’s true..."

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Interview with Rene Pedersen Of Mercenary Now On New Noise!

"The new album is called Through Our Darkest Days. How did you decide on this title? Do you think that we as human beings are going through our darkest days right now?

The title is very much related to personal experience, going through some tough times not only as individuals but also as a band. We now feel that we have been through the worst and that we have a brighter future ahead of us. The lyrics also deal with some of these obstacles, while also having the strength to focus on the positive, when everything is drowning in negativity..."

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