At first glance at the artwork for James Williams’ Electric Shred I didn’t know what I was in for. My first thought, low production, possibly a garage recorded album. I had my worries.

 The latest release from the band Atkins May Project is my first experience with the band so of course research went into who they are and where they came from.

My first experiences with Kylesa (according to wiki the name is taken from the Buddhist term Kilesa Mara, a term denoting the delusory mental states) were a bit rocky.

When I first threw on the latest posthumous release from the band ISIS I thought that someone screwed up and sent out a raw unpolished album for consideration.

Today I sit down to write my review on the new album Reclamation put out by the band Mongrel.

This, being my first experience with Between the Buried and Me, was overwhelmingly….awesome.

 Flyleaf will release their third studio album at the end of this month but with the bittersweet news that this will be the last album featuring singer Lacey Sturm .

Greensboro, NC band Irata has released their new EP titled Vultures. Vultures is the name of the bands new and first EP to be released the day before they go on their tour on November 1, 2012.

This CD is a prime example of the old cliche of "not judging a book by its cover." To look at the album art, you might think (as I mistakenly did), that this would be your typical low-bud