Title: Elect The Dead Symphony
Artist: Serj Tankian
Label: Warner
Release Date: 9 March 2010
In One Word: Refreshing
As a bona fide System Of A Down fan, it’s perhaps high time I checked out frontman Serj’s solo output… this release is the Symphony version of 2007’s Elect The Dead, and what a place to start! While System certainly...
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Title: The Random Humans
Artist: The Random Humans
Label: Random Human Records/Reversed Records
Released: 23 February 2010
In one word: Promising
It’s always a tad difficult to make a fair assessment of an artist on the basis of a debut EP, and even harder when said EP comprises only three tracks! Deep breath, here goes…
So okay, I may not...
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Title: I’m New Here
Artist: Gil Scott-Heron
Label: XL
Released: 9 February 2010
In one word: Intriguing
If you were to ask those closest to yours truly to describe me in one word, in the way in which we infamously like to sum things up here at Music Vice, chances are the word “adventurous” wouldn’t pop up much. Take...
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Gig/Concert: The Horrors
Venue: The Corner Hotel, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Date: 27 January 2010
Headliners: The Horrors
In one word: Satisfying
Well, the night certainly got off on a bad footing on account of the headlining band having already started by the time your intrepid reviewer arrived, a very young 10:05pm – even if it is a Wednesday night!...
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Title: Hatebreed
Artist: Hatebreed
Label: E1 (North America) Roadrunner (Australia)
Released: 29 September 2009
In one word: Joyous
I come to this album a Hatebreed virgin, and I must say, rarely has there been a more aptly named band. “Happybreed” this ain’t! Like a particularly pissed-off hybrid of Fear Factory, Machine Head, Slipknot, Pantera and maybe just a modicum...
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