Album Reviews 
Defeater – Lost Ground(1)
Defeater – Lost Ground
Bridge Nine Records
To be honest, the first record that a hardcore band (or any non-Autotuned outfit really) puts out is not always the most polished piece. That isn’t saying that it isn’t good, but it usually takes a few releases for a band to hit their stride. There are of course exceptions [...]
Venia – Frozen Hands(0)
Venia – Frozen Hands
Blood and Ink Records
This is the Sophomore release from Minneapolis’ Venia. Sophomore albums are a little more scrutinized than debuts. This one is no exception. The only thing I like better about this album from the last one is the lyrical content.
The First track “It starts here” is [...]
Sleeping Giant – Sons Of Thunder(0)
Sleeping Giant – Sons Of Thunder
Facedown Records
A band sets a standard for themselves with their first album, there are no real expectations from them. Typically a bands sophomore album is a “make it” or “break it” situation, especially if the band had a great first album.
This is the situation that Sleeping Giant finds themselves in [...]
Young Widows/Pelican – Split 7″(0)
Young Widows/Pelican – Split 7″
Temporary Residence Limited
A guitar echos in touching the backdrop, a rumbling of the drums that thunders out a clearing of the dead, then the bass rolls in accompanied by something very different for the darlings of Young Widows, bassist Nick Thieneman does the vocals this time around.
For almost a year now [...]
Green Day – 21st Century Breakdown(1)
Green Day – 21st Century Breakdown
Reprise Records
I saw Green Day on Fuse saying they wanted to make adult music and although politically charged 21st Century Breakdown just continues the teen angst vibe of American Idiot. The lyrics aren’t catchy and the songs are croonier. I caught myself dozing off and finally had to pull up [...]
Scale The Summit – Carving Desert Canyons(0)
Scale The Summit – Carving Desert Canyons
Prosthetic Records
Scale The Summit is a progressive/instrumental metal outfit based out of Houston, Texas and currently signed to Prosthetic Records. The group established themselves in 2005 and self-released and financed a full length record in 2007 called ‘Monument. The band then went on to sign with Prosthetic Records later [...]
The Red Baron – My First Love(2)
The Red Baron – My First Love
Blood and Ink Records
This is first full length from the Fort Lauderdale, Fl spirit-filled straight edge band. The first song is a simple chant of “Our God Reigns!” This release from, Blood & Ink Records, is pretty solid. Although not what I normally listen to, this [...]
Black Teeth – S/T 7″(4)
Black Teeth – Self-Titled 7″
Closed Casket Activities
Black Teeth is a relatively new band to hit the world of hardcore music, but they have already done more than many bands do throughout their existence; booking full tours, released/recorded two EP’s (this self-titled record on Closed Casket Activities and an EP to be released by California label [...]
A Plea For Purging – Depravity(6)
A Plea For Purging – Depravity
Facedown Records
This is the sophomore release off Facedown Records for Nashville’s A plea for purging. This album actually shocked me when I listened to it. All the tracks are catchy and there is something different about each one. While some of the tracks from the last record [...]
The Miles Between – Deceiver(0)
The Miles Between – Deceiver
Mediaskare Records
If I had to write a review of this album in one sentence, “this album is awesome”, would be that sentence. You are lucky that we don’t publish one sentence reviews on notPop, so here for your enjoyment I will explain why “Deceiver” is such a great album.
From the first [...]
