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Chiodos
Perhaps no one can explain the sheer ferocity and timid quietness it is better than when vocalist Craig Owens says “we don’t want to let the kids down” when discussing the group’s intense vocals live at shows. Well they never let a single kid down with their vicious assault on the ears and grip on the jugular...
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03.09.2007 by J-Sin
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Ambitions — Stranger Buy it at Amazon
Connecticut is probably the last place that you’d expect something down to earth to come from, right? Well Ambitions, have, well, ambitions to do just that. And boy do they succeed. Following the destruction and implosion of seminal group With Honor, Ambitions forge a new style of post-hardcore and indie rock that fuses punk and bands like Bad Religion, Fugazi, Quicksand and others into a subterfuge of frenzied guitar anthems. Great dynamics and catchy songwriting are one of many reasons to list Ambitions as having one of the better albums this year.
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