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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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Amber Asylum — Still Point Buy it at Amazon
Gothic ambient chamber pop? Hell yeah’s. That’s what Amber Asylum is all about. They could easily rest alongside a classical chamber group as well as Skinny Puppy or some other industrial super-giant. Ethereal echoed vocals drain your body of blood. Their debut album was re-issued by Neurot Recordings recently and that should put something into the mind of all those who cast off Neo-classical post-rock because Neurot (run by the fellas in Neurosis) is not only a respected label but it doesn’t put out fodder. Gripping song arrangements and spine-tingling sensational melodies haunt.
- J-Sin
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