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Vote for songs Amogh Symphony should cover!

by Dæv Tremblay

On their facebook page, you’ve got to choose from 22 songs from different artists and styles. I guess that, in the end, 5 or 6 of them will get covered for their next album, or a separate tribute set.

Here’s the list (my personal choices were 8, 13, and 16):

1. Slink – Vinnie Colaiuta
2. Extreme unction – Necrophagist
3. Stratus – Billy Cobham(original version with Tommy Bolin)
4. Coily – Ozric Tentacles
5. The fury – Decapitated
6. Have you heard – Pat Methany
7. Tokyo dream – Allan Holdsworth
8. Scavenger of human sorrow – Death… Read more

Contribute to Protest The Hero’s Next Album!

by Dæv Tremblay

Right away! HERE!!!

You can give any amount you wish, but for some of them, you get some sweet deals. Let me show you :

10$ gets you the digital download, but why not go to 25$ and have the CD shipped to your house? With a special shirt for 50$. A song written about you for 400$! Pizza party at Tim’s with 3 of your friends for 1’250$! And get yourself heard on the album for the low low price of 5’000$!

I’m just going to buy the Digipack, but I am anticipating this record so much!

Get on … Read more

Neuromist – Move of Thought (2010)

by Dæv Tremblay

Listen to this while you read!

Besides being known for… well, practically nothing, the Republic of Moldova can now boast for being the home of prog-death metallers Neuromist (it’s this or O-Zone).

The first thing that will hit you is the bass which is up front in the mix. That’s a really good thing to me because 1: I am a bassist, and 2: Bass is often hidden in the mix. Then, there are the weird scales (when scales are used), the often mindfuck-inducing time signature changes, the drum machine (although samples were taken from the band’s real drummer), and … Read more

Reflux – The Illusion of Democracy (2004)

by Dæv Tremblay

Listen to this while you read!

Where today’s idols come from.

That’s what I can say just after reading the cast : Tosin Abasi, Evan Brewer, Ash Avildsen, and Vinny Vinh.

All those dudes weren’t that much known before the album, and now everyone talks about Abasi’s Animals as Leaders or T.R.A.M., Evan Brewer’s now with The Faceless and has a bass-only solo album, Ash Avildsen launched Sumerian Records,  and Vinny Vinh must be drumming in his mom’s basement.

Impressive, eh?

Reflux shows above all insane musicianship. Tosin and Evan tappings, fast riffs and constant changes within the songs make … Read more

Journal – Casualties of War (2007) and Unlorja (2010)

by Dæv Tremblay

This is a big day, and here’s two more reviews for Journal.

Casualties of War

Have you ever been charged with manslaughter? Has your doctor ever told you that you had schizophrenia or were bipolar? Do you feel a visceral hate for any music besides what’s on your personal computer or iPod?

If you answered yes to one of these questions, then Journal is for you.

Directly from California, this band hits us like a tour van going 100 mph (like it could go that fast… well maybe down a hill). With a special and unique blend of deathcore, math, … Read more