ROCK N ROLL EXPERIENCE - July / August 2008 http://www.angelfire.com/rock/e4/july2008.html Search: nmlkji The Web nmlkj Angelfire Report Abuse « Previous | Top 100 | Next » share: del.icio.us | digg | reddit | furl | facebook the AND rolling AND stones Ads by Google ROCK N ROLL EXPERIENCE - July / August 2008 Rock N Roll Experience - July / August 2008 Features ROCK N ROLL EXPERIENCE! for this issue Review of the 7/28/08 JET BLACK STARE show Review of the 7/25/08 Warped Tour + an Interview with TAT!! Review of the 7/16/08 Warped Tour! Review of the 7/2/08 & 7/03/08 KITTIE/DOPE concert! Review of the 6/17/08 The Veronica’s show! Review of the 6/16/08 Donita Sparks show! Review of the 5/18/08 Type O Negative show! ‘ello f**kers....welcome to the July / August 2008 page! Review of the 5/15/08 Scum The Summer is here, the weather outside is nice & warm, & life is of the Earth pretty freakin’ good in the world of Rock N Roll Experience! We’ve 1 of 29 8/4/2008 1:32 PM ROCK N ROLL EXPERIENCE - July / August 2008 http://www.angelfire.com/rock/e4/july2008.html concert! got tons o’ new reviews, tons o’ exclusive pics, show reviews, & there’s some major stuff heading your way very soon...trust me, it Review of the pays to be a loyal Rock N Roll Experience reader! 5/10/08 Arch Enemy show! I know that some readers will say, why in the hell did you decide to cover The Veronica’s? They are a freakin’ pop band, & you know An Interview what...the honest reason is, we LOVE to expose new music to our with Kerli! readers, we’re ALL about good music & in all honesty, The Veronica’s are a pop band, BUT, they are alot of fun, they have a Review of the killer, high energy rock band & guess who their drummer is?? None 5/9/08 of than Mr. Vikk Foxx from Enuff Z’ Nuff! I think it’s kinda boring to Nashville just bring you metal, metal, metal, so I like to offer some variety & Pussy / The Veronica’s are a nice, fun change of pace! Reverend Horton Heat I got a cd in the mail from an indie band from New Jersey called To show! The Bone & I have to admit, they might be the best band you’ve Review of the never heard...do yourself a favor & check them out if you get a 5/7/08 chance..they kick ass!!! Apocalyptica show! Anyways, (sand in your eyes Chelsea...sorry, personal joke!) as always, thanks for checkin’ out the site, thx for reading & Review of the supporting Rock N Roll Experience & you know, I don’t say it too 5/1/08 often to total strangers, BUT, my motto for life is, “If you’re not Mindless Self having fun, why bother?”, so I’d like to close on that note...enjoy Indulgence / every moment, go out & have fun & f**k it up, you only live once! The Birthday Massacre show! REVIEWS Before you begin reading these reviews, we have a rating system to tell you just how good or bad a CD is & here's the breakdown on how it works: 1 Star - crap 2 Stars - This is stuff your Mom might like! 3 Stars - It rocks, but is only okay 4 Stars - This is good, but there's room for improvement! 5 Stars - You should consider buying this...it's a good one! 6 Stars - Sell your car, dog, baby, etc., this is a MUST have! 2 of 29 8/4/2008 1:32 PM ROCK N ROLL EXPERIENCE - July / August 2008 http://www.angelfire.com/rock/e4/july2008.html STRAIGHT LINE STITCH When Skies Wash Ashore Track Listing: Never See The Day, promise Me, Taste of Ashes, Eucharist, Black Veil, Adult Cinema, What You Can Do To Me, Seneca Tragedy, World Made Flesh, Yesterday's Gone Rating: 6 stars! Straight Line Stitch honestly sounds more like a sewing group rather than a hardcore metal act, BUT, Straight Line Stitch is a heavy metal act that's got a female singer who's vocals range from Aggro & angry to melodic & beautiful. "Never See The Day" kicks off the cd with fury, passion & energy, & it's heavy as f**k too with intense rhythm & crunchy guitars! "Yesterday's Gone" is the last song on the cd & the one that might throw you..it's an acoustic one & it shows the band has alot of depth & range & is not just all about angry/angry/chunka/chunka rock music! I'd describe the band as somewhere in between Sevendust, Lennon, Arch Enemy & maybe a little Drowning Pool, but they have their own sound & are well worth checking out! TO THE BONE Against The Dead Hand Track Listing: Gemini, Insectual, Shut Down The Heart, Supernova Casanova, Year of the Swine, On The Backs Of Rats, Give It The Gas, Your Day Is Coming To An End, Left to Rot, Against The Dead Hand, When My Day Begins Rating: 6 stars! New Jersey based To The Bone might be the best indie metal band I've heard in many years! Musically, the band reminds me alot of Mushroomhead..the vocals are strong, aggro at times & melodic in other parts, while the guitars are loud, aggressive melodic & dark! "Shut Down The Heart" is the song that really kicked me in the head when I heard it...it's got a solid, strong rhythm, a strong back beat, solid foundation, & the lyrics are freakin' amazing in my opinion! "Gemini" is the lead song on the cd that kicks things off & from start to finish, every song is solid, there's dynamics, depth, & I am 3 of 29 8/4/2008 1:32 PM ROCK N ROLL EXPERIENCE - July / August 2008 http://www.angelfire.com/rock/e4/july2008.html definity a fan of To The Bone, they blew me away from the first moment I heard this cd...that's something I rarely say about an indie band, because musically, the band is strong, lyrically, the band is dynamic, & overall, as a unit, To The Bone kicks ass in a major way & what's interesting is, the way the record business is falling apart by the minute, I wonder if this band even needs a label to make it, because their cd sounds good, they have great songs & if they get the right push, a solid fan base will follow, because EVERY song on "Against the Dead Hand" is memorable, interesting & stands on it's own as a work of art! BLACK LIGHT BURNS Cover Your Heart Track Listing: Forkboy, So Live, Hungry Like THe Wolf, Lucretia My Reflection, Rid of Me, The Art of Self Defense, On The Bound, I Am The Sun, Blood Red Head On Fire, Search & Destroy, Drowning Together Dying Alone, Failing, Ribbons, Zargon Marfeauf, Vennisoun, Zlitchufdux, Giving In Again Rating: 6 stars! Wes Borland & the Black Light Burns crew are back with their 2nd release, which is basically an all covers disc with the last 7 songs being un-released instrumental tracks from the last BLB cd. Honestly, cover cd's can be either really fun or really bland & this is the BEST cover cd EVER!!! Wes approached each cover with the idea of being different, yet sticking to the original vision of each song. "Hungry Like The Wolf" maintains that Duran Duran pop vibe, yet it's a little darker & "Forkboy" has an Al Jourgensen sound to it just there's a more punk vibe to this cover, & "So Alive" by Love & Rockets is my personal favorite..it's soooo much darker & eviler than the original! "Search & Destroy" has this classic guitar tone, but I didn't like the noises that replaced the guitar solos, but that's my opinion! "Lucretia My Reflection", in my opinion, is as artistically amazing as it gets..I fell in love with this cover as well! The new songs on the disc are like background music..there's some heavy parts, but most of them are slower & darkishly brooding. Overall, this is one of the 4 of 29 8/4/2008 1:32 PM ROCK N ROLL EXPERIENCE - July / August 2008 http://www.angelfire.com/rock/e4/july2008.html better cd's to be released in 2008 so far! Art is NOT dead! JESSE JAMES DUPREE & DIXIE INC Rev It Up & Go-Go Track Listing: Rev It Up & Go-Go, Bite, Drop Dead Ready, Tank, Wash Me Away, 1095, Money Lovin and Speed, Get To Me, One Extreme Intro, Welcome To The Show, The Party, Reality Star Intro, Reality Star, AJ White's, Well Enough, Fire It Up, Had To Get Stoned, American As Apple Pie, Far Out, One Extreme Outro Rating: 4 stars! Jesse James Dupree is the lead singer/guitarist for the hair band Jackyl, & if you are vaguely familiar with his music from the band Jackyl, then it's not too far of a stretch for you to imagine his solo record, which is 1/2 balls out rocker, 1/2 redneck country rock. The first half is the rocker, it's got songs that could easily be on any Jackyl record, then the cd kicks into the Dixie side of things, a more definitive southern rock sounding record that's got a sick sense of humor & I'd describe it as the Grand Old Opry on acid! Overall, the music is good, but definitley not flavor of the month material, so I doubt you'll hear any of these songs on active rock radio, BUT, if you dig the band Jackyl, then you'll love the debut solo release from Jesse James Dupree! CARBON NINE The Bull Track Listing: What Is It We're Made Of, Crawling Over Me, My Friend, Somebody Like Me, The Bull, Mother, Butterflies In My Head, For You, This Life, Mary Mannequin, I'm Not Broken, Loving You, I'm On My Own, Lonely In Love, Tongues Rating: 5 stars! Carbon Nine is an interesting band that's part industrial pop, part tradition hard rock...each song on this cd is distinctly different than the next, & the cd starts off with a weird little intro that's introspective & dark.