October 12, 2009 (Week Prior)

[Linda Ferreira]

The Red Chord - Fed Through The Teeth Machine
http://www.myspace.com/theredchord
Metal / Grind / Hardcore from Boston, MA

King Diamond - The Spider’s Lullabye and The Graveyard (Deluxe edition re-issues)
http://www.myspace.com/kingdiamond
Heavy Metal from Denmark

3 - Revisions
http://www.myspace.com/officialbandthree
Progressive Rock from Woodstock, NY

Austrian Death Machine - Double Brutal
http://www.myspace.com/austriandeathmachine
Thrash / Death Metal from San Diego, CA

Take Me Instead - A New Beginning EP
www.myspace.com/takemeinstead2 (http://www.myspace.com/takemeinstead2)
Alternative / Pop / Punk from Washington

Step Aside - Good News
www.myspace.com/stepasiderocks (http://www.myspace.com/stepasiderocks)
Pop-Punk from New York

Hero's for Hire - RedShift
www.myspace.com/herosforhire (http://www.myspace.com/herosforhire)
Punk / Alternative from Connecticut

Hockey - Mind Chaos
http://www.myspace.com/hockey
Soul Rock from Portland, OR

The Devil and a Penny - EP
www.myspace.com/thedevilandapenny (http://www.myspace.com/thedevilandapenny)
Indie from MA

Cast Of The Capital - Rotten Kids and Haversacks
www.myspace.com/castofthecapital (http://www.myspace.com/castofthecapital)
Indie Rock from Scotland

Hot Chelle Rae - Lovesick Electric
www.myspace.com/hotchellerae (http://www.myspace.com/hotchellerae)
Pop Punk from TN

Candiria - Toying With the Insanities 'Volume One' and 'Volume Two'
www.myspace.com/candiria (http://www.myspace.com/candiria)
Experimental Metal / Jazz / Hip Hop / Techno from Brooklyn, NY

Arch Enemy - The Root of All Evil
www.myspace.com/archenemy (http://www.myspace.com/archenemy)
Metal from Sweden

Katatonia - Night is the New Day
www.myspace.com/katatonia (http://www.myspace.com/katatonia)
Progressive Rock / Metal from Sweden

Barren Earth - Our Twilight EP
www.myspace.com/officialbarrenearth (http://www.myspace.com/officialbarrenearth)
Progressive Rock / Death Metal from Finland

City of Fire - City of Fire (self released featuring Burton C. Bell of Fear Factory)
www.myspace.com/thecityoffire (http://www.myspace.com/thecityoffire)
Alternative Rock from Vancouver, BC

The Laughing Man - A Palace for Alice
www.thelaughingmanmusic.com (http://www.thelaughingmanmusic.com/)
Indie Rock / Dub / Funk from California

Foreign Cinema - Non-Synchronous Sound
www.myspace.com/foreigncinemamusic (http://www.myspace.com/foreigncinemamusic)
Shoegaze / Trip Hop / Post-Punk from California

The Chinese Stars - Heaven on Speed Dial
www.thechinesestars.com (http://www.thechinesestars.com/)
Noise Rock / Dance Punk / Experimental from Rhode Island

Six Finger Satellite - A Good Year for Hardness
www.myspace.com/6fs (http://www.myspace.com/6fs)
Freak Rock / Electro Rock / Post-Punk from Rhode Island

Various Artists - Memoria - A Tribute To The Alternative 90s
www.myspace.com/yrletterrecords (http://www.myspace.com/yrletterrecords)
Compilation including Frank Turner, Jonah Matranga, Walter Schreifels, Cooper, Dead Pop Club, Gatechien and more.

Mike Dunn & The Kings of New England - Sundowner
www.mikedunnandthekingsofnewengland .com (http://www.mikedunnandthekingsofnewengland .com/)
Rock from FL

Whaleface - Mind Your Pros And Cons
www.myspace.com/whalefacemusic (http://www.myspace.com/whalefacemusic)
Punk / Rock from Florida

All We Have - Rain City
www.myspace.com/allwehaveuk (http://www.myspace.com/allwehaveuk)
Hardcore from Manchester, England

Frank Schweikhardt - Life But No More
www.xrarecords.com (http://www.xrarecords.com/) / www.myspace.com/indianaisnice (http://www.myspace.com/indianaisnice)
Indie rock from Indiana

Mongrel - Revenge
www.MongrelBand.com (http://www.mongrelband.com/)
Punk / Metal from Massachusetts

Legitimate Business - First World Problems
http://www.legitimatebusinessrock.com (http://www.legitimatebusinessrock.com/)
Punk Rock / Ska / Pop Punk from New Jersey

Jack Miz - Jack Miz
www.myspace.com/jackmizmusic (http://www.myspace.com/jackmizmusic)
Rock from Brooklyn, New York

Analena - Inconstantinopolis
www.moonleerecords.com (http://www.moonleerecords.com/)
Post-punk / Screamo / Alternative from Croatia

The Swellers - Ups and Downsizing REVIEWED (http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1338321)
www.absolutepunk.net/theswellers (http://www.absolutepunk.net/theswellers)
Punk / Rock from Michigan

The Mag Seven - Cotton Needle Sessions
www.myspace.com/themagseven (http://www.myspace.com/themagseven)
Instrumental jazz/ surf / rock from TX

Book:
Ian Anderson - Here Come The Regulars: How To Run A Record Label on a Shoestring Budget
www.fsgbooks.com (http://www.fsgbooks.com/)
Written by the founder of Afternoon Records (www.afternoonrecords.com (http://www.afternoonrecords.com/))

[Linda Ferreira]

Feel free to provide additional information, personal opinions, or a request for a review in this thread.

PM me if you would be interested in writing a user review for any of these.

If you would like to be included in this listing for next week, email reviews@absolutepunk.net .

[thehereaway]

Hockey review would be cool

[JTMcKrackles]

Katatonia please.

[COREhorizon]

A review for The Swellers would be amazing.

[blimpcityhero11]

The Swellers and Hockey would be cool pleaseeeeee...

[TriangularDuck]

Katatonia, 3, and The Red Chord, please!

[zubinmoosa]

3
Hockey

[*crying stars*]

Hockey and The Swellers, please.

[encmetalhead]

How did ya'll get 3? I just checked my iPool and it's still not up there.

[MongrelBand]

Here's the press release about the Mongrel "Revenge" ep in case anyone's interested:


For Immediate Release: MONGREL serves up "REVENGE" for Halloween

The aggressive punk/rock/metal band MONGREL are set to release their new 5 song EP "REVENGE" (on Screaming Ferret Wreckords) this Halloween at Memorial Hall in Plymouth MA at the 7th annual "Hilloween" concert. Recorded by Tim Koukos (Nuclear Assault, Meliah Rage) at SFW Studios, and mixed by Jeff Wallace (Biohazard, Pro-Pain, End of an Era) at Entrolab Studios, the EP has already been called "an example of how kickass rock should sound" by Muen Magazine. While the EP does not come out in CD form til Halloween, it is already available on itunes ( http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=332380852&s=143441 ) and amazon.com ( http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002PS96U0/ref=dm_ap_alb9 ) for only $4.95

"REVENGE" is the follow up to Mongrel's Screaming Ferret Wreckords full length debut "Fear, Lies, & Propaganda" which was released in April 2008. Mongrel guitarist Adam Savage states, "the EP is a great way to introduce the steps forward we've taken with the new recordings that we've been working on this year, and gives a taste of what's to come on the new full length album "This Means War" which will be out in early 2010." Savage also makes clear that all of the songs on "Revenge" are exclusive to this EP and will not be on the upcoming full length cd, stating, "We wanted to keep the EP as something special for the fans and not make them re-buy the same songs when the new album comes out."

The "Revenge" EP features the songs: Scum, Catharsis, Beyond Repair, Butterknife Suicide, and Point a Finger (featuring guest vocals by Tylor Monroe of Scarecrow Hill). Two tracks from the EP, "Butterknife Suicide" & "Scum", are currently available in streaming format on the band's myspace page at www.myspace.com/Mongrel

http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/39/l_6ae8ba7a2eb54abf934bd17bf0c31b8a. jpg


Mongrel just taped an episode of Scorch's PFG-TV (an internet and cable tv 'late night' style show) on which they performed the new EP in it's entirety. The episode of the show will air on various cable stations in 85 cities around the country and online at www.PFG-TV.com starting Saturday October 10th.

http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/80/l_4056f3f71d034a7c898e5483e582d8b2. jpg

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for additional information, pictures, or to request a copy of the EP for reviews/interviews/airplay, etc. please contact MongrelBand@yahoo.com





Mongrel - aggressive punk/rock/metal
http://www.MongrelBand.com
http://www.MySpace.com/Mongrel
http://www.facebook.com/MongrelBand
http://www.twitter.com/MongrelBand
http://www.sonicbids.com/Mongrel

[Mario57]

Whaleface !

[mybreakingpoint]

The Swellers and Hockey would be great.

[Linda Ferreira]

A review for The Swellers would be amazing.
Chris reviewed The Swellers: http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1338321

I would multi-quote the rest of you but for some reason it is not working for me right now.

[sneve]

Legitimate Business - First World Problems
http://www.legitimatebusinessrock.com
Punk Rock / Ska / Pop Punk from New Jersey

I play bass in this band... we've just released our new record for free on our website (as linked above).

I would love if someone would take the time to review our album. Thanks for posting it!