March 2, 2009 (Week Prior)

[Linda Ferreira]

House of Heroes - The End Is Not The End
www.absolutepunk.net/houseofheroes (http://www.absolutepunk.net/houseofheroes)
Alternative / Rock from OH

Young Love - One Of Us
www.myspace.com/younglove (http://www.myspace.com/younglove)
Pop / Rock from California

The Chuck Shaffer Picture Show - For Your Eyes Only
http://www.myspace.com/thechuckshafferpictureshow
Modern Rock from VA

Angercore - Time Reveals
www.angercore.com (http://www.angercore.com/) www.myspace.com/angercore (http://www.myspace.com/angercore)
Rock / Post-hardcore / Emocore from Italy

Incoming Cerebral Overdrive - Cerebral Heart
www.incomingcerebraloverdrive.com (http://www.incomingcerebraloverdrive.com/) www.myspace.com/incomingcerebraloverdrive (http://www.myspace.com/incomingcerebraloverdrive)
Post - hardcore / Hardcore from Italy

Sylvie -Trees and Shade are our Only Fences
http://www.sylviemusic.com (http://www.sylviemusic.com/), http://www.myspace.com/sylviemusic
Alternative / Indie / Rock from Canada

David James Stewart - Things That Make Us
www.myspace.com/davidjamesstewart (http://www.myspace.com/davidjamesstewart)
Indie Rock from Minneapolis, MN

Shelter Red - Strike a Mortal Terror
www.shelterred.com (http://www.shelterred.com/)
Instrumental / Rock from Portland, Oregon

The Taxpayers - A Rhythm In The Cages
www.thetaxpayers.net (http://www.thetaxpayers.net/)
Punk from Portland, OR

The Assassination Of... - Birth of a Hero
www.myspace.com/taoprofile (http://www.myspace.com/taoprofile)
Post-hardcore / Experimental from Liverpool, England

Flies - Self-titled EP
www.myspace.com/yearoftheflyofficial (http://www.myspace.com/yearoftheflyofficial)
Indie pop / Experimental from CA

Warbler pl. - Gamma Waves
www.myspace.com/warblerpl (http://www.myspace.com/warblerpl)
Shoegaze / Folk Rock from Texas

Set It Off - Calm Before The Storm
www.myspace.com/setitoff (http://www.myspace.com/setitoff)
Pop Punk from Florida

August Burns Red - Lost Messengers: The Outtakes EP
www.augustburnsred.com (http://www.augustburnsred.com/)
Metal from PA

Our First Summer - Happy, Ever After
www.myspace.com/ourfirstsummer (http://www.myspace.com/ourfirstsummer)
Pop punk / Rock from Illinois

living/breathing/singing/screaming - God Damn Poet EP
www.myspace.com/lbsscreaming (http://www.myspace.com/lbsscreaming)
Indie from New Jersey

Hebron - Resurrection
http://www.myspace.com/hebron
Hardcore / Thrash Metal from Wisconsin

Military Special - Civil Union
http://militaryspecialmusic.com/
Rock from Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Prodigy - Invaders Must Die
www.theprodigy.com (http://www.theprodigy.com/)
Electro Rock from the UK

Rusted Root - Stereo Rodeo
www.myspace.com/officialrustedroot (http://www.myspace.com/officialrustedroot)
Alternative from Pennsylvania

The Peekers - Life In The Air
www.myspace.com/thepeekers (http://www.myspace.com/thepeekers)
Psych / Country / Folk / Indie from Louisiana

The Datsuns - Headstunts
www.thedatsuns.com/ (http://www.thedatsuns.com/)
Rock from New Zealand

Grand Duchy - Petits Fours
www.myspace.com/grandduchymusic (http://www.myspace.com/grandduchymusic)
Indie rock from Oregon

Brian Wiltsey - Lucky Ones
www.brianwiltsey.com (http://www.brianwiltsey.com/)
Singer / Songwriter from Georgia

They Sound Like Robots - Humanity
www.myspace.com/theysoundlikerobotsNJ (http://www.myspace.com/theysoundlikerobotsNJ)
Hardcore from New Jersey

Great Friend Of Mine - Desperate Songs
www.myspace.com/greatfriendofmine (http://www.myspace.com/greatfriendofmine)
Progressive Punk from FL

The Veer Union - Against The Grain
www.theveerunion.com (http://www.theveerunion.com/) / www.myspace.com/theveerunion (http://www.myspace.com/theveerunion)
Rock from Vancouver, Canada

Plainsunset - Plainsunset
www.myspace.com/plainsunset (http://www.myspace.com/plainsunset)
Indie Pop Punk from Singapore

A Vacant Affair - Reasons To Leave
www.myspace.com/avacantaffair (http://www.myspace.com/avacantaffair)
Post-hardcore / Emo from Singapore

Dead Sea Choir - Thin One the Red One
sonicbids.com/deadseachoir (http://sonicbids.com/deadseachoir)
Alternative from Oklahoma

The Procedure - The Ancestor’s Tale
www.theprocedure.com (http://www.theprocedure.com/)
Post Hardcore from New Jersey

Fallbrooke - Self-titled digital only
www.fallbrooke.com (http://www.fallbrooke.com/)
Rock

theRedPress - Novellice: The Architect, Side A
http://www.novellice.com/theRedPress/
Acoustic Progressive Rock from South Dakota

The Panic Division - Sleepwalker
www.myspace.com/thepanicdivision (http://www.myspace.com/thepanicdivision)
Rock / Electronica / Ambient from New York City

Latin For Truth - eleven eleven
http://www.myspace.com/latinfortruth
Pop Punk / Punk / Hardcorefrom Alabama

Weeping Willow - Everything Is As It's Always Been, Things Will Never Change
www.myspace.com/weepingwillowproject (http://www.myspace.com/weepingwillowproject)
Electronic from Georgia

Twilight Gunfight - Just Enough Light to Cast Shadows
WWW.Myspace.com/Twilightgunfight (http://www.myspace.com/Twilightgunfight)
Progressive / Rock / Alternative from Georgia

Children of Nova - The Complexity of Light
http://www.myspace.com/childrenofnova
Epic / Soul / Rock from San Diego, California

Villains and Victims - Post No Bills
www.myspace.com/villainsandvictimsmusic (http://www.myspace.com/villainsandvictimsmusic)
www.sonicbids.com/villainsandvictims ( full album)
Punk from North Hollywood ,CA

Beware of Safety - dogs
www.myspace.com/bewareofsafety (http://www.myspace.com/bewareofsafety)
Instrumental Post-Rock from CA

Clues - Self-titled
www.cstrecords.com/releases/cst057 (http://www.cstrecords.com/releases/cst057)
From Canada

The Ettes - Danger Is EP
www.myspace.com/theettes (http://www.myspace.com/theettes)
Garage / Punk

Kevin Devine & The Goddamn Band - Brother's Blood
www.myspace.com/kevindevine (http://www.myspace.com/kevindevine)
Indie / Acoustic / Folk Rock from NY

Damion Suomi - Self-titled
www.damionsuomi.com (http://www.damionsuomi.com/)
Rock / Folk from Cocoa Beach

U2 - No Line On The Horizon
www.myspace.com/u2 (http://www.myspace.com/u2)
12th studio album

Chris Cornell - Scream
www.myspace.com/chriscornell (http://www.myspace.com/chriscornell)
Rock from CA

Endless Hallway - Autonomy Games
www.myspace.com/endlesshallway (http://www.myspace.com/endlesshallway)
Alternative / Rock from CA

Empty Orchestra / The Silverbird Band - split 7"
www.myspace.com/emptyorchestra (http://www.myspace.com/emptyorchestra)
www.myspace.com/silverbirdmusic (http://www.myspace.com/silverbirdmusic)

[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, email reviews@absolutepunk.net .

[Nick Le]

I love the new ABR ep, the two b-sides are amazing and the rest of it is much different for them, but pretty fun. and funny (To Those About to Rock and Piano Man) I was surprised, and laughed when I first heard them, but the EP was probably my most played this week.

And I'm really really looking forward to the House of Heroes re-release.

[awakeohsleeper]

Let's see what you make of the new U2 then.

[codyccarson]

To any reviewers reading this:
SET IT OFF's brand new EP Calm Before The Storm (to be released in May) was produced by Paul Leavitt (All Time Low, Senses Fail, Circa Survive). We hope you choose us for a review and do not think for any reason you will regret the decision of doing so.
Thank you for your time!
-Cody Carson
S!O

[EchoPark]

Latin For Truth ftw

[showyourteeth]

a review for the new kevin devine would be great!

[Poochemist]

I'm interested in seeing what you'd think of the Chris Cornell album.

[Alex DiVincenzo]

August Burns Red EP

[WisteriaCory]

It would be pretty awesome if we can get a review of that Latin For Truth album . . . . just sayin . . .

[schmalz]

Young Love please

[Criesofthepast7]

check out they sound like robots. espescially if your into experimental hardcore in the vein of fear before the march of flames, converge, old HHLL.

[elscorchette]

The Prodigy
Rusted Root
The Peekers
The Datsuns
Grand Duchy

[alissaklein]

A review of any of the following would please me greatly: The Prodigy, Rusted Root, The Peekers, The Datsuns, or Grand Duchy. Thanks!

[themostdeplete]

i'll review young love if you haven't sent it out already.

[dan sings]

i like august burns red and some of house of heroes

[*crying stars*]

House of Heroes (a second review, haha), Kevine Devine, please.

[zubinmoosa]

House of Heroes
Young Love
Set It Off
Kevin Devine

[savorystrings]

Additional Info on The Chuck Shaffer Picture Show release:

released Jan 23rd, 2009. Produced by Justin Thomas (Dark New Day, Faktion, Alterbridge), performance by Orchestra X from Melbourne, Australia on "A Room Called Hope" composed by Benjamin Northey.

we would LOVE an album review on this recent release =)

thanks for posting us up Linda and thanks for reading this!

<3 Ryan/CSPS

[WhiteLies.]

Kevin Devine, Endless Hallway, House of Heroes, por favor!

[Handraa]

I'll review ABR

[moMNtum]

That Military Special record came out here in town yesterday. I picked up a copy at the store pretty much on a whim, and MAN AM I GLAD I DID! It's pretty much like nothing I've ever heard before in my life. Someone should def review it before they blow up.

[Kid Violente]

i speak this on behalf of my country:

plainsunset's been around for years, and i think they honestly do not get the recognition they deserve elsewhere other in singapore. it's really really catchy pop-punk that speaks honestly, and can get you dancing, ANYTIME.

a vacant affair's reasons to leave is probably one of my favourite albums of 2008. it really is a very honest album, and definitely worth your time checking them out. they're extremely passionate performers on stage, especially matthew, their lead singer, and their feelings are really put across to anyone who will listen. go watch them if you're not convinced: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkDHAxGYEVk. they're the first post-hardcore band in singapore to ever play on television, and the crowd actually broke some of the equipment in the studio after their songs that night from the moshing. please review them, because honestly i think it's time for asian rock music to be really seen. in fact, i'd review both plainsunset and ava's albums if it hasn't been done already.

oh, and young love would be good as well, thanks. :)

[powerofpop]

Hey there

I'm based in Singapore and have a reviews site at www.powerofpop.com.

We've got reviews of A Vacant Affair at http://www.powerofpop.com/?p=915

and Plainsunset at http://www.powerofpop.com/?p=136

Thanks
KEVIN

[startandreplay]

August Burns Red and A Vacant Affair!!

[j0hnnyscene]

I personally would love to see an Empty Orchestra / Silverbird review!

And not just because I am the publicist for this release.

Here's some info about Empty Orchestra (from the band's site):

Empty Orchestra is an American Musical Group from Flint, Michigan.
We are Empty Orchestra. We began in 2006, out of the remains of several different Michigan bands, as a recording project between friends.
The product of that recording was “Get Well Soon,” an EP released by Michigan-based Acutest Records. The EP displayed the stylistic freedom that the band was created to pursue, based in traditional American forms like folk, country, blues, and rock and/or roll – a format that continues to inspire our songs.
After playing a lot of shows to support “Get Well Soon” and meeting a lot of new people in the process, we partnered with Chicago-based Thinker Thought Records to release our follow-up full-length, “Here Lies Empty Orchestra,” in August 2007. This record showed our evolution over the past year into a collective model of music production, showcasing the talents of no fewer than 10 members. Following the release of “Here Lies...,” we toured more extensively than ever before, and made even more new friends. People said very nice things about the album, and we were excited and thankful.
We are Empty Orchestra, and we are a community. We are made up of friends and members of the Flint and Mid-Michigan independent music community. Our roots are in punk rock and our ambitions are for song creation without boundaries.
We love making songs, we love playing songs, we love you. Thanks. This is fun.


http://www.hereliesemptyorchestra.com/images/press/press1.jpg photo by Mike Berlucchi

We are legion:
Jeff Buffmyer – drum kit
Pamela Butler – piano, organ, flute, voice
John Duffy – guitar
Hannah Fralick - piano
Dave Kloc – bass
Michelle Lukezic – bass, voice
Nick Mayberry – bass
Mark Michalik – drum kit, percussion, production
Vince Moreno – guitar
Lance Nelson – bass
Ryan Sublett – guitar, bass
Chris Thibodeau – bass, voice
Brandon Trammell – organ, bass, voice
Stephen Wisniewski – voice, guitars, banjo, words


Oh, and The Silverbird Band has Justin Rodriguez, ex-vocalist of Counterfit, for all you kids who were into the scene circa 2001-04.