Vince Neil – Tattoos and Tequila (2010: Eleven Seven)

Sleazed cover tunes swerve

pop/rock/nu-country mish-mash.

DUI pub ploy?

http://www.vinceneil.net/

Poisonblack – Of Rust and Bones (2010: Century Media)

Suicide crew cut
too uniformly shallow,
misses past discs’ heart.

http://www.poisonblack.com/index.php?page=discography

Zyklon – World ov Worms (2001: Candlelight)

Samoth’s house of grim!

Frantic yet tuneful black/death -

misanthrope approved.

http://www.zyklontribe.com/index2.html

Beseech – Sunless Days (2005: Napalm)

Gothers less mallrat,
more crypt dweller than peer bands;
admitted soft spot.



http://www.beseechfanclub.com/beseech/discography.php

Sebastian Bach – Angel Down (2007: Get Off My Bach/MRV)

Axl tracks sell short
screeching Baz rockin’ darkly,

kickin’ support band.

http://www.sebastianbach.com/stuff.html (scroll down)

Axe – Five (1996: MTM)

Tunes worthy of a
Judge Reinhold movie soundtrack;

disposably bland.

http://www.myspace.com/axelives

Toxik – Think This (1989: Roadrunner)

Less glass-piercing voc’s
on second cold war thrash take;

shows its age, still rocks.

http://www.myspace.com/toxikmetal

Sorrow – Hatred and Disgust (1992: Roadrunner)

Deathly sludge slow-drips
verses, Slayerfies solos;

Cathedral gone ghoul.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sorrow/86860382784#!/discography/album.php?aid=63841646295

Echoes of Eternity – As Shadows Burn (2009: Nuclear Blast)

Riff-laden frenzies
clash siren’s slower sultry calls,

wins out by disc’s end.

http://www.nuclearblastusa.com/nb/v2/bands/album_details.php?albumID=669&bandID=229

Becoming the Archetype – Terminate Damnation (2005: Solid State)

Godcore treads dull path
but diverse tones save the grace,

so stomps Stryper’s ass.

http://www.solidstaterecords.com/becomingthearchetype/ecard/popup.html

Arson Anthem – S/T (2008: Housecore)

“Supergroup” hardcore
yields 90 second thrash/blasts;

care gone in 60.

http://www.thehousecorerecords.com/HC_Artist_Pages_2/AA_artistpage/Arson_Anthem.html

Morbid Angel – Domination (1995: Giant/Warner Brothers)

Satan’s house band spawns
dark range of deathly blasphemes;

just shy of crushing.

http://www.morbidangel.com/domination.html

Man Raze – Surreal (2007: VH1)

Def Leper Phil fronts
Sweet glam (reggae quirks aside);

‘bout same as day job.

http://www.manraze.com/index.php?page=about

Eldritch - Neighbourhell (2006: Limb Music)

Less prog, more crunch brings

better rock balance to mix;

not shabby at all.

http://www.eldritchweb.com/Disco.asp