Band website: http://www.swordofdoom.com/ or http://www.myspace.com/thesword
The Sword made its debut here on the Fury back in January, thanks to Doug’s attentive ear. Immediately thereafter, Paul got on board, but I was skeptical. I was wrong to have been so.
Call it Southern rock, call it stoner, call them Sabbath wannabes. Slap whatever label you want on The [...]
Archive for March, 2006
The Sword: Age of Winters
March 28, 2006In Flames: Come Clarity
March 28, 2006I’ve been slackin’ ass with the CD reviews. After this, I’ll take my shots at The Sword and Dryline.
Band website: http://www.inflames.com/
Disclaimer #1: Doug is more an In Flames fan than I am; I feel a bit under-qualified to write this review… but I know he never will. We saw them down in Norfolk about a [...]
Anti-Flag: For Blood and Empire
March 21, 2006Good if you’re in the mood for smashing the state/fighting the power. An excellent addition to any “FUK TEH GoVT” iTunes playlist.
Or something.
Standouts are “The Press Corpse”, “The Project for a New American Century”, and “The W.T.O. Kills Farmers”. At times it’s got that emo thing happening, which is annoying, but it’s still a pretty [...]
Children of Bodom and One Better Band at Recher
March 16, 2006Just noticed this on the Recher feed (xml).
Children of Bodom (got a 5) will play the Recher Theater in Towson, MD next Tuesday, March 21st. Chimaira (unranked because it sucked) and Through The Eyes of The Dead (got a 7) open for CoB.
Your best bet is to catch Through The Eyes of The Dead and—immediately [...]
New Danko Jones, but Not in America
March 8, 2006Fury favorite, Danko Jones, are enjoying considerable success with their latest album “Sleep is the Enemy”… in Canada & Europe where the album is actually available for purchase. If the chart numbers are any indication (uh), “Sleep is the Enemy” is poised to overshadow their previous release “We Sweat Blood”, which got a mighty eight [...]
