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Disturbed: "Indestructible"

"Leaning on the Everlasting Arms" ~ P.K. Mitchell's Rock Hymns Project

DISTURBED: "Indestructible" One thing's for sure, previous fans of this band won't be disturbed by what the band is cranking out on this new CD, because it's pretty much a continuation of the last one, albeit with a bit more polish to the production that comes close to dulling their heavy edge, but manages to stop just short of doing so, leaving the band to sound like a million bucks while still remaining metal. I really liked "Ten Thousand Fists" and slightly prefer it over this newie as I think it's a bit more heavy/aggressive, but honestly, they're very similar, if not twins in sound/style, then at least kissing cousins.

Here's what's been getting heavy spin-time in my stereo lately... P.K. Mitchell: "All Hail the Power--The Rock Hymns Project" Disturbed: "Indestructible" Electrik: "Love Buzz Harmony--The Retro Archives" Sebastian Bach: "Angel Down" Skid Row: "Slave to the Grind"

You may be in the minority, but you are certainly not alone, because I totally love the s/t album as well. While the debut will always be my favorite, I actually put the s/t ahead of "Lights Out on the Playground."

I think, Mark, you were the person who put me onto Kutless...they remain my favorite modern band. I listened to their entire CD in store after you suggested it and had to have it (Sea of Faces). I totally love that album, although I felt very dirty for days buying modern nu-metal stuff. I need to replace my copy as I lent it out...and never came back. I feel dirty that I havn't replaced it yet! Yep, Matt, that was me making the Kutless recommendation to you a couple years back. And you took to them like Geoff takes to armadillos. Now, about feeling dirty...just because Geoff emails you naked pictures of himself doesn't mean you have to open them. Just delete them like I do. You can delete the emails...but there's not much you can do about the paper machete models of...ah...Geoff Jr. he sends in the mail. Yeah, he sends me those too. I just give 'em to the dog. Geoff Jr. frequently finds itself being ripped to shreds by sharp, pointed teeth. Problem is, the dog usually comes back looking for more, the hungry gleam in his eyes saying, "That was such a small snack..." On a sidenote, it's pretty frickin' funny that a thread about a Christian band has devolved into a conversation about Geoff's cock...

Definitely a quintessential glam-metal album. Love that last song, "I Wanna be With you." Still think they could've come up with a better band name though...

I'll keep this brief: Poison > Slaughter Baton Rouge > Poison Get the picture?

I try to stay as far away from zombie films as I can, though, so I might just leave this 'Undead' on to you, mate. Is it recent, or an old one? What's wrong with zombie movies? Undead came out in 2003, I believe. It's not your standard zombie film, I can assure you of that. It sort of combines spaghetti western elements (taciturn, no-nonsense, quick-shooting antihero) with some truly messy gore setpieces (similar to Peter Jackson's early stuff) and a few out-of-left-field sci-fi leanings (toward the end), all slickly, stylishly directed.

I stand by my words--Undead is an excellent movie. That is, assuming you like action-oriented zombie films. Wolf Creek pretty much falls into the overrated, overhyped category. Yeah, the whole "head on a stick" scene was a classic horror/torture moment, but the flick took waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too long to get moving and ended abruptly and unsatisfactorily. I've watched it twice and I don't forsee myself ever suffering through it again.

That's the part that annoyed me, he assume we know nothing about music when not only are we ALL avid music fans, most are collectors and some of us are even musicians! Now, how much does he know exactly? Very little, he's just lashing out because he has a very small penis. I was going to ask you how you know this, uh, little fact, but then I figured it out: Levine is a Rockarma groupie.

Where did you find such awesome foreign titles? Chris Traded some schmuck a couple of cheap-ass CDs for them.

I'm pretty sure in his neck of the woods, those are all the same person...

Mebbe this band has been polled before, but if so, I couldn't find it and the Search Engine didn't dig it up, so here it is, a poll on the truly excellent (in my opinion anyway) melodic hard rock band Baton Rouge. Big guitars, excellent production, a killer lead singer, gigantic hooks, massive choruses, tons of backing vocals...one of those bands that just had it all, yet somehow missed the so-called "big time." My vote goes to the debut, "Shake Your Soul," which I consider damn near flawless. So what say ye?

Latest acquisition... Disturbed: "Indestructible" This was my Father's Day gift...man, does my 15 month-old daughter know how to pick 'em or what?

Latest acquisitions... Azumi Invisible Target The Bodyguard (hysterical action/comedy from the creators of Ong Bak:Thai Warrior) Undead (excellent action/zombie movie from Australia)

"Stinger" was actually the very first McCammon book I read. Like all his work, it's really good, but my favorite of his was, is, and I suspect shall forever remain "Wolf's Hour." I devoured that book, it was so good. Currently reading "Wildest Dreams" by Norman Partridge.

CLOVERFIELD Thought this would be a passable time-waster and ended up enjoying the heck out of it. I thought the love story (despite making the movie drag a bit in the beginning) was well-done, giving the ensuing chaos an emotional foundation, something all too often absent in horror films. Of course, no discussion of Cloverfield is complete without mentioning the hand-held video camera and while it's far from my favorite style of film-making, it didn't bother me much here. That's not to say it's any less dizzying than other flicks of this sort, but it worked well within the context of the movie. Really, I found this to be a top-notch "monster" film. Not my standard blood-and-guts stuff (I still can't believe I'm praising a PG-13 flick), but for some reason I found myself drawn into the scenario. It had intensity, even if the camera wouldn't hold still as much as you might have liked (seriously, even during an end-of-the-world scenario, I could film better than this dolt). Bottom line, for monster movie fans, this one delivers.

Dokken: "Back for the Attack"

"Night by Night" ~ Dokken

Here's what's been getting some heavy rotation lately... Dokken: "Back for the Attack" Sebastian Bach: "Angel Down" Eden: "Fan the Flame" Rooster: s/t Disciple: "My Daddy can Whip Your Daddy"

I think, Mark, you were the person who put me onto Kutless...they remain my favorite modern band. I listened to their entire CD in store after you suggested it and had to have it (Sea of Faces). I totally love that album, although I felt very dirty for days buying modern nu-metal stuff. I need to replace my copy as I lent it out...and never came back. I feel dirty that I havn't replaced it yet! Yep, Matt, that was me making the Kutless recommendation to you a couple years back. And you took to them like Geoff takes to armadillos. Now, about feeling dirty...just because Geoff emails you naked pictures of himself doesn't mean you have to open them. Just delete them like I do.

FRONTIER(S)--slick & brutal French horror film directed by Xavier Gens (Hitman). Like so many horror films, it takes a bit longer than necessary to get going, but once the thieves reach the inn, things kick into high gear and rarely let up. Make no mistake, there's little here plot-wise you haven't seen before--creepy cannibalistic family feeds on wayward travelers--but the directing is several notches above par, and the violence factor is so extreme, the flick was originally slapped with an NC-17 rating. If you thought the achilles-slicing scene in Hostel was cringe-worthy, Frontier(s) takes that particular torture scene even further down the hardcore road. Frankly, I think every horror fan, at least those into the extreme violent stuff, owe it to themselves to at least give this a watch. Gunshot wounds, guttings, impalements, dismemberment, cranial explosions, and blood by the bucketful make this a red, wet offering for fans of such gory cinema. In other words, this is heartily recommended if you're sick in the head...like me.

"Solid"? Excuse me, but I think you meant to say "great."

They're a Christian band? Is this the same band who released 'Love Buzz Harmony' or something like that? A few fillers, but overall a great band and great disc with a few outright killers. I wouldn't have picked they were a Christian band.... I used to have Elektrik "Love Buzz Harmony." While they weren't over the top with their message, they were definitely a Christian band. A pretty good indie one at that. I remember there being a killer ballad on it but can't remember the song title for the life of me. I still have Elektrik: "Love Buzz Harmony" (the reissue w/bonus tracks). As others have said, they were definitely a Christian band, though honestly, not much in their lyrics would give them away. The killer ballad Chris (hardrockhaven) was referring to is called "Never Too Much" and it is easily one of the best ballads ever to emerge from the Christian rock/metal scene.