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I don't even know which of those I played more. Both played relentlessly.
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Man.... that's a hard hard pick.
Gotthard vs Crashdiet
Almost a dead heat!
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Excellent!!!
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Not sure if I like this:
Santa Cruz's Archie Cruz reveals he's finished his next album. It will be a solo album for which Archie has written and also recorded all the instruments himself.
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THE BAD BOYS OF ROCK ARE BACK
The Cruz Gang is back. Hit the image to get your tickets for our comeback show at The World Famous Whisky A Go Go, Hollywood, CA on April 6th.
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My frequent jaunts were the defunct Record & Tape Traders here in Maryland. I miss the days of spending hours sorting through CDs and the club card that gave you a dollar off every CD. I spent so much money in there. They once had like 9 locations. All gone now.
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New Album.
Various internet sources:
A RISING FORCE – Undertow (2022)
PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 11, 2022
A RISING FORCE is an all-original Minnesota hard rock act which have signed a two album deal with Dark Star Records / Universal, and will re-release their first album ”Undertow” on February 18. A rare beast in the current American rock scene, A RISING FORCE take their inspiration form the classic ’80s sounds from the genre, with songs propelled by big drum & bass grooves, killer guitar riffs, double harmony guitar leads, tenor hard rock vocals (Mark Westlund voice is similar to Eric Martin) and even chants “Hey” “Hey” ”yeah”, like in good times but translated 2022.
A RISING FORCE is formed by seasoned musicians with years of experience and believe me, they sound awesome. At places they bring to mind my beloved Y&T.
Oh, and they did a really good cover of WARRANT’s classic “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”.
The album starts with a blast, the arena ready title track. ‘Love and War’ is more classic rockin’ where the vocal comparison that sprung to mind was Tesla’s Jeff Keith and indeed the sound on the latter’s more contemporary mid-2000s comeback ‘Into the Now‘ is as good a reference point as any for the band.
On ‘Black Eyed Suzy’ Leni DiMancari’s guitar sound even has a George Lynch vice, albeit the drier sound of Lynch Mob rather than the sheen of Dokken.
‘Yesterdaze Hell’, with excerpts from various presidents including Nixon and Reagan (his infamous ‘we begin bombing Russia in five minutes’ gaffe) boasts a fine, intricate guitar solo alongside its lyrical message.
‘War Machine’ is by far the heavier number here, a faster change of pace, Mark’s vocals soaring and a gang-like chant of ‘Rise’. The cover of Warrant’s ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ which is faithfully executed, then the chunky chord progressions of ‘Retribution’ that close the album are the last in a series of killer riffs that punctuate the album.
It is harder for a new act in America to break through into a moribund scene dominated by the same established interests. However this accomplished slice of honest to goodness, traditional American hard rock with the odd modern twist has a good a chance as any.
Highly Recommended
Tracklist:
01 – Undertow
02 – Love and War
03 – Crushed
04 – Freaks
05 – Black Eyed Suzy
06 – Yesterdaze Hell
07 – Giza
08 – War Machine
09 – Uncle Tom’s Cabin
10 – RetributionMark Westlund (vocals, guitar)
Brian Lorenson (bass, vocals)
Lane Allen (drums, vocals)
Leni DiMancari (guitars, vocals)PRE ORDER:
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Trying to be another Alice In Chains clone?
Not for me. It's everything I hated about the 90's grunge years.
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1 hour ago, Captain Howdy said:
I forgot all about these guys. I bought the debut Nasty Habit CD when it came out, but while it was ok, I never rushed to buy the follow up, and didn't really like what I heard of Major Crush.
Dunno if they are even a band anymore as the two brothers (vocalist and guitarist) now seem to have some crappy pop channel on YouTube with shit like this
Wow. That's terribly terrible. WTF guys??
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JFC..... can't ADV sit out one fucking project??
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23 hours ago, Doug said:
Major fan of Mikaela Shiffrin, from my home state, sooooo bummed she missed that I think it was fifth gate, rooting for her in her next events. Come on, girl you can do it!
Doesn't hurt that she's hot:
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1 hour ago, Glen said:
Journey
Sabbath
Triumph
Foreigner
Guess math isn't your strong suit.
Clearly says CHOOSE ONE!
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No comments?
Sounds decent enough!
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17 minutes ago, KarpetRydOFunk said:
It's alright.
Backed. Vocals sound nice though.
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11 hours ago, Captain Howdy said:
Does nothing for me.
Agreed!
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Easily their best. Killer!!!
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Sounds pretty good. Safe but good.
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2 minutes ago, Glen said:
I thought u lot loved ice hockey no??
Not really. NFL , NCAA football and MLB mostly. Not a NHL or NBA fan. Casual fan of NCAA basketball.
Casual fan of rugby and just started watching int'l soccer.
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I'm just not really into winter sports.
Skiing, ice skating, curling, hockey...... all things that don't interest me.
Especially figure skating.
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7 minutes ago, heavyharmonies said:
I just gotta ask: Who the FUCK would spend the money to attend the Stuper Bowl? The cheapest tickets are US$5,300 per seat right now. Parking is $300. I get that L.A. is just full of celebrities, Instagram Models, and other worthless wastes of oxygen, but for fuck's sake!
"Honey, we're going to the Super Bowl this year. I re-mortgaged the house!"
That's crazy money. If I had money like that, I'd go on one of those MORC cruises before I went to the Super Bowl.
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Count me in for "doesn't care" party.
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Great song!!
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21 minutes ago, KarpetRydOFunk said:
Oh, I'm sure it's functional, but it'll be very basic.
Dollar Store FUNCTIONALITY. lol
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Santa Cruz - Moonchild
in AOR and Hard Rock
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Isn't Archie playing all the instruments on that video? LOL