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He looks and sounds the part. Cool stuff.

It's been almost 30 years. Only Gen Xers like me would remember when Sebastian was the vocalist. Agreed it would be awesome, but liklihood of it happening is zero.

Was just googling Smoking Snakes and most of the links came up for the Sabaton song of the same name. So, given they are Swedish, I reckon they were named for this song. The song itself is about a Brazilian WWII force nicknamed "Smoking Snakes" who fought against the Nazis (it is Sabaton, remember). So, all in all, a pretty cool band name with some history behind it.

Let me guess, Lzzy Hale will be the temporary new singer.

Just got back from Dune 2 at the cinema. Freakin' amazing film. Even better than the first. Never thought they'd still be able to make huge sci-fi films anymore or anything decent on this scale given the absolute dreck that are all the Disney and Superhero rubbish being pumped out instead.

The debut was a surprise favourite of mine back in 2020. It kinda flew under the radar. This sophomore release should see greater recognition for Notorious. Again we have a sleazy hard rock sound on the heavier end of the spectrum. What blows me away though is this title track. Talk about a genre mash up. We have guest death metal vocals over a sleazy anthem. Somehow it works. It is a phenomenal track! There is no second album slump here. Great stuff.

Used an Amazon gift card to get more synthwave... I'm down to gift cards now, my CD buying days are gonna be severely curtailed now... Gunship - Dark All Day Gunship - Unicorn

Ummm... must wash my ears 🤮

Pretty average singer and pretty average hooks. Sorry, not great at all. Sorry, I listened to both tracks and will expand on my thoughts. The issue I have with the singer's voice is how "youthful" it sounds, lacking grit or expression. Sounds a bit like a punk pop singer. I also don't think the weak choruses help the cause or the lack of BGVs. The guitarist seems ok but the lack of, not being technical, "crunch" on the sound doesn't do it for me. Again, I feel thus is a player who sounds like they are more used to playing pop punk than hard rock. I think the producer may be at fault a bit by not fleshing out the sound or beefing up the choruses. I'm not a musician, just a fan with a heap of albums. This band just doesn't do it for me based on the two tracks posted.

I personally think the answer should be a no to Collective Soul. While I like them, I think they are more alternative rock and if they are added in the database, it means there are a thousand other 90s era bands that also should be there. I agree it is inconsistent when a band like Fuel is apparently in there too, but I don't think Fuel should be there either, for the same reasons.

It's no drama, rama...

Got a gift card and decided to spend it on some synthwave... Chromatics - Kill for Love Scandroid - Scandroid Dynatron - Origins Dan Terminus - Last Call for All Passengers Tommy '86 - Transhumanism and one other: Smoking Snakes - Danger Zone

RIP

I see what you did there.

Aerosmith - Music from Another Dimension Whitesnake - Forevermore Whitesnake - Good to be Bad Night Ranger - Neverland (Japanese)

I also have it. It is a good release for those who enjoy a bit o' soul. Like I do.

Meh

These guys put a lot of effort into their video clips. It's a really cool thing.

Great track. I might be the only one to like these gruff vocals. Good stuff.

It is a bummer of course but totally understandable. TBH if I was Skid Row I'd be looking up Dino Jelusick as the longterm replacement. That guy has the chops and the charisma needed.

C.I.T.A. - Heat of Emotion Aerosmith - Done with Mirrors Aerosmith - Rock in a Hard Place Rick Price - Heaven Knows (2 CD) Limp Bizkit - Greatest Hitz

Ask Bonnie Tyler, she's the expert on these situations.

From: Geoff Date: September 22, 2004 at 1:00 FFFFFUUUUUUCCCCCKKKKKKKKK!!!! I had this CD about a year ago and fetched usd$10 on ebay for it. At the time I knew nothing about it, not I see it's worth $77 and I'm thinking of murder! FUCK! What happened... what went so wrong... I honestly want to cry. FUCK!!! BTW, decent hard rock album. Not bad at all. I only sold it because I thought it'd fetch a bit. FUCK! Re: Reward - Break Out

New Zealand are officially the biggest pussies of the Western World 😛

Aerosmith - A Little South of Sanity The xx - The xx The xx - Coexist Mega Drive - 198xad Daft Punk - Tron Legacy Soundtrack Kavinsky - Reborn Dirty South - EP The Superjesus - Rock Music