Band: The Fall of Troy
Album: In The Unlikely Event
Year: 2009
Label: Equal Vision Records
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Best Song: Single
Score: 9/10
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The Fall Of Troy is full of surprises. Probably the biggest surprise the listener will have is the virtuosity of their music. But their latest “In The Unlikely Event“ holds more than simply amazing music.

A 7″ split between Suis La Lune and American hardcore band Osceola is now available on Fasaden. Pick it up real fast because there are not many copies left. I just picked up mine, in clear vinyl!

Band: Taking Back Sunday
Album: New Again
Year: 2009
Label: Warner
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Best Song: Everything Must Go
Score: 8/10
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Taking Back Sunday has always come out with ambitious album names. Starting with very promising debut Tell All Your Friends, sophomore album Where You Want To Be, their third and most successful Louder Now, which was voted the best of 2006 by Kerrang and finishing with their latest New Again.
Before writing and recording New Again the band went trough another self-questioning (as you see from album titles this wasn’t the first time) due to the departure of Fred Mascherino who had major influence on the band since the album Where You Want To Be. On New Again Matthew Fazzi was included as the new guitarist to replace Fred.

Band: Winter Dust
Album: Colours Of The Post-Storm EP
Year: 2009
Label: Unsigned
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Best Song: Post-War
Score: 6/10
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A big part of the problem how music is consumed is labeling music into genres. 21st century has taught us that throwing 5 different names (which just lack common sense) at one musical group is clearly not the brightest way to describe music. Although kudos for the attempt.
While I was reviewing Winter Dusts album “Colors of the Post-Storm“ I found myself in the same mess. I was unable to catogorize them.   The band leaves their signature on every song, and its enjoyable that they use certain tehniques and patterns which have grown into their own.  But at the same time i feel the album is wandering off from the theme they created with the intro song and as the songs go on theres a lot of different ideas blending. The future is less brighter maybe even confusing.

Here’s a great offer for you – buy the new Flood Of Red album for just a  buck. That’s right for only 1 dollar you will be able to download Flood Of Red’s new album called Leaving Everything Behind. Or you can support them some more by purchasing a physical CD. It’s your choice but either way, support these guys! Buy it here

I just want to let you know that the German band Way Down has released an 7″ that is fuckin sweet. Go and buy it here, do it NOW!

Band: Saosin
Album: In Search of Solid Ground
Year: 2009
Label: Virgin
Myspace

Best Song: Is  This Real
Score: 4/10
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Saosin is my favorite band. I love Translating the Name EP and the self-titled full-length, I’m not bashing current vocalist Cove Reber in favor of ex-vocalist Anthony Green (Circa Survive, The Sound of Animals Fighting) on Youtube and I buy the t-shirts, special editions of releases and what not.  I really like Saosin! Needless to say, I was really stoked for this album, Saosin’s second full-length and the expectations were even greater after I heard Keep Secrets from The Grey EP – Wow!