June 30th, 2011 by Craig Hartranft
Recently signed to Nightmare Records for a North American push and distribution is Mindflow’s fourth album With Bare Hands. Mindflow hails from Brazil, but don’t expect the thrash/death/groove metal of Sepultura or the progressive/power of Angra. Rather, Mindflow takes on more modern hard rock tendencies, sometimes nearing metal or invoking hardcore.
Breakout Me Out, the first single, and Reset the Future are equivalent to modern melodic hard rock you can hear across America. Alternatively, Corrupted shows a metal edge, and Under Alias adds the hardcore edge. The latter is, again, indicative of contemporary trends in the industry, which also means that Mindflow should find a receptive audience in America. If, of course, they can rise above the huge, nearly homogeneous, crowd of their peers. (more…)
Tags: alt metal, alt rock, Brazil, Hard Rock, Mindflow, modern hard rock, new music, new release, Progressive Rock, With Bare Hands
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June 16th, 2011 by Craig Hartranft
New York based rock band, Soma, is set to release their newest EP entitled “Voices” on July 18. The EP was produced by the band and Anthony “Rocky” Gallo in Brooklyn, NY at Virtue and Vice Studios. The EP features three original tracks: “Voices”, “Jesus Freak” and “False”, as well as Soma’s rendition of the Simple Minds’ classic “Don’t You (Forget About Me)”. This EP is meant to give listeners a glimpse into what they can expect from the band’s upcoming full length release. (more…)
Tags: Alternative Metal, Alternative Rock, EP, Freeman Promotions, independent artist, modern hard rock, new album, new release, New York City, Soma, Voices
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