12.22.2011

a little help?

no review this time, instead a small plea for help. i found a signed and dedicated first edition book on the local bookstore's free table, and can find no information on the author (Wade Burkhart). the book is called No Tomorrow-No Yesterday, and the signature is dated 11/27/59. i'd like to know more about this item because it might be somewhat valuable and the internet is (surprisingly) not helping a bit. if you can help at all, it would be much appreciated. thank you.

12.13.2011

Rebels EP - Black Veil Brides review


this new EP from Black Veil Brides consists of 3 songs: Coffin (an unreleased track from Set The World On Fire), Rebel Yell (most likely the song with the most covers recorded ever), and Unholy (covering a song from one of their biggest inspirations: KISS).

Coffin is a surprisingly good song. i sorta wish they'd have left it on Set The World On Fire and instead released another cover in its place. RATING - 4/5


Rebel Yell, it's just another cover -- this time done by Black Veil Brides. it sounds good, but they lose points for lack of originality. this is the third Rebel Yell cover in my iTunes library behind those of Dope and Children of Bodom. RATING - 3.5/5


Unholy is a superb cover of the KISS classic. Zakk Wylde playing on this track just adds to the awesomeness. it's slowly becoming my favorite compared to the original. RATING - 5/5


***OVERALL RATING***- 5/5

12.08.2011

The Path Of Totality - Korn review


when Korn first teamed up with the dubstep artist Skrillex to produce the song "Get Up!", i was pretty impressed with how the song turned out. ordinarily, i can't stand dubstep by itself but when mixed with Korn it honestly sounds pretty good. this is honestly the only time i'll willingly listen to dubstep.

"Get Up!" finds its way onto The Path Of Totality, which is an entire album of dubstep artists collaborating with Korn. artists on the album include Skrillex, Noisia, Excision, Downlink, Kill The Noise, 12th Planet, Feed Me, and Datsik. the end product isn't overbearing on the dubstep elements, and not overbearing on Korn's side. it's a happy medium of electronic music and classic nu-metal from Korn. i'd say it's a pick-up for Korn fans as well as dubstep fans. just don't be expecting the Korn you know and love from previous albums.

***RATING*** - 3.5/5