Wed, 10 Mar 2010 by Hussein Moses
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I guess we should give J. Williams and Scribe a quick round of applause for making it all the way to number two after only four weeks on the chart. You Got Me moves up three spots this week, nudging out Jason DeRulo, and I'm genuinely excited that we might finally get a local number one single that didn't come via Australia. It's really been too long. But as for the song itself,...
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 by Hussein Moses
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Connan Mockasin just released his new album, 'Please Turn Me Into The Snat,' at the end of last month and he's just announced that he will be heading out on tour in support of it. 'Please Turn Me Into The Snat' is Mockasin's (real name, Conan Hosford) first album since his previous band Connan and the Mockasins (confusing!) went their separate ways. Mockasin recorded the album...
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Veil Of Ignorance
Raised Fist - Veil Of Ignorance
Reviewer: Chris Leggett
Issue: December 2009
Swedish hardcore
act further deviates
from the proven path.
In 2002, Sweden’s Raised Fist forced US hardcore heavyweights to stand up and take notice with the release of the now classic Dedication. It was sincere, fast and pissed-off hardcore with nary a misstep on the whole record. It was disappointing then that it took a whole four years for the lacklustre follow-up Sound of the Republic. With clumsier lyrical content, Sound of the Republic also treaded new musical territory for Raised Fist with further melodic experimentation. The end result came out sounding like nu-metal far too often. I’m afraid to say that Veil of Ignorance sees the Swedes continue down this path somewhat. There are moments that are as good as anything the band crafted on Dedication (Afraid, City of Cold), but it’s let down far too often by the failed experimentation to put it in the same league. If you dug the direction that Raised Fist began to head in with Sound of the Republic, then Veil of Ignorance is worth a look. But those expecting a return to the form of Dedication will be disappointed.