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"The Tropic..."

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"III"

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Playlist

It’s a pretty simple theme this week. Lots of songs with solid “foundations”…

Horse the Band - “The House of Boo”
Radiohead“House of Cards”
Caledonia“Houses”
The Knife“Marble House”
The Rapture“House of Jealous Lovers”

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New Music from the Killers… Too Soon or Not Soon Enough?

The Killers have announced plans to release the follow-up to their 2006 release “Sam’s Town”. The as of yet untitled album is scheduled for an early winter release. I’m not sure what to think about this album. Rolling Stone reports the Killers are taking a more “stripped down” approach to this album. I really hope its true. The Killers

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White Chapel - This is Exile

band - Whitechapel
    Band:  Whitechapel
    Album:  This is Exile

First, a qualifier. I do not listen to insane metal. I listen to various “core” genres but have never listened to a death-core band before. With that in mind I have been listening to the newest album from Whitechapel. If you like face-melting riffs, intense breakdowns and the bleakest of lyrics then, boy, do I have the album for you.

Fronted by a three pronged guitar attack, Whitechapel rarely lets you catch your breath; but then, that’s not the point is it? The riffage on this album

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Austrian Death Machine - Total Brutal

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    Band:  Austrian Death Ma…
    Album:  Total Brutal

I have a friend who is obsessed with Arnold Schwarzenegger. He has all of his movies, all of his posters and usually does an impression at least once every time I visit. The best part about being his friend is that I have made his life just a bit richer by introducing him to Austrian Death Machine.

The band is fronted by Tim Lambesis who is the vocalist for the Californian metal band As I Lay Dying. In ADM Lambesis not only shares vocal duties with

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Singing for Money

Here is a new concept, singing for money. Well maybe not a new idea, but it is a new way of accomplishing it. If too many of those “dirty downloaders” are stealing all your music you will have to find new ways to make money. Well, Max Bemis of Say Anything has found a new revenue stream. Write a personalized

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1. Metallica
One
2. Nirvana
I Hate Myself and Wan...
3. Blind Melon
No Rain
4. Sublime
What I Got
5. Jeff Buckley
Hallelujah
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