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Poison the Well - “The Tropic Rot” - Album Review

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    Band:  Poison the Well
    Album:  The Tropic Rot

“The Tropic Rot” is the latest album from melodic metal mavens Poison the Well. For those of you left cold by the Morricone antics (read western, twangy music), then fear not. The boys from Florida are back on top of their game or, at the very least, rebounding really well from the unfocused madness that was “Versions”.

PTW are one of the few bands that can write a metal-core album without a breakdown and still make you feel like you’re listening to an absolutely vicious

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Maylene and the Sons of Disaster - “III” - Album Review

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Southern rock has me in it’s tight grip. It’s terrifying really. I know that I should be listening to music that’s pushing the boundaries a little bit more, but I could honestly care less. It’s good, straightforward rock and roll. So why did Maylene and the Sons of Disaster have to mess it up so bad?

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