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Not sure why, but I just feel like blogging.

New Music:

Boy Hits Car: Man... they just released what I believe is there second album. I fell in love with this somewhat odd heavy band probably 6 years ago. Their hardrock music is tinged with middle east instruments and sounds, which actually creates something relatively originally. The lead singer also has a somewhat distinctive clean vocal/whine that surprisingly does not get annoying. I'm loving this new stuff, not as heavy, but still retains the same core sound that I loved on their original album.

Portal: Edmonton local band. I've probably mentioned them before, but don't feel like going back to check. One band that truely needs to be signed. They do some truely fascinating progressive rock that borrows slightly from the TOOL style of music. With some label backing, it would be impressive to see what these guys could do.

Dead Soul Tribe: Also just released a new album. Also progressive rock oriented. Also fantastic. Who would have thought?

Grimfist: Also... new album. HEAVY. FAST. Screaming vocals. Kind of a mix of old skool metal mentality, new thrash, some black metal and good old death metal thrown in there for good measure. Could you really ask for anything more. Their first album got a lot of playtime and I'm sure this one will as well.

System Of A Down: Hypnotize. The second disc paired with the Mezmerize album. What an album. Typically SOAD strangeness in there. Strong political statements. And some excellent song structuring definately makes this one a favorite. But really, I haven't hated anything they've done yet, so I knew I wouldn't be disappointed.

I'll update with more music later on.