Review Corner

Category: Rock

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    The London Souls: Here Come the Girls

    This is one of those glorious albums that you stick on expecting nothing much, and half an hour later you’re staring in shock at the speakers, eyes wide, hair windswept and the pictures on the wall all knocked askew. Ok, we exaggerate, but you get the idea. The London Souls are Led Zeppelin reincarnated (ok,…

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    Escape The Fate: Hate Me

    We’d not heard of this band before: the internet reports that they arose from the metalcore/post hardcore scene a decade ago but that only one original member remains. We’d guess they were very visceral early on: opener Just A Memory is dark metal with singer Craig Mabbitt growling and grunting as much as singing, and…