Mangrove - Days of the Wicked - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Hollow City is the stunning new debut album by the Orange County based Unit F who manage to blend old school punk roots with aggressively intense metal tinged hard rock with psychotic, death pop stylings. Produced by legendary veteran Ron Goudie (Gwar, TSOL, Channel 3, Agent Orange, Mojo Nixon, Christian Death), Hollow City is a deep and musically varied album. Unit F began the recording of Hollow City with the objective of bringing out the visceral energy of thier explosive live stage performances for which they have become known, translating thier punk roots through sheets of heavy, metal influenced guitars. Hollow City contains 14 tracks (one hidden bonus)of solid material, combining issues oriented lyrics, old school roots and Unit F's own brand of audio thrash and heavy groove. Songwriting, a strong point of the band shared by all five members, is given wide latitude in both the feel and the flavor of the fourteen songs. The title track, Hollow City, with it's Dick Dale inspired intro and heavy guitar drive (courtesy of D. 'Skytzo' Willis) is a look at the depersonailiation of the individual in a commercialized society. Moth to a Flame on the other hand, talks about having families just because we can, and is being featured on the Planned Parenthood Comp (Fall 2000). Unit F achieves alot of dynamics for a twin guitar band. Bassist/guitarist Steve Kastrinos penned several songs, which has Steve on guitar and Skytzo dropping the bass lines (a change up which occures live as well). Most noteable is the pedal to the metal punk burner 'Daddy Don't', a wrenching song about inscest, while 'What About it' is a song which wonders loudly about CIA involvement in the cocaine trade. 'Snew' rails about the religious right in your life in ernest, while 'Jesus in Pasta' relates how a Christ sighting in a plate of spaghetti was actually taken seriously. While Unit F definitely h

Artikal Sound System is a reggae band based out of South Florida. Founded by Chris Montague (guitar) and Fabian Acuña (bass) in 2012, the band honed their chops backing a series of Caribbean singers. Along the way the boys picked up the insane and absurd keys player Christopher Cope and the heavy footed drummer Adam Kampf before finally trying something a little sonically different with their neighbor, female vocalist Logan Rex. After nearly a decade of playing together the boys sound tight and powerful, creating the perfect foundation for their jazz-influenced singer to dance around on lyrically and literally. What you hear is the sound of friendship, hard work, imagination and the hope to spread their message of love and the importance of having a good time

The plan, it turns. Some many revolutions in a year, in a life. WAND launch their third album in what can only be called the relative blink of an eye, and it is 1000 Days. This year's last year August of 2014 was Ganglion Reef, Wand's debut album , on GOD?, reveling in their dark circuits and three-ring modulations. Following that, they ranged from their south-Cali base, towing their sound around this maze of interstates and state routes. Shows of all kinds were playing, plenty of people to meet up with on the way. Hands across the water Europe got booked. And suddenly, just look over your shoulder-it was March of 2015, with a second album entitled Golem (this time on In the Red) trailing Wand's sound farther down the road, past the sky, into storm and casino food. No time to spare; more dates to be played across the landmass. And another set of European dates later, 1000 Days. One year in the life of Wand so far the world-some beyond.