Intermittent Digest – Tome VII

Posted on 10 June 2018 by RockmusicRaider — Leave a reply

RockmusicRaider - Intermittent Digest - Tome VII Whoops! Is it mid 2018 yet? It is. And thus high time to take stock again of records that excited us at RockmusicRaider since Tome VI appeared on the screens of our esteemed fans. Meantime, the deck crew issued a new Top 10 for 2017 and hammered out yet another edition of the Old’n’Tasty series.

Now, these intermittent digests are surely no top 10 list. But some of those albums might very well end up in a hall of fame or two. And the harvest of records to date is certainly surprisingly eclectic. So – fans and friends – … [...] Click to raid more!

Newsflash: Doc Rotten are Sick & Suffering!

Posted on 13 April 2018 by RockmusicRaider — Leave a reply

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RockmusicRaider Newsflash - Doc Rotten - Sick & Suffering - Album Cover It is insane, Doc Rotten continually remind me of old, pugnacious punk bands. A hint of The Pogues, raw and without the latter’s Irish veneer. A sip of grunge straight from Nirvana and the brutality of the Sex Pistols. And then this uncanny resemblance to old punk rock glories somehow got mixed up with some early Green Day in a sick kinda way. To top it, these guys did not resurrect themselves from the UK, but hail from Trenton, NJ in the good ‘ol US of A. Land o’ Trump and whatnot. So, this really … [...] Click to raid more!

Infected Syren – Infected Syren (2018) – Review

Posted on 17 February 2018 by RockmusicRaider — Leave a reply

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RockmusicRaider already covered a number of bands from Cyprus. Blynd or again Arrayan Path come to mind – to name just two. But never did we get a band like Infected Syren on the review list that seems to originate from the London East End much more than coming from an island in the Med.

And they are sinners. You don’t think they are? They are, for sure. Vile, rotten language. Spitting about the stage. Loud, brutal and fast guitar play with reckless abandon. Rebellious, ruthless screaming of vocals in a staccato voice seemingly reaching … [...] Click to raid more!