Fall of Efrafa
Inle
Halo Of Flies/Denovali/Sound Devastation (2009)
Fall of Efrafa proves further that there is still a great deal of inventiveness in existence within the underground music scene by basing the entire concept (from band name, to topical song material, to artwork) around a singular work of literature by exploring the themes and moods and the mythology within Watership Down. Inle is the final installment in a … Read more
Fall of Serenity
The Crossfire
Lifeforce (2008)
My first exposure to this German outfit is a simple enough experience to recount and that is via the split LP which they have with their compatriots Heaven Shall Burn, and, since that record is several years old at this point, hearing how or if the band has changed in that time. Seeing as how The Crossfire is the first … Read more
Fall Out Boy
From Under the Cork Tree
Island (2005)
Selling out. Trying something new. Maturing. Call it what you will, but a substantial number of underground artists have become fairly well-known after changing up the musical scene they are involved with. First there was Ian MacKaye leaving behind Minor Threat for Fugazi, and eventually The Evens. Others followed suit. Gorilla Biscuits guitarist Walter Schreifels went from playing in one … Read more
Fall Out Boy
Infinity on High
Island (2007)
In the punk scene alone, the collected amount of shit that has been talked about Fall Out Boy could probably fill the Atlantic Oceanââ¬Â¦twice. I am certainly, without question or hesitation, as guilty of it as anyone else, but I'm willing to admit it when I like music by a band I have previously criticized. And so it is with … Read more
Fall Out Boy
My Heart Will Always be the B-Side to My Tongue
Fueled By Ramen (2004)
Yo, this CD title sucks. It doesn't even really make sense. Also, fuck the packaging. It's not the average size of a jewel case, so it won't fit on my CD shelf. I have around five hundred cds, and they are taking up three full shelves on a good-sized bookcase, but next to those three shelves are a small pile … Read more
Fall Out Boy
Take This to Your Grave
Fueled By Ramen (2003)
Breathing new life into an otherwise stale genre is a difficult task to undertake, but on Fall Out Boy's first proper full length, Take This to Your Grave, they have done just that. For the past few years, pop-punk, while constantly growing in popularity, has been steadily declining in numbers of bands willing to think and play outside the seemingly … Read more
Fall River
Lights Out
Thorp (2005)
I have come to the realization that if any band has Sean Ingram sing on their record, it will make that band sound stronger than they do normally. That is not a cut on those bands. It is simply a testament to the unique and powerful vocals of Ingram. Unfortunately for Fall River (or fortunately, depending on how one looks … Read more
Fallen from the Sky
Tonight We Radiate
Eulogy (2008)
Florida's Fallen from the Sky have been on the upward trend since releasing their debut EP, Tune Out the World, in 2005. They were runner-ups in MTV2's Dew Circuit Breakout and this, their debut full-length, was highly anticipated by many publications. In spite of all the praise the band has remained grounded and true to their roots. The band's debut … Read more
Fallen from the Sky
Tune Out the World
JMB (2005)
Fallen from the Sky are a five piece band from Boca Raton, Florida. The band plays a style of melodic punk/hardcore with an aggressive edge reminiscent of Friends, Lies, and the End of the World-era Reach the Sky or The Movielife's Forty Hour Train Back to Penn. At one time or another, those bands had defined a heavier sound in … Read more
Falls of Rauros
Vigilance Perennial
Bindrune Recordings / Nordvis Produktion (2017)
There has always been a pull in the black metal genre towards a folk interpretation. It is not that far of a leap, and since the first releases in the genre, bands have been crossing borders left and right, be it the early experiments of Ulver, or the big turn of Bathory with Hammerheart and Twilight of the Gods. Agalloch's … Read more
Fallujah
Empyrean
Nuclear Blast (2022)
The last time I listened to Fallujah was five or so years ago, around the time when they released Dreamless. I can’t say that I was impressed or anything of the sort, but I did spin that album for a short while, until I basically all but forgot about the existence of the band. I wasn’t even aware they made … Read more
Fang Island
Major
Sargent House (2012)
Two years since the release of their eccentric eponymous debut, Fang Island return with Major, the band’s second album on LA record label, Sargent House. It’s quite evident that their self-proclaimed pursuit to “make music for people who like music” ensues. Picking up right where Fang Island left off, Major is an epidemical power rock album, affluent in frenzied, fuzzed-out … Read more
Fantômas
Delirium Cordia
Ipecac (2004)
Fantômas is a musical group whose sound can best be described as a schizophrenic adventure through the world of an Alfred Hitchcock thriller. The music of Fantômas is both unstable and methodical as well as beautiful and chaotic. Multitalented brainchild Mike Patton and musical cohorts Trevor Dunn, Dave Lombardo, and Buzz 'King Buzzo' Ozbourne return with a masterpiece of ambience … Read more
Fantômas
Suspended Animation
Ipecac (2005)
As a youth, my Saturday mornings were characterized by two things: tuning in to watch the newest episode of my favorite cartoons and eating as many bowls of sugar-infused cereals like Boo Berry and Lucky Charms. More often than not, I found myself finishing my third bowl before the first hour of shows was finished; needless to say this resulted … Read more
Far From Breaking
The Identity
Youngblood (2003)
Every once in a while, a band comes along that reminds you why you ever got into hardcore music. Far From Breaking, a five piece outfit from San Antonio, TX, plays upbeat youth-crew revival hardcore similar to Floorpunch, Chain of Strength, and Ten Yard Fight. It is an album filled ot the brim with fast-paced punk influenced hardcore. There is … Read more
Far From Finished
Living in the Fallout
Think Fast! (2007)
There's a big goddamn yellow sticker taking up most of the top half of this CD proclaiming that Far From Finished has been seen on tour with Less Than Jake (*gasp*), Roger Miret and the Disasters (No Way!) and also had some stage time at Warped Tour (OH WOW!). Color me unimpressed. Far from Finished aren't winning any early points … Read more
Farewell Continental
¡Hey, Hey Pioneers!
Paper + Plastick (2011)
Farewell Continental went great lengths to keep their members secret for some time. While not anywhere close to a secret anymore the band divorce themselves in a big way from their day jobs. While their main gig may act as signs of what you would get it doesn't quite prepare the listener for what is to come upon popping the … Read more
Fashionism
Smash Singles LP
Drunken Sailor (2018)
Smash Singles collects all previous releases of Fashionism. Four singles to be precise (released between 2015 and 2017): Smash The State (With Your Face), Quit Looking At The Time, Suicide and Back In The Day. As a bonus the tracks "Weekend" and "Baby She's Gone" are included here as well. That last song is also the b-side of Come On … Read more
