Light Yourself on Fire
Light Yourself on Fire
Kiss of Death (2006)
Light Yourself on Fire, a four piece from Tampa, Florida, play thrashy hardcore that they call "power death." The seven songs on this EP release are riddled with pinch harmonics and sludgy riffs played at breakneck speeds. The lyrics are unintelligible, but touch on topics such as bullshit on the radio, the ubiquity of neurosis, and global warming. Cover art … Read more
Lily Allen
Alright, Still
Regal/Parlaphone (2006)
Anyone from the United Kingdom that hasn't heard of young Miss Allen has either been living under a stone for the last four months or is at least fifty years old - not saying that fifty year olds haven't heard of her, just they are oooooolld. The daughter of "comedian" Keith Allen and "the newest face of the Myspace generation," … Read more
Lion of Judah
Universal Peace
Youngblood (2006)
Youngblood Records has always been a good consistent label that specialized is putting out albums by fast pissed off straightedge bands like Carry On, Far From Breaking, and Desperate Measures. You always knew what you were going to get when you picked up a Youngblood release and I never put up a fight because I happen to like fast pissed … Read more
Live for Today
Taking it Back
Our Pride/Positive Outlook (2006)
No pun intended, but good Lord, how gosh darn posi can one band be? I know straightedge hardcore is supposed to be a positive outlook on one's life and choices, but how much glee club positivity can one muster up and still consider themselves hard? Everything on Northern California's Live for Today debut EP Taking it Back is not just … Read more
Living Hell
Pavor Nocturnis
Rock Vegas/A389/Lockin Out (2006)
Last year I declared this release from Living Hell as one of the top demos that got upgraded to an actual release. After seeing a release via Rock Vegas Records on CD and A389 Records on vinyl format last year, the album has been re-released as a 7" again, this time by the good people at Lockin' Out. If you're … Read more
Loma Prieta
Our LP is Your EP
Inkblot (2006)
When it comes to jocking, there's no place better to be jocked than Northern California. This magical place is blowing up like an infirmary the day Ebola hits the streets. Their roster includes bands like Hella and Xiu Xiu, bands like Ceremony and Look Back and Laugh, bands like Funeral Diner and Bullets In, bands like Sabertooth Zombie and Burial … Read more
Looking Up
Looking Up
Panic (2006)
Your mom probably told you one or two billion times in your life that you should never judge a book by its cover. She also might have told you that the first impression you make is a lasting one. Sometimes, even moms can be wrong. Take Lawndale, CA's Looking Up for example. If one came across this CD in the … Read more
Lostprophets
Liberation Transmission
Columbia (2006)
Lostprophets: a rock critic's dream? If it's not the glossy pop production and so-hook-laden-you-could-fish-with-them songs, we can go the other way and ridicule their male model good looks, painstakingly straightened haircuts and clothing deals, and apparent desire to appear American to unknowing fans. Of course, here at Scene Point Blank we're above such polarities, opting for the neutral middle ground. … Read more
Lupe Fiasco
Food & Liquor
Atlantic (2006)
"Yes, yes, yes. Guess who's on third? Lupe still like Lupin the Third." Little did we know that our introduction to Lupe Fiasco on Kanye West's "Touch the Sky" was merely a taste of what this Chicago native had to offer. While not a complete unknown, Lupe's previous appearances had mostly fallen under the radar. After numerous Internet leaks and … Read more
Mabus
Cheers, to Doomsday Gloom
Glacial (2006)
Invisible Youth PR claims that Mabus create music with elements of "everything from pop and jazz to rock and metal into their innovative." Call me cynical, but whenever I read something like this - describing a band as splicing together every genre under the sun - I can't help but feel skeptical. Just as too many cooks spoil the broth, … Read more
Madlib
Beat Konducta Vol. 1-2: Movie Scenes
Stones Throw (2006)
Before we can even dive into this review we must address the issue of the cataloging this style of music. When I first got into the genre I was told it was called "trip-hop." To me this sent the message that I wasn't allowed to experience it unless I was on some mind-altering substance. Next I heard it referred to … Read more
Magrundergrind / Shitstorm
Split
Robotic Empire (2006)
A few years back, I used to be friends with this kid Lee. He played drums in a few local metal bands and he loved blastbeats. He predominantly listened to a grind and death metal bands. I haven't seen him in quite some time, but if I did happen to run into him, I'd suggest that he buy this split … Read more
Man Man
Six Demon Bag
Ace Fu (2006)
Man Man is the most original band out right now. There, I said it, and I stand by it. No other band today plays the brand of music Man Man plays. I mulled the question around in my head a lot about the possible genre Man Man might fall under, and I was forced to level it down to gypsy … Read more
Manatees
The Forever Ending Jitter Quest of Slow Hand Chuckie: An Introduction to the Manatee
Motive Sounds (2006)
I slept on Manatees' promotional disc for a very long time and I'm extremely sorry I did so. Their untitled release, or the lengthy The Forever Ending Jitter Quest of Slow Hand Chuckie: An Introduction to the Manatee is an ethereal and simultaneously heavy release. Their press sheet sums up the band's sound quite well: "The band name was chosen … Read more
Mass Movement of the Moth
Outerspace
Exotic Fever (2006)
Mass Movement of the Moth is a band doing it the right way. Playing together for years and making a name for themselves in the DC hardcore scene and to some extent the whole Northeast, the band's first official release came just last year. Once the releases started, they didn't stop, and the hardcore world as a whole was introduced … Read more
Mass Movement of the Moth / The Catalyst
Two Thousand And Six Six Six
The Perpetual Motion Machine/Electric Human Project (2006)
Released by two stellar labels, Perpetual Motion Machine and Electric Human Project, Two Thousand and Six Six Six is a split between two up and coming Virginian bands, Northern Virginia's Mass Movement of the Moth and Richmond's The Catalyst. Two Thousand and Six Six Six is a very collective effort, with the bands switching from song to song instead of … Read more
Mastodon
Blood Mountain
Warner Bros. (2006)
Mastodon is on a major label. Does anyone else think this is weird? Good for them, I just think it is strange. So what do they have to show for themselves with their first record for Warner Brothers? Blood Mountain might be the perfect major label debut, well, at least it is for this band. While it is not one … Read more
Mastodon
Call of the Mastodon
Relapse (2006)
The first time that I saw Mastodon was at Hellfest 2001, the same year of Earth Crisis' last show. Some friends of mine told me that this would be one of my favorite bands after I saw them. So, I eagerly anticipated their appearance like nothing else. Their set was intense and completely blew me away. They were so intense … Read more
