Articles by Dave Synyard

Hot Water Music To Reunite

PUBLISHED Nov 7, 2007

Ready for another reunion? Hot Water Music have announced they’ll return to the road this January after officially calling it quits last ye...

Thrice

The Alchemy Index, Vols. I & II: Fire and Water

PUBLISHED Oct 30, 2007

From credible screamo contributors with The Illusion of Safety to the mesmerising experimentation of Vheissu, Thrice are a band demonstrati...

Chiodos

Bone Palace Ballet

PUBLISHED Oct 29, 2007

Chiodos’s musical compositions never fit neatly in one genre. Easily tagged a screamo band, they feature a range of electronic beats conver...

As Cities Burn

Come Now Sleep

PUBLISHED Oct 29, 2007

With a name like As Cities Burn, and Solid State as a label, newcomers might get the wrong impression that this is another heavy hitting me...

Carnifex

Dead in My Arms

PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2007

Filled to the brim with cavernous growls, heavy distorted guitars, metal squeals and vast bass-driven rhythms, Carnifex have created Dead I...

Remove The Vail

Another Way Home

PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2007

Floating somewhere between metal, hardcore and Southern rock, Remove The Vail have taken up residence. This isn’t the first time these genr...

Liars Give Away Free Album Demos

PUBLISHED Oct 24, 2007

Having just finished a tour supporting Interpol, Liars have decided to give fans a little something special to follow up their critically a...

A Plea for Purging

A Critique of Mind and Thought

PUBLISHED Oct 24, 2007

You can’t throw a stone without hitting a God-inspired metal act lately, but if faith in an omniscient power is going to inspire five good...