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Mercutio - If The Aging Magician Should Learn To Believe

Posted by Dan Gonyea

While I have spoken much of the lack of music scene in New Hampshire, all the New Hampshire bands I have reviewed up to this point (05/02/06) have been part of the southern and eastern sections of New Hampshire. If you want a dead area for music, visit western New Hampshire. Home to a couple cafes and legion halls for concerts, it’s hard to imagine any band being able to make a name for itself in such an environment. (more…)

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Our Last Night - Building Cities From Scratch

Posted by Dan Gonyea

When a band that gets lots of attention from its EP, the full length often has become a disappointment to die-hard fans. Prime examples were the harsh criticisms for Name Taken, Bayside, Senses Fail, and The Early November, all bands who had lost a certain faster element for more mature sound. Ultimately, each of those bands prevailed over the criticism and became large icons in the music scene today (except for Name Taken, whose break-up was a sad moment for me). When Our Last Night started getting fans from across the country and even the world, I began to get hesitant on the idea of a full length being recorded. (more…)

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Therefore I Am - Summer Demo

Posted by Dan Gonyea

Although a very short EP, Therefore I Am’s Summer Demo serves as a perfect introduction to the Massachusetts band that seems to be getting an immense amount of attention lately, although they aren’t even signed yet. The taste of earlier tracks that still are played at shows often is a nice beginning to what the band is accomplishing. Therefore I Am expresses a conscious blend of poppy, melodic punk with a heavier post-hardcore feel, complete with a keyboard to give the band an even more diverse edge that sprawls into all directions. (more…)

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Adair - The Destruction Of Everything Is The Beginning Of Something New

Posted by Dan Gonyea

After seeing Adair open the Taste Of Chaos date in San Diego, California back in February, I got Adair’s new album The Destruction Of Everything Is The Beginning Of Something New and was really eager to hear what the band had to offer in their recordings and rate it side by side with the live performance. The traditional blend of post-hardcore and pop-punk is evident in the band’s endeavor, and while Adair doesn’t seem to put out anything incredibly groundbreaking, The Destruction… is a commendable effort to do well at what has already been done. (more…)

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Always And Forever - Early ‘06 Demos

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Since the coming of This Is The American Dream In Action EP back in 2005, Always And Forever has gone over quite a few changes. Several line-up changes later, the band has a new vitality and new influences that have completed the essential power the band can give with its live show. The next goal: an equally powerful album to complement the band. With the help of Impact Studios in Hollis, the band seems to have gotten it right with four songs in the Early ‘06 Demo that will later be featured in their full-length album. (more…)

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