Articles by Farah Barakat

Mother of Mercy

IV: Symptoms of Existence

PUBLISHED Jan 25, 2011

Mother of Mercy's fourth release is a well-deserved debut on a larger label. IV: Symptoms of Existence is a solid concoction of melodic har...

Run, Forever

The Devil, and Death, and Me

PUBLISHED Dec 21, 2010

Pittsburgh, PA's Run, Forever deliver an emotionally-charged punk rock debut that sees the band fusing many styles, coming across as wholly...

Birth A.D.

Stillbirth of a Nation

PUBLISHED Dec 13, 2010

Unsigned as of yet, Birth A.D are paving their own way, already having produced a video and releasing their debut ten-song EP. The three-pi...

Philoceraptor

Philosoraptor

PUBLISHED Nov 30, 2010

Philoceraptor return with a sophomore EP featuring five songs that don't relate to one another, but come together quite nicely. The Vancouv...

Adaptive Reaction

Terminal Hate

PUBLISHED Nov 26, 2010

Adaptive Reaction come bearing 1,001 different sounds on their second seven-inch release, Terminal Hate. The three-piece combine elements o...

Sledgeback

Bite the Bullet

PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2010

Sledgeback's latest release plays a little like the one before and the one before that, but that's okay, considering Bite the Bullet is a s...

Great Like Cake

Stallion Italian

PUBLISHED Feb 5, 2010

Following in the tradition of the San Diego, CA's DIY indie music scene to date, Great Like Cake's debut is taut with layered riffs over do...

Revealed: Metal's Top 10 Worst Album Covers

PUBLISHED Sep 15, 2009

If you've always wanted to know what the ten worst metal album covers were, they're now all assembled in a convenient top-ten list. Courtes...