Articles by Kendall Shields

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  Alter Boys

  The Exotic Sounds of the Alter Boys

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2005

  A muffled but familiar voice greets us in the opening moments of the Alter Boys’ debut LP: "This is The Exotic Sounds of the Alter Boys. Ef...

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  Balzac

  Out of the Grave and Into the Dark

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2005

  Devil-locked Japanese horror punks Balzac really like the Misfits. Indebted to Lodi, New Jersey’s finest for both their sonic template and...

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  Alice Cooper

  Dirty Diamonds

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2005

  There are some awkward stabs at relevance here from the artist formerly known as Vincent Damon Furnier. The most egregious of these occurs...

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  Tommy Lee

  Tommyland: The Ride

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2005

  Released to coincide with the publication of the autobiography Tommyland and the debut of the "reality” show Tommy Lee Goes to College — in...

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  Misfits Meet the Nutley Brass

  Fiend Club Lounge

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2005

  A novelty record in the truest sense, Sam Elwitt’s Jerry Only-endorsed Nutley Brass’ loungecore treatment of Misfits standards is a delight...

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  Staind

  Chapter V

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2005

  Aaron Lewis is back, bloodless, lifeless, and monotonous as ever in his relentless yet imprecise adolescent complaint against the oppressiv...

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  Motörhead

  Live at Brixton '87

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2005

  While none of Motörhead’s nearly 20 official live albums (the count depends on your definition of "official”) can match the filthy sublime...

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  Static-X

  Start a War

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2005

  Static-X return, bloodless and crisp as ever. Vocals vacillate between tuneful bellow and tuneless bark, digitally distorted down-tuned gui...