Saturday, December 9, 2006

Always Rushing By


I was checking out purevolume this morning and ran across these guys. You might want to check them out.

Sunday, December 3, 2006

Saosin -Saosin


Years of hype have been leading up to Saosin's full length debut. Their two previous EPs "Translating The Name" and "Saosin EP" have only increased fans want of this new self-titled CD. The band has gone through changes in the 3 years from when Translating The Name was released to today. Saosins new cd, released on Capitol records, is full of catchy choruses and melodic guitars. This may be a little different from the earlier EPs because of the band member changes and the new record label. Im not saying the CD is disappointing, not in the least bit. Cove, the lead singer, has got some pipes, which are complimented by the perfectly timed guitar riffs and technical guitar. 1st song starts the CD off on the right foot. Blasting guitars and powerful vocals help propel, "Its So Simple," along with energized drumming. The CD keeps up the wonderful pace, and the single "Voices" is definitely going to help Saosin make it big. The stick-in-your-head choruses make this song great. They did re-do Bury your head, which really, in my opinion, killed the song. This is one of the few low points on the cd. The first half of the CD is amazing but the quality drops off in the second half. The hype that this CD would change the post-hardcore scene was wrong, but Saosin did a damn good job making an excellent post-hardcore cd. There is only good thing to come from this band in the future.

Overall : 8.5/10

Friday, December 1, 2006

Gears Of War Review



First and foremost this is the greatest game I have ever played on Xbox360. This game has everything that a person could want from a shooter. This third-person shooter has amazing everything. The campaign mode is set on earth in the future after Locusts have decided to try and destroy the human race. The COG are trying to resist this and you play as Dom an infantryman trying to stop this invasion. THe campaign mode is loads of fun and takes a while to beat all 5 Acts of the game. The Co-op mode was nicely done as you are also able to play co-op online with no trouble at all with lag or anything like that. Multiplayer is incredible, as there are three modes to choose from: Warzone, Execution, and Assisination, all different in certain ways. Locusts and the COG battle it out in multiplayer mode. There are many ways to take out the enemy, shotguns, chainsaws, snipers... the possiblities go on. A feature i found cool was that after "downing" an enemy there were numerous ways to finish him: stepping on his head, shotgun to the head, chansaw... you get the point. There is nothing i find wrong with this game. THey made it fun to run as when you hold down "A" the camera changes view and the sound you here becomes breathing as your character starts to run. I find this game incredible, and the only problem ive noticed is that there are a lot of problems with connecting to a host on XBL play. overall a near flawless game and definitley something to hold me over til Halo 3 comes out. A killer app for the 360. Overall: 9/10

Taste Of Chaos 2007

Taste Of Chaos 2007!!!!
The Used, 30 Seconds To MArs, Saosin, Senses Fail, Chiodos, Aiden, Evaline
These guys will be playing ROTC this year along with special guests at each stop. Make sure to get tickets early if you can. Its sure to be big this year.


Thu 2/15 Seattle, WA
Sat 2/17 San Francisco, CA
Sun 2/18 Reno, NV
Tue 2/20 Fresno, CA
Wed 2/21 San Diego, CA
Thu 2/22 Los Angeles, CA
Fri 2/23 Sacramento, CA
Sun 2/25 Phoenix, AZ
Mon 2/26 Salt Lake City, UT
Tue 2/27 Denver, CO
Thu 3/1 El Paso, TX
Fri 3/2 Dallas, TX
Sat 3/3 Houston, TX
Sun 3/4 San Antonio, TX
Mon 3/5 Corpus Christi, TX
Thu 3/8 Jacksonville, FL
Fri 3/9 Miami, FL
Sat 3/10 Orlando, FL
Sun 3/11 Tampa, FL
Tue 3/13 Atlanta, GA
Thu 3/15 Champaign, IL
Fri 3/16 Chicago, IL
Sat 3/17 Milwaukee, WI
Sun 3/18 Dayton, OH
Tue 3/20 Philadelphia, PA
Thu 3/22 Boston, MA
Fri 3/23 Long Island, NY
Sat 3/24 Asbury Park, NJ
Sun 3/25 Portland, ME
Tue 3/27 Montreal, QC
Wed 3/28 Ottawa, ON
Thu 3/29 Kitchener, ON
Fri 3/30 Toronto, ON
Sat 3/31 Detroit, MI
Tue 4/3 Winnipeg, MB
Wed 4/4 Saskatoon, SK
Thu 4/5 Edmonton, AB
Fri 4/6 Calgary, AB
Sun 4/8 Vancouver, BC

Quote Of The Day

"As Long As I Can Seek,
Into Your Room and feel
like im inside your life
ill follow you forever
dont cut me down just yet
you make things right again
dont close your eyes on me
ill will never recover from this
i will never believe in this again
i can never go back to the way
i used to be before we started"

Silvertein "The Ides Of March