Candid Prom Pictures!

Sorry for the wait, folks. It’s been a trifle troublesome gathering photos from Prom… We’ve even had a camera turn up missing ]:
No matter! Here’s a link to our collection of photos so far! Runway photos still to come!

Comet Gain - Broken Record Prayers

Comet Gain
Broken Record Prayers

Rating: 7.5/10.0
Recommended Tracks: 6, 7, 8, 14
RiYL: The Pastels, Sonic Youth, Huggy Bear

Comprised of singles, rarities, and a smattering of newer tracks recorded over a ten year span, Broken Record Prayers provides listeners with a jagged musical timeline reaching back to the roots of Comet Gain. As a result of the duration of recording, the album is very multi-faceted. Between French lyrics and instances of well composed, spoken word that is professed adjacent to punk influenced distortion, the contrasting mellow and energetic beats flow intermittently, controlling the overall mood of the album. (more…)

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Samael - Above

Samael
Above

Rating: 9.2/10.0
Recommended Tracks: 3,5,6,9
RiYL: Emperor, Abigail Williams, 1349

Black Metal was in decline. After the second wave of Black Metal in the early-mid 90s, the scene seemed to dry up with many members of influential bands moving away from the Black Metal genre, serving prison sentences for various crimes, or dead. Swiss metal band, Samael, was one such band. They transitioned away from their early style of Black Metal towards the Industrial Metal genre. And with this transition, they disappeared from the Black Metal scene. (more…)

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SuidAkrA - Crógacht

SuidAkrA
Crógacht

Rating: 8.7/10.0
Recommended Tracks: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
RiYL: Equilibrium, Eluveitie, Waylander

“Crógacht” is the ninth full length album by German Celtic Metal band, SuidAkrA. It is an Irish Gaelic concept album filled with folklore; a signature of SuidAkrA. This particular piece effectively uses an infusion of folk and metal elements in order to tell the rich Irish folk tale SuidAkrA. (more…)

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Handsome Furs - Face Control

Handsome Furs
Face Control

Rating: 7.8/10.0
Recommended Tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6
RiYL: Wolf Parade, …

Upon first listening to Handsome Furs I immediately thought to myself: “Wait, what? I didn’t mean to put in Wolf Parade!” After checking the album to be sure, and a bit of research on the internet, I discovered why I was mistaken. It turns out that Dan Boeckner is a very busy man; currently, he fronts both Wolf Parade and Handsome Furs. Fans of Wolf Parade may have mixed impressions to this news if they have never heard Handsome Furs; how different can two bands with the same frontman really be? The answer: very. Possibly the most striking difference between Handsome Furs and Wolf Parade is the difference in the number of members doing their respective parts. Wolf Parade has five members; Handsome Furs has two- Boeckner and his wife, Alexei Perry. (more…)

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