Still steadily promoting the hell out of their debut full-length Hour of the Wolf, thunderous New York rock quartet THE RESURRECTION SORROW will kick off the first leg of their three-part Unholy Divine Tour tomorrow in Wilmington, Delaware.

The Unholy Divine Tour, Part I:
3/10/2010 Mojo 13 – Wilmington, DE
3/11/2010 The Smiling Moose – Pittsburgh, PA
3/12/2010 The Depot – York, PA w/ Backwoods Payback, Wrath of Typhoon
3/13/2010 The Black and Red Bar – Washington DC w/ King Giant
3/14/2010 The Brighton Bar – Long Branch, NJ w/ The Ominous Order of Filthy Mongrels
3/15/2010 Lit Lounge – New York, NY w/ Maegashira, Nolan Gate

The subsequent segments of the Unholy Divine tour will be announced shortly. The hard-working outfit features a cast of musicians who have collectively spent time in Murphy’s Law, Tides Within, After Dark, Malstrom, Supervillain and more, bringing years of both studio and onstage expertise to the table. Hour of the Wolf was recorded by veteran NYC engineer Joe Hogan (Nebula, The Atomic Bitchwax) and was released by the band themselves in November.

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Genres: Progressive, Rock
Label: Allroundniceguy Music

Being as big a fan as I was of Scott Mosher’s 2006 album “Deep Horizon”, I was tickled 27,000 shades of pink at the announcement of Scott’s new project, Oceans Of Night. More so at the arrival in my mailbox of their debut album, “The Shadowheart Mirror”! My excitement was more than well placed… The pace was set with album opener A Way From You, a song so mind boggling perfect that it very existence defies logic! …fuck that. Take what I just said and apply it to this whole album! Scott Mosher’s progressive guitar licks and airy keyboard works are the height of all that is progy and “out-there”. Not to be outdone, with a voice that would make Geoff Tate cry with jealousy, Scott Oliva, who you may know from Wind Wraith, Last Vision Black, Inner Strength or his earlier work with Mr. Mosher (Album Drop: “Deep Horizon”). What a voice! The perfect match up to Mosher’s progressive tones. Long story short, the Scott’s do it right. “The Shadowheart Mirror” is the progressive rock/alt metal album of the fucking year!

Overall: The Scotts do it once again! If you dig progressive metal/rock, then you can’t afford to miss this album!

10/10

www.oceansofnight.com
www.theambientmind.com
www.myspace.com/scottmosher

Originally posted at E-MetalSpace

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Genres: Heavy, Rock
Label: Nasty Prick Records

My last encounter with St. Madness was their album “Vampires In The Church” with left me with a “meh” feeling all over. Now, I get to check out a slightly more mature St. Madness with “Saintanic”. First off, vocalist Prophet has grown substantially as both a lyricist (with songs like The Art Of Terror and They Walk The Earth) and a vocalist (shown well in their cover of Ozzy Osborne’s Crazy Train). Hell, the band as a whole have done a lot of growing since 2006. The overall feel has gone from pseudo-nu metal to almost completely thrashin’ with a touch of heavy metal infused with rock ‘n’ roll. I’m especially tickled pink with the track Death Drives A Buick. Apparently the reaper drives a 1989 Buick Regal Custom… which is what I happen to be driving… it’s fun when the third wall is broken, isn’t it? Also appreciated is the hot-as-the-manifold-after-a-hundred-mile-drive solos the pop up at least once a song! Hurray for Madness!

Overall: “Saintanic” is head and shoulders above St. Madness’s last record, with more memorable songs than a British mop-topped quartet and more hooks than a bait shop!

8.5/10

www.myspace.com/stmadness

Originally posted at E-MetalSpace

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Genres: Metal, Punk, Rock
Label: Napalm Records

Originally Mittelalter rock (medieval rock), Schelmish seem to be starting to shed that tag. I wouldn’t really call this particular album under that umbrella, personally. There’s elements of medieval music, but not enough to call it medieval.
Genrefications aside (that stuff is mostly bullshit anyway), Die hässlichen Kinder is a really cool punky metal album. However, if you’re stepping into the ring to go toe to toe with them, I’ll let you know right now, don’t think the first track is Rammstein. It sounds like the industrial metal giants, but isn’t.
The rest of the album sticks with punk delivery but has nice bagpipes, as well as shawm, cittern, bouzouki and more, which I guess could count towards them being medieval, I suppose, but it’s still too damn modern sounding.
In general, it’s pretty sweet, not completely my thing, but these folks have some talent. And it’s a good thing they are on a bigger label, because they definitely deserve the bigger label push.
7 out of 10.

Schelmish on MySpace.

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Genres: Goth, Post Punk, Rock
Label: Fiction Records, Elektra Records, Rhino Records

This album was released, originally, three years before I was even born. And still, it doesn’t sound dated. Proof positive that The Cure are a truly timeless band, and would be more than relevent today even if they were no longer active.
Longish songs, none under 4:20, most in the five and six minute plus areas, and all have Robert Smith’s distinctive British voice. It’s also, tone, mood, and lyrically, one of The Cure’s darkest albums, especially in comparison to newer releases like 4:13 Dream or the eponymous disc before that.
In other words, it’s the perfect gothic rock album, full of deep bass, dancy drums, and really cool guitar riffs. One of my personal favorites from The Cure, my favorite tracks are “One Hundred Years”, “The Hanging Garden”, and the title track.
9.5 out of 10 from me.

The Cure’s Official Site.
The Cure on MySpace.

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