This debut album of Aezoth contains 12 songs. This is basically horrorpunk, yet with a touch of sludge, doom and death rock, even gothic rock. These guys are mixing many genres but they do is fantastically. The melodies of the songs are just fantastic. The voice of the singer is for sure one of the best girl vocals I have heard in the scene for the last couple of years. The songs are dramatic, atmospheric, like phenomenal A Lonely Night Of Loss And Doubt, also superb punkrock uptempo Feed The Poor Eat The Rich. The titles to the songs contain a bit black humour and irony like Selfdissecting Zombie or Anecdote About A Lost Body also the title song which is one of the top three songs for me on this record. This is a fantastic debut album, so go try this one. If you like drama, esoteric melodies, horror and punk with goth sombre kinda sad vibe, this is the right one for you.
Los Angeles rockers DEAD GIRLS ACADEMY are premiering their most compelling and euphoric video to date, “Far Away.” Their ode to mortality faces the question of life and death, and analyzes a reflective conversation in the mind of vocalist Michael Orlando. “I believe the imagery in this video will resonate with a lot of people,” Orlando states. “Not only does it deal with longing and loss, but with mental illness. Songs should make you feel something and the music video should bring that feeling to life.”
“’Far Away’ hits the heart strings,” adds Orlando. “This song is intended to remind you of the ones you love, both in longing and loss. I’ve had many friends cry listening to the track and it was ultimately clear that it sends a powerful message. Being a touring musician this song hits home and takes its toll on missing my loved ones. So much time and energy is spent chasing my dream that I sometimes forget there is another world going on all around.”
Catch DEAD GIRLS ACADEMY as the band continues their current tour with John 5 and Jared James Nichols. The tour wraps up April 11 in San Diego, and the band returns to the summer festival circuit beginning May 4 at Welcome To Rockville in Jacksonville, FL.
DEAD GIRLS ACADEMY On Tour
MARCH
5 Austin, TX @ Come And Take It Live
6 Dallas, TX @ Trees
7 Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th Street
9 Indianapolis, IN @ HI-FI Indy
10 Akron, OH @ The Empire Concert Club
12 Sellersville, PA @ Sellersville Theater
13 New York, NY @ Iridium
14 Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
15 Teaneck, NJ @ Debonair Music Hall
16 Hampton, NH @ Wallys Pub
17 Lebanon, NH @ Lebanon Opera House
18 New Bedford, MA @ Greasy Luck
20 Québec, Canada @ L’ANTI
21 Montreal, Canada @ Piranha Bar
22 Ottawa, Canada @ The Brass Monkey
23 Toronto, Canada @ Lees Place
24 London, Canada @ Rum Runners
26 Thunder Bay, Canada @ Crocks
27 Winnipeg, Canada @ Pyramid Cabaret
28 Regina, Canada @ The Exchange
29 Calgary, Canada @ Dickens
30 Edmonton, Canada @ The Starlit Room
31 Vancouver, Canada @ Ricshaw Theater
APRIL
2 Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
3 Portland, OH @ Star Theater
4 Redding, CA @ The Dip
5 Sacramento, CA @ Holy Diver
6 Hollywood, CA @ Whisky A Go-Go
7 Anaheim, CA @ The Parish @ HOB
11 Las Vegas, CA @ Count’s Vamp’d
14 San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick
MAY
4 – Jacksonville, FL – Welcome To Rockville Festival
Nexus come from L’Aquila area in Italy and they were formed in 2009.by vocalist/guitarist Vlad Voicu and bassist/backup vocalist Tony Di Marzio with a dream of combining alternative metal, gothic rock and electronics in their music.
Agoge Records released their new album and I listened to it and reviewed it for this zine. The album contains 9 tracks of melodic alternative metal with gothic rock influences. The emphasis is on metal because the song structures are heavy but melodic and you ccan almost imagine dancing on these tunes in some gothic club. Vocals are nice and they are not some half spoken word from the tomb, quite the contrary, they make goosebumps on my skin with the melodies especially on “Crimson Wine”, one of the best songs of the album. The use of keyboards and electronics in the songs makes them more rich soundwise. Along the mentioned song, some more songs that were somehow the best for me on this album are “Stillborn” and “Close Your Eyes”. This album is a perfect soundtrack for the rainy and gloomy day, to stop you from being so depressive and teach you how to live with the depression.
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