The Xroadie Files


Plague 9 – Mr. Ass
Devin Smith –Guitar/Vocals, John Hopf – Bass, David Hone – Guitar, Kon Tsacos - Drums

Stuck In Hell crunchy guitars pounding drums thundering bass fist pumping riffs screaming guitars and powerful vocals. Criminal Justice fist in the air head banging metal madness. Flavour Of the Week chugging riffs thumping bass pounding drums screaming leads and excellent vocals. Feed It hit the pit and just slam out all your aggressions. Mr. Ass dark eerie fist in the air sing along metal.


Lightning Born – St
Mike Dean – Bass, Brenna Leath – Vocals, Doza Hawes – Drums, Erik Sugg – Guitar

Shifting Winds just kick back and let the music flow thru you and bring out many emotions. Renegade southern metal with tons of soul.  Silence scorching leads crunchy rhythms and a southern rock feel with great vocals. You Have Been Warned just stand up fist pump head bang and rock out. Salvation kickin back in a smoky bar in the backwoods just totally rockin out with an excellent band. Magnetic has a very catchy drum beat and guitar riff with some excellent musicianship and soulful vocals. Out For Blood just stand up sway have a few cold ones and get totally involved in the riff. Power Struggle has a very Sabbath style of feel with some southern influences and great scorching leads. Oblivion will have the entire crowd on their feet with a solid beast thumping bass and crunchy guitar with some very powerful soulful vocals. Wildfire a very catchy riff that just envelops you with a Sabbath style. Godless just close your eyes and get ready for a heavy metal southern blues adventure.


Old Horn Tooth –From The Ghost Grey Depths
Chris Jones – Guitar/Vocals, Ollie Issac – Bass, Mark Davidson – Drums

Follow The Demon dark dementia psychedelic overdriven doom rock that just slithers its way inside you. Grief just get enveloped in the strange sounds that are all around. Old Horn Tooth over 12 minutes of doomy slow droning stoner rock madness. She Is Risen just close your eyes have a few and let your imagination run wild.


Monarque – Jusqu’a A La Mort
Monarque – Vocals/Bass/Guitar/Keyboards, Bardunor – Guitar, Atheos – Guitar, Anhidar – Bass, Kaedes – Drums

Jusqu’a A La Mort spoken words then full on black metal death fury and aggression that just shred you to pieces. Le Serment Prononchard dark demented music that pulls you into hell. Le Grande Deuil over ten minutes of dark dementia that is like being along in an abyss of space and time all alone.


Rebel Machine – Whatever It Takes
Marcelo Pereira – Vocals/Guitar, Murilo Bittencourt – Guitar, Marcel Bittencourt – Bass, Chantos Mariani – Drums

Underdogs stand up shout and rock out to one catchy song with some great musicianship. Square One a gr n excellent song to crank while cruising down the highway. In My Heart lots of wahwah guitar that just pierces your soul and a very memorable rhythm with some screaming leads and great vocals.    Dancing Alone will have you up and grooving along as you sing and just enjoy. Full Throttle pounding rhythms crunchy riffs and soulful vocals with thumping bass searing leads. What You Feel has a very funky get up and groove feel. Fall Into Temptation thumping bass screaming guitars fist pumping riffs and sing along vocals. Dead Man Walking is one of those songs that just grabs you and won’t let go with some great melodies. Castle Of Cards get up and just rock out. California has a riff that just pulls you in with some scorching leads and a great rhythm just sing along. NOYB has one of those riffs that just has you up moving grooving and enjoying the song till the end. Fences is a very nice song with flowing melodies.


-Xroadie

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