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Jacob Machine the Dream King – Under Pressure ft. Greg Picket

I’ve always kind of liked that behind the music kind of feel when you hear the artists talking either before or after the song. The music is really good. Reminds me of some of the older Carlos Santana stuff. The rap lyrics are really good, but it’s an odd thing because the rap vocals have this odd tone. A bit like if the nerdy guy at school started rapping. For some reason it makes me think of some Bloodhound game vibes. The lyrics tell a great story and the flow is rather amazing. The melody in the chorus is really damn good. I love that rich full voice.

I enjoyed the track, certainly enough to check out some more. I don’t know that this will be my favorite Jacob Machine song but it does make me want more. So that’s pretty good. I want to put this on a list though with some of the Santana pair up songs like the songs with Nickleback’s Chad Kroger, Matchbox Twenty’s Rob Thomas and The Product G&B. I bet this would flow like water in that list. So maybe I will download it. Hrmmm….

Who They Are:
Jacob Machine is One of Best & Most Intelligent MC Lyricists/ Artists Out From Writing & Directing movies to Books to writing & making some of the greatest Intelligent Lyrical Music Hands Down Since the Age of 8 Years Old. He Can Move People with his Lyrics in a Surprising and Intelligent way, Just Waiting to be Found needing a chance to be in the right position, One day when he gets that chance He Will Bring Originality Back to Rap & Hip Hop because it is lost in the Generation we are Living today and with more Peoples Support He can really change a Lost Generation. Just needs the opportunity! Most Artists Say the same but Jacob Machine is Different. Lots see that but the Majority either Doesn’t Care or just hasn’t heard of him at all. Living in Texas in a small town With no Connections is the worst place to be in his position when it comes to getting heard. All tho he Recently has been Contacted by Major Record Labels Including Def Jam, Atlantic, Sony, and AfterMath but missed the calls due to working Full Time as a Server at Golden Coral, Not being able to call back cause of Label Protocols making it to where they can only call you Doesn’t help at all, Patiently waiting for another call or another opportunity Creating more and more Great Art! Besides that He Has A Movie on Youtube & here (ReverbNation) Called “Boy With The Black Whole Heart” One of many he has Written While Just Finishing his 15th Mixtape “SSDD”! He is Currently Working on His Newest Original Album “Minimum Wage Slave” & Filming/ Directing 2 New Movies Called “11 Lives, 7 Minutes” & “A Conversation Between Good and Evil”. All coming Out soon So Stay Tuned for Lots More to come from Jacob Machine The Dream King, Founder of DKMG. The Skill, Work Ethic and Potential is There, just needing opportunity and better support Witch casts a shadow on one of the Greatest artists today. Any Help Would be Greatly Appreciated with the Devotion to Change & making Good / Intelligent Music / Entertainment For the People, Their children and Generations that Follow to leave his mark on Time as another Artist that Changed Music and the Entertainment Industry Though his Music, Movies, & Books. So Get a Head Start and start Spreading the word about a major artist before he blows up to his true Potential and getting better by the day. Dream King Music Group (DKMG) is a Family of people who love doing what we do and spreading the word to bring change though Music, Movies and other forms of entertainment that people can relate to. Our work has the ability to change our generation and generations to follow by making Art that resembles the society we all live today and bringing the realization of reality to those who are lost in this life that only few know how to see or live past this Holocaust of Society. Please help spread the word of the people and join our movement to contribute to OUR Dreams of Freedom and to start laying the foundation for the righteous people that will soon become Loyal Kings for we the people.. everybody is a king in their own way, and we all have a part to play in time. Subscribe, Follow, Share, and Listen to the Dream King Music Group Movement..

The Band is:
Jacob Machine

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Daniel Ray – Blue In The Face – Alkaline Trio cover

This is another song where I have to admit I don’t know the original. I love that this is done as an acoustic jam. This guy has an amazing voice, reminds me a bit of Billy Joe Armstrong (Green Day). He has damn near the same vocal range and tone. So, so love that! I gotta say that I really like this song. I’ll have to check out the original, but I like so much about this cover I think it might have jaded me to the original. This guy is really good at knowing when to blow it out with the vocals and when to hold back. That is really important when it comes to connecting with your listener. I mean if your always “on” there is no way to emphasize any of the lyrics.

I can’t wait to hear more of this guy’s stuff. I noticed he does a lot of covers on Youtube, but I’m hoping that soon he will put out some original material. He certainly has the voice to go anywhere he wants in music. As for this song I would grab a copy and throw it on my Green Day, Good Charlotte, and Smile Empty Soul. I think it would be a great match.

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Daniel Ray

THE BONESMEN – Slow Down

Love that bluesy riff in the intro for the song. Sounds really great live for sure! Build up with the drums and… now we have a funky classic rock/blues track. I’m really sad that it looks like this band is defunct. I am enjoying the vocals and guitar work. Together all the players seem to have a good grasp on what they are trying to accomplish and I would have loved to see them live.

I think they are defunct only because there haven’t been any recent tweets since 2012 and the last album I can find for them on their website is a 2009 release. I liked the song enough I would check out their studio release albums. If you happen to know these guys, can you tell them to let me know what’s up?

Slow Down from The Bonesmen on Myspace.

Who They Are:

The Bonesmen are a rock band that hales from New Haven Ct USA . Rock & roll bonesmen style is all American down home music with it’s foundation firmly placed in the blues and country. Since emerging on the New England music scene they have put out 2 cd’s . The 2007 debut “ Skin & Bones”and the 2009 “ Deuce” both of which received favorable reviews here at home and through out Europe. The band is comprised of front man /founding member Frankie Thomas vocals / guitar. Veteran bonesmen bass player Kenny Dempsy and introducing drummer Joe Gator and lead guitarist Brit Daniels. In 2014 The Bonesmen will set out to make their 3^rd studio release and to perform live for an ever widening audience. The Bonesmen aren’t trying to reinvent the wheel, they are just doing their part to keep it rolling.

The Bonesmen have enjoyed kicking up the dust all over the Northeastern US while promoting their two studio albums. They’ve shared the stage with artist like, Johnny Winter, Mountain, Vanilla Fudge, Marshal Tucker, Extreme and Brett Michaels, among others. Their 2007 debut release Skin and Bones was well received by both local club audiences and international radio listeners alike. 2009’s Deuce brought the band a wider audience via internet radio and international music publications. Expect 2014 to bring you the band’s third album, peppered with live performances that spread the scripture of good times rock ‘n’ roll.

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Kaveat – Immortal Machine

That guitar work is totally off the hook crazy man! I love the blazing rhythm of this track. This one starts strong and just keeps building. Those screaming vocals combined with Segan’s clean vocal styles are a brilliant match. I love how her voice seems to float just above the music, while those screaming vocals tether her to the song. The percussion is wild as hell. The sometimes staccato nature of the drum work reminds me a lot of some of my favorite Slipknot songs. There are some truly amazing tension breaks in this song, which is great because the music has some really good build ups.

Let’s see do I like this song? Umm, hell yea I do! I want to get this on my phone for my trip tomorrow. I have been building a list with some Slipknot, In This Moment, Static X and I think this one would fit in perfectly. I’ll turn it up as loud as I can and my son and I will rock our asses off on the road!

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Who They Are:

With a succinct duality of melodic and aggressive sounds, Kaveat, the female-fronted alternative metal project from Los Angeles, drives an explosive punch in the face of the prevailing music scene. Sagan Amery is the brutal, yet dignified lead vocalist; her sweet and subtle take-no-prisoners approach to the metal genre locks listeners into a persistent frenzy. Members Brendin Ross on bass/backing vocals, Mat Tao on drums and Krz Souls on synthesizers breathe the final breath of air required to bring this dynamic group to life..

The Band is:
Sagan Amery
Brendin Ross
Mat Tao
Krz Souls

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Six OH! 4 – Weed, Cigs and ‘Murica

First off, I love those sound bites in the beginning. This song makes no bones about how the lyricist feels. I’m loving the music it’s such an interesting flow. I like the way the variant sounds seem to flow not over one another but through each other. This is a mind bending almost ambient style tune. There are no “lyrics” to speak of, but an arrangement of sparked sound bites.

Now to the good stuff, this was a great song. I’m kinda surprised that I liked it as much as I did. I’m not afraid to admit I chose this song because of its title. I’m not sure what I was expecting but I know it wasn’t what I got. So I suggest you go ahead and check the tune. Let your self be surprised every once in a while. I doubt you’ll regret it.

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Who They Are:
or some of the freshest sounds in the history of hip hop, you have got to check out the up and coming star of the digital music scene, Sixoh4. Sixoh4 is taking Trip Hop to entirely new levels and is soaring to the top in the industry with his eclectic and hard hitting digitized sound. Hear for yourself.

The Band is:
“Dylan McCombs”

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Tattered – Lies

Dude, I totally love that guitar riff in the intro. Am I feeling some serious Rise Against influence here or am I way off base? I think it’s that guitar work that is giving me that vibe so hard core. The drum work is extremely solid. It’s an up tempo rock beat with a couple of really nice change ups. The vocalist is able to do both clean and screaming vocals, always a plus in my book. The lyrical content is not of a shiny happy nature by any means, but that is what I like about them. Those lyrics are real this kind of thing happens and I felt the singer connect really well and told a great story.

All in all I really liked this song. I was very impressed with the guitar work and would love to hear more of it. The vocalist’s ability to connect with his lyrics allowed me to really get into the song. I would like to pair this song up with some Rise Against.

Who They Are:

When metal and rock collide; “A confession of raw emotion, the styling of modern rock, the sound of modern metal”
Five musicians with different styles converging all they know into one. “From death metal to funk, we all have different tastes in music. That is what makes the band what it is today” says lead singer Brad. Before being signed to Blackstream records in 2013, Tattered ‘s hard work and dedication landed them on the radio in 13 countries with their self titled debut EP. Now, their full length sophomore effort is just weeks away from release. With musical influences ranging from blues to metal to radio rock, Tattered’s second album promises to be a unique and jaw dropping sonic experience from start to finish. Available soon wherever music is sold, you won’t want to miss it!

The Band is:

Brad Rempel – Frontman
Jeremy Balogh – Bass
Clayton Braun – Drums
Tim Daigle – Lead Guitar
Ben Braun – Rhythm Guitar / Backing Vocals

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Carl Elizondo & The Royal Union Of Architects – Council Flat

I am getting so many flavors of music in this song it’s outrageous! I’m having a blast just setting here enjoying the patchwork quilt rich sounds. There are moments where this track feels like a 60’s throw back with a dash of Oasis and maybe even a bit of Styx in the beginning. The drum line is a great happy, poppy beat while the guitar has this slightly muted dirty sound. I loved the guitar solo, that riff is so fun to listen to. Vocally I am grooving on his voice. His song style reminds me of Oasis. It’s kinda trippy the way he modulates his voice.

This song is like an acid trip for your brain. I can see it as a soundtrack piece or playing at home while hanging out with friends. I like it well enough I want to hear more from the band and download this to my server. I have some Beatles, Oasis and even some Alice in Chains I was to pair it with and see what happens.

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Who They Are:
Carl Elizondo & the Royal Union of Architects have been writing music for years, taking the world that revolves around them and putting it to words. A lot of their music is kind of the standard protocol of songwriting such as love gained, love lost, depression and life.

The Beatles and Oasis are the main influences in Carl’s music ” as Noel Gallagher said ” (in reference to him borrowing from the Beatles) ” if you are going to pinch, you might as well pinch from the best” “I do believe that” Carl says ” it’s not like I don’t have an original Idea in my head, I just like that sound.” “I do try to write from the hip, meaning that I try not to think the songs out too much, they are what they are”.

Taking on the daunting task of writing, recording and producing each song has been the biggest challenge Carl faces ” every day is a learning journey” not having an education in music or even recording, Carl hits this task head on. ” It doesn’t scare me, the not knowing, it invites me in, I always say -Life is based on logic- and I can think anything out, my other creed is- I will cross that bridge when I get to it-, so I don’t worry about what I don’t know, I will eventually get it!”. And he does, this can be heard on the first CD The Crystal & The Cross, and again on The Tomes of Lore.

In April 2010,they released their third Album titled Pieces of Eight (referring to the Spanish coins of old), to great reviews, among this group of self penned Brit Rock gems is “Content at Tea” a song that pays homage to a “Barmy Nack”, someone in Carls past, and “Seven Seas” a song of lost love on the high seas, these are two of the featured tracks in this collection. Carl says he has song ideas streaming into his head at all hours of the day, especially at 2 in the morning! “I have at least 40 songs that are just waiting to be recorded, plenty of fodder to choose from!” Carl usually sequesters himself in his recording studio towards the winter months, his favourite time of the year to record. “Sales are good, wish they were better but I’m not in this to become rich, just got to get this stuff out o me head?
The next CD scheduled for a 2012 release is titled:
At Her Majesty’s Command We Present: The Royal Union of Architects”

The Band is:
Carl Elizondo
Bobby Collini
Carl James
Carlos E. Drummer

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Disappearer – Dog From Hell (pcp mix)

I like the dark atmosphere of the song. It’s got a lot of really good almost demony guitar work. There’s also a stellar drum line at work here. I miss a vocal track, but that’s just me. I never really have understood the idea behind instrumental songs. However I do feel like this one is special. It’s not about “Hey, I’m the most awesome guitarist that ever lived!!”. This one seems to me more about creating an atmosphere and allowing the listening to visualize a story line for the music. I kinda like that part. I think the more I listen to instrumental music the more I understand it.

Despite my non love for the instrumental, I think this one I would like to download and keep around. I can think of several scenarios where this track would be awesome. For instance when my metal minded friends come over I can throw this one and we can enjoy it while we chat and stuff. Overall a good track and well worth the time to take a listen.

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Who They Are:

Pedro Coelho Pereira
and the BDC (social assassins)

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Adam Jensen – Numb

I like the nice dark undertones in the song. But that voice is absolutely killing me. I mean the things I wanna do to that voice are probably not legal in certain states. It’s rich, full and really sexy. Those vocal breaks are amazing. The lilt of his voice is a perfect cadence during the chorus. The music is well composed and underscores his voice in the best possible way. And is that a violin in the background? I can’t quite tell what it is, but it’s really eerie and I love it. Also loving the lyrics a whole lot. This song is telling me a story and I’m buying every bit of it.

I’m already planning on checking out more of his music. That voice got me where I live so I have to hear more of it. It’s not a choice, I just have to. I would put this on a seduction list though I’m sure others would argue. But I was caught up far more in the sounds of this song than the lyrics. Just looking at it that way I could totally have this going on a list with “things going on” and be perfectly ok with it.

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Who They Are:
Adam Jensen is an award-winning recording artist, songwriter and producer from Boston, MA. From an 8-year-old classically trained pianist, to a 15-year-old playing his first gig on the piers in Boston, to a 25-year-old rocking out at Gillette Stadium with Bon Jovi, Jensen has always known music is his path to staying out of trouble.

His debut EP, “Head on a String” (released January 29, 2013) and his follow up EP “Behold The Man” (released December 3, 2013), both peaked at #7 on the iTunes singer/songwriter album chart, as independent self-releases.

Formerly signed to Toucan Cove Records (Universal) and known as “Mission Hill,” Jensen has made a name for himself with a commitment to his songwriting craft and relentless gigging which includes dates all over the world and opening for artists such as Kid Rock, Train, Tim Reynolds and many more.

Jensen is nominated for “2014 Producer of the Year” and was up for “2013 Songwriter of the Year” at the New England Music Awards, and previously received the LA Music Award for “Male Vocalist of the Year.”

The Band is:
Adam Jensen (vocals, guitar, piano, bass, keyboards)
Alex Knutsen (guitar)

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Just Another Traitor – Not The American Average (Asking Alexandria Cover)

So we are all square, I am not familiar with the Asking Alexandria version of this song. So I won’t be comparing the two works.

This song will wake you up in the morning. The intro kicks your ass right off the bat, I like that. There is so much going on in this track it’s hard to keep track of where I’m at in the review. There are some amazing screaming vocals that I would love to hear more of! The clean vocals are pretty decent to, though I think sometimes the guy is pushing himself a bit hard when he hits the high end of his register. I love how this song pulls influence from several genres. I catch a bit of punk, thrash, and death metal all in one song. There is even an absolutely beautiful moment of piano work with some amazing vocal work and harmonies. I did not see that coming at all! I love this down tempo moment, it’s perfect in the middle of all the musical chaos that is the bulk of the song.

Parts of this song remind me a lot of old Obituary songs my husband listens to. Especially in those moments with that deep growling vocal style. I also think I could list this with the heavier Slipknot because they both have that chaotic musical style down to an art form. All and all this is a song that I would like to have on my server. This may be one of the most bizarre songs that I’ve reviewed, but I also think it’s one of the most fun.

Who They Are:
A small band from the St. Louis Metropolitan Area.

The Band is:
Unclean Vocals: Mitchell Dee
Bass Guitar/Clean Vocals: Brandon Dixon
Lead Guitar: Dexter Greer
Rhythm Guitar: Dylan Gralewski
Drums: Jordan Baxter