Tag Archives: metal

250 word album review: Elias Black – Reclamation

Posted on August 7, 2018 by VocalsOnTop

  Elias Black’s “Reclamation” is a muscley industrial rock album that keeps hooks in mind but still keeps things heavy. The vocals are clear and on top of a mix of guitars and a thumping rhythm section, the singing is … Continue reading →

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250 Word Local Album Review: Kilmaat – Architect of Human Failure

Posted on August 28, 2014 by VocalsOnTop

Do you know anyone who answers the question “What kind of music do you like?” with “Oh, all kinds”? We all do, and Kilmaat is not for that person. Heavy metal runs deep in the veins of Kilmaat’s first record … Continue reading →

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Concert Review: The Sword / Gypsyhawk at The Record Bar in Kansas City, MO 12/3/12

Posted on December 5, 2012 by VocalsOnTop

Neil Young once wrote in a note to Stephen Stills: “…funny how some things that start spontaneously end that way.” The evening that led to me attending The Sword show at The Record Bar in Kansas City on December 3rd … Continue reading →

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250 Word Album Review: Knot Afrayed – [WfnD]

Posted on November 5, 2012 by VocalsOnTop

Knot Afrayed is a St. Joseph, Missouri based metal band with a habit for flooding the local scene with hardcore live shows. The band’s first album [WfnD] has made its way around Kansas City and Omaha from their regular shows … Continue reading →

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