If you’re looking to escape the stresses of life, this is a good place to start. The harmonies are always consonant, the guitars always sound pleasing, and the songwriting is fluid and consistent. The only thing that really bumps this down from a 4.5 to a 4 for me is the lack of creativity. They don’t go out of their way to make their own unique sound. When you get down it, though, that really doesn’t matter.

Red Fang - “Red Fang” released March 31, 2009 by Sargent House Bloodthirsty young groove rockers explode from the Portland, Oregon underground with their debut album.  It’s slopping over with almost more riff-heavy crunch than you can handle, but they ably balance inventive harmonies with the unbridled revelry. They mean Big Business. They proudly wield The Sword (and other weapons, too … check out the hilarious video for “Prehistoric Dog”). They’re here to Clutch your underwear, give you all Melvins, and Torche the town. Whatever, that’s enough…just listen to it. From the initial blasting three-part combination of tracks to the downtempo dirge of 4 and [...read more]