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Songs That Denounce the Fake [Photo Credits: Atlantic, Barong Family, Bighit Entertainment, Cash Money, Interscope, Parkwood, Prospect Park, RCA, Virgin, We Are: The Guard]

13 Songs That Denounce the Fake | Playlist

BTS, Drake, and Five Finger Death Punch are among many artists “denouncing the fake” on the colorfully-titled playlist “13 Songs That Denounce the Fake.”

By the musical hype, 8 yearsJune 7, 2018 ago

Alice in Chains, The One You Know [Photo Credit: BMG Rights Management]

Alice in Chains, ‘The One You Know’ | Track Review

Iconic grunge/hard-rock band Alice in Chains makes an impressive comeback after a five-year hiatus with a menacing, rocking new single, “The One You Know.”

By the musical hype, 8 yearsMay 11, 2018 ago

Breaking Benjamin, Ember [Photo Credit: Hollywood]

Breaking Benjamin, Feed the Wolf | Track Review 🎵

Pennsylvanian hard rockers Breaking Benjamin return with some bite on the carnivorous “Feed the Wolf,” a promo single for their sixth studio album, ‘Ember.’

By the musical hype, 8 yearsFebruary 12, 2018 ago

Foo Fighters, Concrete and Gold © RCA

Foo Fighters, Concrete and Gold | Album Review 💿

Foo Fighters bring the cool, the heat, and some musical diversity on their intriguing album following a three-year hiatus, ‘Concrete and Gold.’

By the musical hype, 8 yearsSeptember 18, 2017 ago

Highly Suspect, The Boy Who Died Wolf [📷: 300]

Highly Suspect, The Boy Who Died Wolf | Album Review

Grammy-nominated rock band Highly Suspect remains edgy and unapologetic on their highly-anticipated sophomore album, ‘The Boy Who Died Wolf.’

By the musical hype, 9 yearsNovember 24, 2016 ago

Godsmack, 1000hp © Republic

Godsmack Delivers Solid, If Unexceptional Effort On ‘1000hp’

Veteran metal band Godsmack delivers a solid, if unexceptional effort with its latest album, ‘1000hp’. Good, ‘1000hp’ doesn’t qualify as great.

By the musical hype, 11 yearsAugust 11, 2014 ago

Black Sabbath, 13 © Republic

Black Sabbath, 13 | Album Review

’13,’ the comeback album by iconic metal band Black Sabbath, stands extremely tall. It’s pessimistic, atheistic, and Mephistophelean. Rock on.

By brent80, 13 yearsJune 17, 2013 ago

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