In Means of Life - Creation EP (2010)

Hailing from Long Island, New York, In Means Of Life is a 5 piece band growing rapidly throughout the hardcore and metal scene. Formally known as “Tomorrow Never Came”, the band is making a fresh start with a new name, and a solidified line up with loyal, hardworking guys. While being unable to tour full time due to highschool, the band is making the effort to play as many out of state shows as possible. With a solid fan base on Long Island, there is no doubt that In Means Of Life will soon become the next big thing.

Band: In Means of Life
Album: Creations
Genre: Hardcore/Metalcore
Country: Long Island, New York, United States
Year: 2010
Label: Last Resort Records

"Tracklist"

01. "Shapeless Sea"
02. "Visions"
03. "I, the Redeemer"
04. "Follow Your Kings"

CREATION ♪♫

Dark Tranquillity - We Are the Void (2010)

Band: Dark Tranquillity
Album: We Are the Void
Genre: Death Metal/Heavy Metal
Country: Gothenburg, Sweden
Year: 2010
Label; Century Media Records

"Tracklist"

01. "Shadow In Our Blood"
02. "Dream Oblivion"
03. "The Fatalist"
04. "In My Absence"
05. "The Grandest Accusation"
06. "At the Point of Ignition"
07. "Her Silent Language"
08. "Arkhangelsk"
09. "I Am the Void"
10. "Surface the Infinite"
11. "Iridium"

WE ARE THE VOID ♪♫

The Beatles - Rubber Soul (2009)

While the Beatles still largely stuck to love songs on Rubber Soul, the lyrics represented a quantum leap in terms of thoughtfulness, maturity, and complex ambiguities. Musically, too, it was a substantial leap forward, with intricate folk-rock arrangements that reflected the increasing influence of Dylan and the Byrds. The group and George Martin were also beginning to expand the conventional instrumental parameters of the rock group, using a sitar on "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)," Greek like guitar lines on "Michelle" and "Girl," fuzz bass on "Think for Yourself," and a piano made to sound like a harpsichord on the instrumental break of "In My Life." While John and Paul were beginning to carve separate songwriting identities at this point, the album is full of great tunes, from "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" and "Michelle" to "Girl," "I'm Looking Through You," "You Won't See Me," "Drive My Car," and "Nowhere Man" (the last of which was the first Beatle song to move beyond romantic themes entirely). George Harrison was also developing into a fine songwriter with his two contributions, "Think for Yourself" and the Byrds-ish "If I Needed Someone."

Band: The Beatles
Album: Rubber Soul
Genre: Rock & Roll/Classic Rock
Country: Liverpool, England
Original Data Release: Dec 3, 1965
Label: Capitol Records

"Tracklist"

01. "Drive My Car"
02. "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)"
03. "You Won't See Me"
04. "Nowhere Man"
05. "Think for Yourself"
06. "The Word"
07. "Michelle"
08. "What Goes On"
09. "Girl"
10. "I'm Looking Through You"
11. "In My Life"
12. "Wait"
13. "If I Needed Someone
14: "Run for Your Life"

Rubberl Soul ♪♫

The Beatles - Help! (2009)

Considering that Help! functions as the Beatles' fifth album and as the soundtrack to their second film, while filming, they continued to release non LP singles on a regular basis, it's not entirely surprising that it still has some of the weariness of Beatles for Sale. Again, they pad the album with covers, but the Bakersfield bounce of "Act Naturally" adds new flavor (along with an ideal showcase for Ringo amiable vocals) and "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" gives John an opportunity to flex his rock & roll muscle. George is writing again and if his two contributions don't touch Lennon and McCartney originals, they hold their own against much of their British pop peers. Since Lennon wrote a third more songs than McCartney, it's easy to forgive a pair of minor numbers ("It's Only Love," "Tell Me What You See"), especially since they're overshadowed by four great songs. His Dylan infatuation holds strong, particularly on the plaintive "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" and the title track, where the brash arrangement disguises Lennon desperation. Driven by an indelible 12 string guitar, "Ticket to Ride" is another masterpiece and "You're Going to Lose That Girl" is the kind of song McCartney effortlessly tosses off, which he does with the jaunty "The Night Before" and "Another Girl," two very fine tunes that simply update his melodic signature. He did much better with "I've Just Seen a Face," an irresistible folk-rock gem, and "Yesterday," a simple, beautiful ballad whose arrangement, an acoustic guitar supported by a string quartet, and composition suggested much more sophisticated and adventurous musical territory, which the group immediately began exploring with Rubber Soul.

Band: The Beatles
Album: Help!
Genre: Rock & Roll/Classic Rock
Country: Liverpool, England
Original Release Date: Aug 6, 1965
Label: Capitol Records

"Tracklist"

01. "Help!"
02. "The Night Before"
03. "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away"
04. "I Need You"
05. "Another Girl"
06. "You're Going to Lose That Girl"
07. "Ticket to Ride"
08. "Act Naturally"
09. "It's Only Love"
10. "You Like Me Too Much"
11. "Tell Me What You See"
12. "I've Just Seen a Face"
13. "Yesterday"
14. "Dizzy Miss Lizzy"

Help! ♪♫

Greeley Estates - No Rain, No Rainbow (2010)

Band: Greeley Estates
Album: No Rain, No Rainbow
Genre: Screamo/Post-Hardcore/Alternative
Country: Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Year: 2010
Label: Tragic Hero Records

"Tracklist"

01. "Seven Hours"
02. "I Shot the Maid"
03. "Loyal.Com"
04. "Frieds Are Friends For Never"
05. "They Won't Stay Dead"
06. "Jealousy Breeds Killing Sprees"
07. "Lying Through Your Teeth Doesn't Count As Flossing"
08. "Swim For Your Lives"
09. "You'll Never Leave Vegas Alive"
10. "Wolves Make Great Actors"
11. "The Offer"

NO RAIN, NO RAINBOW ♪♫

Alesana - The Emptiness (2010)

Band: Alesana
Album: The Emptiness
Genre: Screamo/Post-Hardcore/Alternative
Country: Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Year: 2010
Label: Fearless Records

"Tracklist"

01. "Curse of the Virgin Canvas"
02. "The Artist"
03. "A Lunatic’s Lament"
04. "The Murderer"
05. "Hymn for the Shameless"
06. "The Thespian"
07. "Heavy Hangs the Albatross"
08. "The Lover"
09. "In Her Tomb By the Sounding Sea"
10. "To Be Scared By An Owl"
11. "Annabel"

The Emptiness ♪♫

Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of AC/DC (2008)

Amazingly enough, AC/DC songs actually do make very pretty lullabies when done up on Mellotron and bells with all the rough edges soothed away, but there's something decidedly sinister about sending one's child to sleep listening to "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" or "Highway to Hell," no matter how lovely they might sound after being put through the sanitizing blender. AC/DC proudly proclaimed that "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution." These versions, so perversely sweet, just might be.

Band: Various Artists
Album: Rockabye Baby!: Lullaby Renditions of AC/DC
Genre: Child/Lullabie
Country: United States
Release Date: Mar 4, 2008
Label: Baby Rock Records

"Tracklist"

01. "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
02. "Highway to Hell"
03. "Who Made Who"
04. "You Shook Me All Night Long"
05. "Back in Black"
06. "Thunderstruck"
07. "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Want to Rock 'N' Roll)"
08. "Hells Bells"
09. "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)"
10. "Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution"

Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of AC/DC ♪♫

Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Coldplay (2006)

Band: Various Artists
Album: Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Coldplay
Genre: Child/Lullabie
Country: United States
Release Date: Aug 29, 2006
Label: Baby Rock Records

"Tracklist"

01. "In My Place"
02. "Clocks"
03. "Yellow"
04. "The Scientist"
05. "Don't Panic"
06. "Trouble"
07. "God Put a Smile Upon Your Face"
08. "Daylight"
09. "Politik"
10. "Everything's Not Lost"

Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Coldplay ♪♫

Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of The Beatles (2007)

Band: Various Artists
Album: Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of The Beatles
Genre: Child/Lullabie
Country: United States
Release Date: Jan 2, 2007
Label: Baby Rock Records

"Tracklist"

01. "Yesterday"
02. "Across the Universe"
03. "Michelle"
04. "Strawberry Fields Forever"
05. "I'm Only Sleeping"
06. "Hey Jude"
07. "Something"
08. "Yellow Submarine"
09. "Here There and Everywhere"
10. "Here Comes the Sun"
11. "And I Love Her"
12. "If I Fell"

Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of The Beatles ♪♫

Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of No Doubt (2007)

The Rockabye Baby series of CD's takes the songs of popular artists across all genres and rearranges the tunes as lullabies. Keyboard approximations of celeste, vibraphone, chimes and other suitably dreamy instruments replace the original instrumentation, lending each song a music box-like quality. The atmosphere is light, ethereal and sleepy, never rising above background music levels, perfectly in keeping with the goal of these discs. The No Doubt edition includes versions of "Don't Speak," "New" and "Suspension Without Suspense."

Band: Various Artists
Album: Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of No Doubt
Genre: Child/Lullabie
Country: United States
Release Date: Jan 23, 2007
Label: Baby Rock Records

"Tracklist"

01. "Hey Baby" [Instrumental]
02. "Simple Kind of Life" [Instrumental]
03. "Don't Speak" [Instrumental]
04. "Running" [Instrumental]
05. "Sunday Morning" [Instrumental]
06. "New" [Instrumental]
07. "Magic's in the Make Up" [Instrumental]
08. "Underneath It All" [Instrumental]
09. "Suspension Without Suspense" [Instrumental]
10. "Too Late" [Instrumental]
11. "Rock Steady" [Instrumental]

Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of No Doubt ♪♫

Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Smashing Pumpkins (2007)

Band: Various Artists
Album: Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Smashing Pumpkins
Genre: Child/Lullabie
Country: United States
Release Date: Feb 20, 2007
Label: Baby Rock Records

"Tracklist"

01. "Today"
02. "Tonight, Tonight"
03. "Cherub Rock"
04. "Galapogos"
05. "1979"
06. "Disarm"
07. "Blank Page"
08. "Try, Try, Try"
09. "Soma"
10. "By Starlight"
11. "Farewell and Goodnight"

Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Smashing Pumpkins ♪♫

Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Queens of the Stone Age (2006)

Band: Various Artists
Album: Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Queens of the Stone Age
Genre: Child/Lullabie
Country: United States
Release Date: Nov 21, 2006
Label: Baby Rock Records

"Tracklist"

01. "This Lullaby"
02. "Avon"
03. "Better Living Through Chemistry"
04. "The Sky Is Fallin'"
05. "In the Fade"
06. "Someone's in the Wolf"
07. "You Can't Quit Me Baby"
08. "Song for the Deaf"
09. "Mosquito Song"
10. "Long Slow Goodbye"
11. "I Think I Lost My Headache"

Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Queens of the Stone Age ♪♫

Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Led Zeppelin (2006)

Each release in the Rockabye Baby! series takes the best known songs of a particular artist and places them in a lullaby processor that involves chimes, bells, and vibraphones, renditions that are slightly more involved than the music that comes out of the average baby mobile. Whether the original versions are heavy and aggressive or light and subdued, these lullaby versions are uniformly appropriate for their purpose. And, in some cases, they even happen to tease out an unlikely amount of melodicism not apparent in the originals. The Led Zeppelin volume features versions of "Over the Hills and Far Away," "Going to California," "Dazed and Confused," "Kashmir," "Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You," and "Thank You."

Band: Various Artists
Album: Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Led Zeppelin
Genre: Child/Lullabie
Country: United States
Release Date: Oct 31, 2006
Label: Baby Rock Records

"Tracklist"

01. "Stairway to Heaven"
02. "Over the Hills and Far Away"
03. "Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You"
04. "Thank You"
05. "D'Yer Mak'er"
06. "Ten Years Gone"
07. "Kashmir"
08. "Dazed and Confused"
09. "Going to California"
10. "No Quarter"
11. "The Rain Song"

Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Led Zeppelin ♪♫

Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Nirvana (2006)

Band: Various Artists
Album: Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Nirvana
Genre: Child/Lullabie
Country: United States
Release Date: Oct 10, 2006
Label: Baby Rock

"Tracklist"

01. "In Bloom"
02. "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
03. "Lithium"
04. "Something in the Way"
05. "About a Girl"
06. "On a Plain"
07. "Heart Shaped Box"
08. "All Apologies"
09. "Serve the Servants"
10. "Come as You Are"

Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Nirvana ♪♫

Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Metallica (2006)

Apologies for not updating these days, but this last week was full of pleasant and very good news, among the most outstanding is the birth of my first nephew, a situation which catch my attention completely, and with that event, I found the perfect reason to publish these excellent albums pooling major issues as the legacy left by these bands and are reflected in lullabies, if you're so fond of music as I am will understand that I speak, because my idea is to connect this beautiful baby into good music and leave a legacy, the first thing he hear is the best of the best, may be Right, may be Wrong, but the only thing that interests me is so grow up happy, and if I collaborated on it, much better, I can only say more than welcome to this family I love you Frank!

Band: Various Artists
Album: Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Metallica
Genre: Child/Lullabie
Country: United States
Release Date: Aug 29, 2006
Label: Baby Rock Records

"Tracklist"

01. "One"
02. "Wherever I May Roam"
03. "Enter Sandman"
04. "Fade to Black"
05. "Nothing Else Matters"
06. "Battery"
07. "The Unforgiven"
08. "Master of Puppets"
09. "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"
10. "(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth"
11. "...And Justice for All"

Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Metallica ♪♫

The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night (2009)

A Hard Day's Night was the first Beatles album of all original material, and the first to feature George Harrison playing his Rickenbacker electric 12 string guitar (on the opening chord of "A Hard Day's Night," for instance). The distinctive sound of the 12 string inspired countless guitarists including Roger McGuinn and David Crosby of the Byrds. The film from which these songs hail remains a classic combination of happy 60's naiveté and nascent hipster wit. Many of the most important rock bands to emerge in the latter half of the 60's came into being because of A Hard Day's Night's irresistible vibrancy. The tunes flow like the finest red wine, as the title track leads to the glorious harmonica of "I Should Have Known Better" and the powerfully poignant "If I Fell."

Band: The Beatles
Album: A Hard Day´s Night
Genre: Rock Classic/Rock & Roll
Country: Liverpool, England
Original Date Release: Jul 10, 1964
Label: Capitol/Apple Records

"Tracklist"

01. "A Hard Day's Night [from the Film "A Hard Day's Night"]"
02. "I Should Have Known Better [from the Film "A Hard Day's Night"]"
03. "If I Fell [from the Film "A Hard Day's Night"]"
04. "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You [from the Film "A Hard Day's Night"]"
05. "And I Love Her [from the Film "A Hard Day's Night"]"
06. "Tell Me Why [from the Film "A Hard Day's Night"]"
07. "Can't Buy Me Love [from the Film "A Hard Day's Night"]"
08. "Any Time at All"
09. "I'll Cry Instead"
10. "Things We Said Today"
11. "When I Get Home"
12. "You Can't Do That"
13. "I'll Be Back"

A Hard Day´s Night ♪♫

In Flames - Clayman (2000)

The production value on Clayman is instantly apparent; the album initial sounds jump right out and pull the listener in, conveying a power and excitement that lasts the duration of the disc. The songs on Clayman are what ultimately sell In Flames, though. With some of their best writing yet, they continue to tighten up a sound that could please fans of everyone from Queensrÿche to Arch Enemy to maybe even Satyricon. With their blend of speed, melody, and pensive aggression, In Flames is indeed hard to pin down. Clayman at its core, though, is invigorating, well executed metal that, dare it be said, is a fun listen; this probably isn't far from what the band intends.

Band: In Flames
Album: Clayman
Genre: Death Metal/Melodic/Progressive
Country: Gothenburg, Sweden
Release Date: Jul 25, 2000
Label: Nuclear Blast Records

"Tracklist"

01. "Bullet Ride"
02. "Pinball Map"
03. "Only for the Weak"
04. "...As the Future Repeats Today"
05. "Square Nothing"
06. "Clay Man"
07. "Satellites and Astronauts"
08. "Brush the Dust Away"
09. "Swim"
10. "Suburban Me"
11. "Another Day in Quicksand"

Clayman ♪♫

In Flames - Whoracle (1997)

A master of progressive death metal or the "Gothenberg sound" practiced by many a Swedish band, In Flames delivers one of its best efforts with 1997 "Whoracle". One extremely heavy number after another flows continuously from this record track list, including standouts like the mind bending "Gyroscope" and "Morphing Into Primal," just two of the original and extremely well executed songs offered on this release. Indeed, some tracks are much better than others on Whoracle. Softer numbers like "Jester Script Transfigured," with its half acoustic Metallica ballad vibe, could probably have been left off this otherwise powerful recording. There are also some rather unnecessary vocal histrionics, most notably on "Worlds Within the Margin," but this kind of overcooked "singing" really comes with the death metal territory. None of these sour notes manages to damage Whoracle, and the record has ultimately become accepted in the highly factional underground metal community as an important release not only for In Flames, but for the entire melodic death metal movement.

Band: In Flames
Album: Whoracle
Genre: Death Metal/Melodic/Progressive
Country: Gothenburg, Sweden
Release Date: Nov 18, 1997
Label: Nuclear Blast Records

"Tracklist"

01. "Jotun"
02. "Food for the Gods"
03. "Gyroscope"
04. "Dialogue With the Stars"
05. "The Hive"
06. "Jester Script Transfigured"
07. "Morphing Into Primal"
08. "Worlds Within the Margin"
09. "Episode 666"
10. "Everything Counts"
11. "Whoracle"

Whoracle ♪♫

In Flames

After leaving Ceremonial Oath to form In Flames, founding member and guitarist Jesper Strömblad saw this project as a way of expressing his songwriting creativity rather than being stuck in the background. With the added influences of Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath, along with his own touch of aggressive metal that overwhelmed his home country of Sweden, Wrong Again Records took notice and released In Flames 1993 debut, Lunar Strain. In the tradition of many other Swedish metal acts, In Flames also had a revolving lineup that changed year after year, not that this was going to stop them from releasing their next album, Subterranean (1994), before signing to Nuclear Blast Records in 1996.

After putting out The Jester Race album later that year, followed by 1997 Whoracle, In Flames lineup was finally settled with Björn Gelotte (drums), Anders Fridén (vocals), Peter Iwers (bass), and Daniel Svensson (drums) in addition to Strömblad. To celebrate, the band released its sixth album, Colony, in 1999. Clayman followed in the same vein the next year, and the band even managed to keep the same lineup for this release. The live Tokyo Showdown was released to promote their tour in 2001. Reroute to Remain arrived in 2002, followed by Soundtrack to Your Escape in 2004 and Come Clarity in 2006.

Lunar Strain

Band: In Flames
Album: Lunar Strain [Bonus Tracks]
Genre: Death Metal/Melodic/Progressive
Country: Gothenburg, Sweden
Release Date: 1994
Label: Regain Records

"Tracklist"

01. "Behind Space"
02. "Lunar Strain"
03. "Starforsaken"
04. "Dreamscape"
05. "Everlost, Pt. 1"
06. "Everlost, Pt. 2"
07. "Hårgalåten"
08. "In Flames"
09. "Upon an Oaken Throne"
10. "Clad in Shadows"
11. "In Flames [1993 Promo Version][Demo Version]"
12. "Upon an Oaken Throne [1993 Promo Version][Demo Version]"
13. "Acoustic Piece [#][from Promo 1993]"
14. "Clad in Shadows [1993 Promo Version][Demo Version]"

Lunar Strain [Bonus Tracks] ♪♫

Ungrace - Hostile Revival (2010)

Band: Ungrace
Album: Hostile Revival
Genre: Deathcore/Groove Metal/Industrial Metal
Country: Ukraine
Year: 2010
Label: DFMO

"Tracklist"

01. "Before the End"
02. "Humanity Dethroned"
03. "Insane & Paranoid"
04. "Rampant Disease"
05. "It's Hostile"
06. "Waiting"
07. "Make Me!"
08. "Rape This Night"
09. "Zero Logic"
10. "After the End"

HOSTILE REVIVAL ♪♫