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		<title>The Incident (pt.1) &#8211; Porcupine Tree &#8211; The Vinrock Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With their usual penchant for creating absolutely wonderful sound-scapes coupled with thought provoking and emotionally driven lyrical themes, Porcupine Tree has created a near-masterpiece with their 2009 double CD release “The Incident”  This review covers part one of that album.
Musically, “The Incident” is a tightly connected concept album that effortlessly and seamlessly flows throughout [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://metal-blogs.com/vinrock666/2010/07/23/the-incident-pt-1-porcupine-tree-the-vinrock-review/</link>
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		<title>Nine &#8211; original motion picture soundtrack &#8211; The Vinrock Review (very special edition)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 1982 Tony award winning musical “Nine” was reincarnated as a film in 2009 of the same name.  Sadly, the soundtrack to that motion picture not only failed to reach the standard set by the original cast recording, but has sunk this one proud work to a most abominable level.
Perhaps the only aspect of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://metal-blogs.com/vinrock666/2010/07/22/nine-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-the-vinrock-review-very-special-edition/</link>
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		<title>Slaves Of The World &#8211; Old Man&#8217;s Child &#8211; The Vinrock Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Old Man’s Child, the side/solo project of Dimmu Borgir’s Galder, has really come up big on the creative end with their 2009 LP release “Slaves Of The World”.  Under a template of contemporary black metal, the beauty of this album comes from Galder’s daring insistence on including a myriad of other metal styles to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://metal-blogs.com/vinrock666/2010/07/21/slaves-of-the-world-old-mans-child-the-vinrock-review/</link>
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		<title>Bloodstained Endurance &#8211; Trail Of Tears &#8211; The Vinrock Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Although the overall sound of Bloodstained Endurance is an absolute pleasure to listen to, it is the songs themselves that make the 2009 release by symphonic/gothic metal band Trail of Tears an unsatisfying effort.  Both in songwriting and band direction, there is a sense that variation is placed for variation sake, rather than because [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://metal-blogs.com/vinrock666/2010/05/07/bloodstained-endurance-trail-of-tears-the-vinrock-review/</link>
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		<title>Endgame &#8211; Megadeth &#8211; The Vinrock Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It isnt always a guarantee when a great band comes out with an album that its going to be spectacular.  In the case of thrash metal giant Megadeths 2009 release Endgame it can make good on that promise.  With three new members backing up lead guitarist/vocalist/band leader Dave Mustaine on this project, the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://metal-blogs.com/vinrock666/2010/05/06/endgame-megadeth-the-vinrock-review/</link>
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		<title>Gods Of Vermin &#8211; Sons Of Seasons &#8211; The Vinrock Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes a band super loaded with talent coupled with some notable contributions from well established artists will fail to make a connection with an audience by producing a self centered and egotistical album.  The 2009 CD release Gods of Vermin by symphonic/progressive metal band Sons of Seasons is a classic illustration of this point.
Talent-wise, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://metal-blogs.com/vinrock666/2010/03/25/gods-of-vermin-sons-of-seasons-the-vinrock-review/</link>
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		<title>The Classical Conspiracy (pt.2 &#8211; Epica Set) &#8211; Epica &#8211; The Vinrock Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In 2009, Epica released a 2 CD live album called The Classical Conspiracy. Part Two of this review covers the second CD.
The second CD from Epicas 2009 live album The Classical Conspiracy is aptly subtitled The Epica Set because all of the songs are from past Epica albums.  Beyond the compositional and technical brilliance [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://metal-blogs.com/vinrock666/2010/03/25/the-classical-conspiracy-pt-2-epica-set-epica-the-vinrock-review/</link>
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		<title>Splinters of Life &#8211; Flashback of Anger &#8211; The Vinrock Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Although Flashback of Anger clearly possess some remarkably skilled playing attributes from a wide assembly of talent, their 2009 effort Splinters of Life mainly suffers from a conflicted sense of direction on the production side, with a small catch-22 situation by arguably the bands greatest member, lead singer and keyboardist Alessio Gori.
There are two keyboardists [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://metal-blogs.com/vinrock666/2010/03/23/splinters-of-life-flashback-of-anger-the-vinrock-review/</link>
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		<title>Black Clouds &amp; Silver Linings (pt.3) &#8211; Dream Theater &#8211; The Vinrock Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dream Theaters Black Clouds &#38; Silver Linings is comprised of three CDs. This review covers CD number three.
The beauty, magic, and artistry of any songs music can sometimes be unfairly overshadowed by the lead singers natural foreground position.  Of course, the more there is to any song, the less individualized attention is given to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://metal-blogs.com/vinrock666/2010/03/20/black-clouds-silver-linings-pt-3-dream-theater-the-vinrock-review/</link>
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		<title>Sad Day On Planet Earth &#8211; Lillian Axe &#8211; The Vinrock Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By expanding the scope of their sound to cover many kinds of rock and metal templates, Lillian Axe has come up big with a very entertaining group of smartly written songs on their 2009 release Sad Day on Planet Earth.
For sure, there is a certain playfulness that can be sensed when taking in some of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://metal-blogs.com/vinrock666/2010/03/19/sad-day-on-planet-earth-lillian-axe-the-vinrock-review/</link>
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