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Review of "Gravesland" by Incognito Theory Rage Breed Records Global International UK Written by Annie Schlottman May 20, 2022   New Jersey-based rock band Incognito Theory recently released a new single and video, “ Gravesland ”. The song will be on the band’s upcoming album,  The Brotherhood,  which will drop in September.    “Gravesland” is a very powerful song, with an overall theme of the certainty of death and mortality that makes you stop and wonder about what the future holds. Incognito Theory is named after founder/lead singer/lyricist David Incognito. The rest of the band includes:    Steve Bloodgood (lead guitar/backing vocals); Jay Brachman (bass/backing vocals); and John Mosco (drums/backing vocals).    Incognito Theory has been with Rage Breed Records Global International UK for almost two years.    The band self-describes itself as “top shelf whiskey-grooving rock and roll”, and is a crossover hard rock southern groove metal band. Ms. Pepper Gomez, founder of t

  Traverse The Abyss Smiling In The Suffering EP Review Written By Dan Nazar and Annie Schlottman Edited By Annie Schlottman June 17th, 2022 Traverse The Abyss, a metal band from Scranton, Pennsylvania, recently released a new EP titled  Smiling In The Suffering .   It’s a heavy-hitting EP with varied musical styles and incorporates themes such as “haters” and fake people, death and mortality, and emotional and mental health issues. This is a unique and interesting EP and we definitely recommend giving it a listen.  Formed in 2016, the current lineup of Traverse The Abyss includes:    Eric Abyss (vocals); “Iron” Mike White (lead guitar); David Wilczewski (drums); and Jamie Macheska (guitar).  The band’s song-writing starts primarily with “Iron” Mike White pitching different guitar riffs out. Drums are then added, followed by rhythm guitar.    Lastly, lyrics are finalized to the vocal layout.    The majority of the lyrics are written by Eric Abyss.  There are five songs on the  Smiling

Review of "Big Trouble" by Wild Fire Written by Annie Schlottman June 18, 2022 Wild Fire, a hard rock band based out of Biloxi, Mississippi, recently released a new single called " Big Trouble ". It's an upbeat, high-energy rocker that encourages listeners to just be themselves no matter how off the wall and "crazy" they are. The band includes Zack Sawyer (vocals); Kevin Bronner (guitar); Garrett Warman (guitar); Landon Alexander (bass); and Cameron Alidor (drums). This lineup is relatively new, because all of the previous band members other than Sawyer quit during the pandemic. The description on Wild Fire's Instagram page, "Rock band of misfits. Mischief ensues.", definitely makes you want to check out the band and their music. Due to the lineup changes, Sawyer wrote all lyrics and music for "Big Trouble". It's a fast-paced tune with catchy guitar riffs combined with hard-pounding drums. Sawyer has a great vocal rang