Forrest Gaddis
Writer - Album and Show Reviews
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Dying Scene Show Review: Senses Fail / Saves The Day / Narrow Head (House of Blues Anaheim, CA 12/6/2024)
Warning: Old Man Yells at Cloud. Senses Fail and Saves the Day brought their “New Jersey Vs the World” tour to a sold-out crowd at the Anaheim House of Blues. With Senses Fail being one of my wife’s favorite bands and this show being close to her birthday, we went. I was not excited for […]
Dying Scene Album Review – Rad Skulls – “Demo”
Hailing from Rockford, Illinois and Madison, Wisconsin, The Rad Skulls have thrown down a gauntlet of a demo that has some of the catchiest songs I’ve heard this year. The hallmarks of melodic hardcore bands are alive and well on the four tracks presented to us. Let’s dig in. Opening track “Stories” jumps back and […]
Dying Scene Album Review: Mundane – “Ultra Sound”
Gothenburg, Sweden’s Mundane formed as a side project in 2018 and eventually became the main focus of members Hannes Wijk, Felix Grennard, Linus Bech, and Melker Lilja. While releasing songs here and there since that time, this full-length debut is the fruits of their labor. Melding their influences of bands like Weezer and the Pixies […]