Official Release List
• USA Releases • Copies listed are for the entire country
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the album’s 59-minute runtime.
“Technology,” the title track, “Limitless”
and “Stand Your Ground” contains the
most infectious choruses of the bunch,
while the fretboard work of Kim Olesen,
Markus Sigfridsson and Matt Hodsdon is
top notch. The album’s sound is further
enhanced by pristine production from
King and Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Evergrey,
Epica). For fans of Anubis Gate, Pagan’s
Mind, Queensrÿche and Dream Theater,
ReProgram is a prog-heads dream come
true.
– Kelley Simms
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THE BUDOS BAND
V
(Daptone)
With occasional exceptions like “The
Enchanter,” the Budos Band have long
shed the earlier influence of classic
Ethiopian jazz that put them on the map.
These days, the reimagined instrumental
rockers reside in the Twilight Zone
between Black Sabbath and James Brown’s
evil twin. When Dracula, the Werewolf,
and Frankenstein throw their next monster
mash at Horrible Hall, the Mummy is sure
to drop the needle on V. The band’s fifth
long-player gets off to an electrifying start,
as Tommy “TNT” Brenneck lashes into
“Old Engine Oil” with an urgent riff that’s
step-cousin to Led Zeppelin’s “Whole
Lotta Love.” Brian Profilio’s thundering
toms propel the unison riff-driven “Spider
Web, Pt. 1,” joined by the twisted skronk of
Jared Tankel’s baritone saxophone.
Apparently, “Spider Web, Pt. 2” was too
dangerous for human consumption
because it’s absent among the rest of the
frightening funk. Daniel Foder summons
heavy weather during “Maelstrom.” His
nimble bass also anchors the dire funk of
“Ghost Talk,” paving the way for Mike
Deller’s spooky, spaced-out analog key-
boards. Tankel’s sax and the trumpets of
Andrew Greene and Dave Guy intertwine
as a single, grim voice with tribal fury
throughout the album. Soaring trumpet
streaks above Brenneck’s surging,
stressed-out soul riff on “Arcane
Rambler.” Brenneck nods to Link Wray
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