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Electric Frankenstein, Annie's Grave (Victory
Records): Some proclaim "rock is dead." Others counter that the
rock, especially of the hard kind, is smoldering underground, where
it's under constant reinvention you just gotta know where to
dig. My suggestion? Exhume Annie's Grave, 'cause it's a
keeper. Preserving hard rock's pledge to everything "evil," the NY/NJ
five-piece shout about drugs, hate and death with punk's energy and
metal's malice. Jaded guitar solos scream alongside snarling vocals
throughout, while powerful hooks and catchy-yet-gritty melodies take
you back to live shows so compelling they make "I'm so into this"
head-banging inevitable. And with their homage to early punk a
version of the Dead Boys' "Third Generation Nation" Electric
Frankenstein prove that not only is great rock not forgotten, it's
also not dead. Jenny Tatone
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