Underworld
Soundtrack
Roadrunner Records

A heavyweight line-up of groups and artists join to collaborate on the soundtrack to the motion picture Underworld.

Danny Lohner (NIN) was the main composer and producer of the album, containing collaborations between Maynard Keenan (Tool front man) and Danny Lohner in the form of new project Puscifier.

Other artists include Wes Borland (ex Limp Bizkit), Richard Patrick (Filter), David Bowie and Milla Jovovich.
A typically dark cult movie, with a dark cult movie soundtrack – moody, dramatic, hard and alternative.

Not one for the Norah Jones fans.
Ellen Rees

Singles
Suede
Sony Music

Bursting on to the UK music scene in 1992 at the height of the Britpop phenomenom, Suede left an indelible mark on the alternative music soundscape.

Their songs echoed the dreariness of London with its smacked up/ cracked up youth, forever longing for the love of the sun and someone to share it with.

This compilation of 21 singles spans 11 years and six albums, from the muscular sound of The Drowners to the spacious Attitude.

If you haven’t yet heard any of these songs, go out and get this album.
CPL Tony Luchterhand

Blue in the Face
DoubleDrive
Roadrunner Records

From the web page of DoubleDrive: “... it is refreshing to see a band break from the doldrums that bind their peers and revel in the pure redemptive power of rock’n’roll ...”
I thought the whole idea behind rock’n’roll was anything but redemption.

While competent musicians, they still could be one of any any number of bands that come in under the moniker of Indie Rock or whatever the record companies are marketing it as this year.

DoubleDrive is one of those bands where parts of some of their songs I can appreciate but never quite get to the point of saying, “DoubleDrive? Yeah, They redeem rock’n’roll.”
Gaelian Ditchburn

Self Destructive Pattern
Spineshank
Roadrunner Records

Spineshank’s drumming has a similarity to Fear Factory but with a blend of high-speed thrash and more of a groovy break-beat style than machine-like precision.

The first couple of tracks of Self Destructive Pattern have the thrash sound down pat but I was pleasantly surprised to find that they had a few more tricks up their sleeves.

This is a metal band not afraid to experiment and has a good mix of live instruments and electronic effects in their tracks. Strong, but not overpowering, distortion of guitars blends well with the rest of the band.
Gaelian Ditchburn