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Cauterize & Crush Luther CD’s for Cheap

October 28, 2007 By Bryce Jacobson Leave a Comment

With the break up of Cauterize & Crush Luther, High4Records have a lot of CD’s to get rid of. They will be selling them for $5 a piece (plus $4 shipping & handling-North America, $6 international). That’s right, $5 for the Cauterize CD (Disguises) and $5 for the Crush Luther CD. If you order Disguises and want their acoustic CD (Unmasked) add $2 to the order.

To order, print out this order form and send certified check, cashier check, money order or good ol’ fashioned cash (at your own risk) to:

Darrin Pfeiffer
High 4 Records
171 E. Liberty St.
Suite 330
Toronto, On Canada
M6K 3P6

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Cauterize, Crush-Luther, High-4-Records

Cauterize – Disguises

June 20, 2007 By Chloe 11 Comments

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Artist: Cauterize
Album: Disguises
Label: High4Records
Purchase: Kill the 8
Release Date: June 12, 2007

Overall: 7.0
Music: 7.5
Lyrics: 7.0
Production: 7.0

This pop rock band just released it’s 3rd album, Disguises, on June 12th, 2007 to some very anxious fans. The album opens with “Love in The Attic” which begins with a steely drum/guitar solo. I rolled my eyes at the expectation of another average rock song, but was happily surprised when the vocals chimed in. Lead vocalist Jesse Smith’s smooth yet powerful voice was actually a perfect match for the song, giving it everything that it lacked. Had he added anymore emotion to his voice, the song would have been too overpowered with vocals and intstrumentals. The 2nd song “Closer”, however, strayed away from the preconceived “pop” genre, flashing a fuller rock sound, but straining his voice in the middle.

By the proceeding song “Don’t Stop Now”, Cauterize slowly gets back to their pop beginning and even has momentary acoustic vocals paired with melodic backings. Strangely, I enjoyed the next 2 songs, “Minor Key Symphony” and “Dare to Scream”, because they begin traveling towards a soft rock and consistent sound. Upon review of the album, it seemed to me that the band refused to stick with one genre in their songs and instead introduced a vast variety among the tracks.

This little skipping game continues throughout the rest of the CD, with an adequate amount of heavier songs splashed with the refreshing handful of mellow tunes. “Paper Wings” and “Porcelain” stand out on the album as being the most acoustic and slow of all the tracks, and render me quite favorable towards the difference in sound.

Someone had told me the Cauterize had been riding on the edge of pre-famosity for quite a while, yet they never managed to reach the upper level for some reason. After listening to the songs numerously, I realized why.

This band does not really have a distinguishable overall sound.

The fan pool is seemingly split when some adore the slow melodies and others love the heavier rock. As many times as I listened to the entire album, I did not feel anything emotionally, which I think is due to unoriginality in some of their songs. Don’t get me wrong you hardxcore Cauterize fans, some songs were extremely heartfelt, but for the most part I felt like I was listening to same old fluff. The few stand out tracks provided an interest hook for listeners, but the rest of the album overall seemed to reach no true depth. If they choose a concrete genre and apply it to all of their songs I am sure we would see them rise up through the ranks quicker. While they already have an unquestionably grand fan base, their potential should surely earn them more.

Track Listing:
1. Love In The Attic
2. Closer
3. Don’t Stop Now
4. Minor Key Symphony
5. Dare You To Scream
6. The Devil In Lace
7. Porcelain
8. Wake To The Sun
9. Slivers
10. Tremble
11. Miracles Or Medicine
12. Paper Wings

Filed Under: Album, Reviews Tagged With: Cauterize, disguises, high4records

Albums In Stores Tomorrow 6-12-07

June 11, 2007 By Bryce Jacobson Leave a Comment

Here are some albums hitting stores tomorrow.

Paramore – Riot!
An Angle – The Truth Is That You Are Alive
Cauterize – Disguise
Strung Out – Blackhawks Over Los Angeles
Fair To Midland – Fables From A Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times Is..
Queens Of The Stone Age – Era Vulgaris
Damnation A.D. – In This Life Or The Next
A Perfect Murder – War Of Agression

Filed Under: News Tagged With: A-Perfect-Murder, An-Angle, Cauterize, Damanation-A.D., Fair-To-Midland, Paramore, Queens-Of-The-Stone-Age, Strung-Out

Staff Recommendations June 10th 2007

June 10, 2007 By Bryce Jacobson Leave a Comment

Bryce Jacobson
Be sure to check out the new songs we posted from Cauterize here. Also be sure to pick up Paramore‘s new album, RIOT!, this Tuesday.

Adam Weidman
Check out You, Me, and Everyone We Know they make great music and their independently released debut Party for the Grown and Sexy is available now, expect much from them! Give The Sugi Tap a look as well. For those that don’t know it’s Max and Tony formally of the late 90’s rock sensation Eve 6. Have a great Sunday everybody!

Filed Under: News, Recommendations Tagged With: Cauterize, Paramore, The-Sugi-Tap, You Me And Everyone We Know

New Cauterize Song Streams

June 8, 2007 By Bryce Jacobson 1 Comment

We have the pleasure of bringing you several new song streams from Cauterize here. Be sure to check out the exclusive acoustic version of “Closer” as well as the other songs. The bands new album, Disguises, is due out this Tuesday June 12th.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Cauterize

Cauterize Update

June 1, 2007 By Bryce Jacobson Leave a Comment

Cauterize has some new songs available on their MySpace page. The band will release their new album, Disguises, on June 12th. Remember to pre-order the album here and get a your copy signed along with a free acoustic CD.

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Cauterize Set Release Date

April 24, 2007 By Bryce Jacobson Leave a Comment

Cauterize are set to release their new album, Disguises, on Darrin Pfeiffer’s (Goldfinger) label High 4 Records on Tuesday June 12th. As an added bonus there will be a special acoustic CD called “Unmasked” that will be available to the first 2000 people who buy the CD online at www.maplemusic.com. The first 500 of those 2000 “Unmasked” CD’s will be signed by the band. The band is set to release new music on their MySpace page in about 2 weeks.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Cauterize, High-4-Records

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