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Column: How seaweed could save the ocean from climate change

Cole Space | April 30

The late 1700s welcomed the Industrial Revolution, and while no one can undermine the importance of this cultural shift within every economic sector, it also planted the toxic seeds of humanity’s death. The enormous increase of production due to coal powered machines in the late 19th century, also enormously increased the amount of greenhouse gasses being released into the atmosphere. Forward thinkers within the late 1800s started to notice, and document, changes seen within the climate, but it wasn’t until the 1950s that scientists saw an unusual increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Fast forward to today, an even a blind jester can see the effects of climate change. From the icecaps melting, to droughts intensifying, these events are new and undeniably caused by our own avarice of production resulting in pollution.

Music

Concert Review: George Thorogood tours ABA, electrifies audience

Cole Space | April 6

For the last 45 years, George Thorogood and the Destroyers have brought their unique blend of blues and rock to concert halls across America. Last Friday night was no exception, the band packed Route 66 from the front to the back with eager fans ready to hang onto every note. The murmur of the growing crowd became louder as the clock approached 8 p.m., with anticipation hanging in the air. As the lights dimmed the murmur exploded into a raucous applause as each member of the band took the stage. Jeff Simon took his seat behind the drums, as bassist Bill Blough, guitarist Jim Suhler and saxophonist Buddy Leach spread out across the stage. George Thorogood took his place as the center piece, the spotlight gleaming down on him as the first song began.

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Lee McKinney’s never-ending explosion of melody

Cole Space | April 4

Stepping aside from his main group Born of Osiris, Lee McKinney decided to change his sound and approach music from a new perspective won his debut album, Blending elements from jazz into his unique sound of melodic deathcore guitar, McKinney shows he can do more on his signature Keisel than mindless shredding and carpal-tunnel inducing triplets. The album begins with “A Clock Without a Craftsman," McKinney shows that he is a master of melodic guitar as the lead riff washes over the listener, the deep rhythm adding to the depth of the song. One of the new, experimental sounds of the album follows the intro. Smooth saxophone plays alongside the drums, leading to a build with the rhythm guitar that transitions back to the clean, melodic riff that kicked the song off. Second on the album is “Amanuensis," which means artistic assistant. Bass begins the groove, with the signature guitar fading in over the drums, a slow, uplifting riff that McKinney harmonizes with. The speed changes throughout the song, moving from quick riffs to slower, more emotional guitar solos and back again.

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The harrowing true events that inspired Whitechapel’s "The Valley"

Cole Space | March 31

Phil Bozeman, lead vocalist for Whitechapel, has always been honest about his tragic childhood and how it has influenced his lyrics. The Valley separates itself from the rest of Whitechapel’s discography as it is a direct window to what Bozeman went through. The bottled-up pain and suffering that he had to endure as a child finally being released through music, Bozeman’s vocal performance incredibly emotional and absolutely chilling. “When a Demon Defiles a Witch” begins the journey through Bozeman’s childhood. As one of the singles released before the full album was dropped, this song has an accompanying music video. The video has incredibly graphic imagery to stand as the backdrop for the depression lyrics, leaving nothing to the imagination. The song itself is a mix of brutality and beauty, starting punishing guitar and heavy drums before flipping the song on its head and slowing down. Bozeman shows that he is capable of both demonic gutturals and mesmerizing clean vocals.

Music

Local band Polyhedra drops self-titled EP

Cole Space | March 18

From right here in Albuquerque comes Polyhedra, a melodic death-core band who released a self-titled EP in the beginning of March. The five-track album explores a plethora of sounds, testing the dichotomy between the ordered chaos of metal and the peacefulness of guitar ballads. Each song is a journey within itself, moving from fast paced blast beats and technical progressions, to slower melodic fills and hypnotic guitar riffs. The album begins with the song “Infernus Machina," the instruments featured in the song progressively building throughout the intro. Clean guitar melts with the drums, moving into distortion before quickly transitioning into structured disorder by introducing the varying tones of screaming vocals. The guitar and drums are in sync with one another, no matter the change in tempo, a testament to the chemistry of the band.

Column: How seaweed could save the ocean from climate change

Concert Review: George Thorogood tours ABA, electrifies audience

Lee McKinney’s never-ending explosion of melody

The harrowing true events that inspired Whitechapel’s "The Valley"

Local band Polyhedra drops self-titled EP

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