Supremascene | Courage, Man, and Steady On

Supremascene
Courage, Man, and Steady On
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The year 2007 saw another kickass Supremascene album, a follow-up to the previous year's Iron Coast. This Richardson supergroup quartet, culled together from bands as diverse as Philucifer (lead guitarist and singer Dean Grant), the Accidents (bassist Brian Addison), One Step Beyond (rhythm guitarist Wyatt Wescott), and Royal Blue (drummer August Carlisle), claimed their space with songs like "My God" and "Terrible Trouble", but failed to make any real splash in the charts. Luckily, Courage, Man, and Steady On (obviously named for a line from the pirate film Blood in Their Sails) brought critical success to the Supremascenesters. Hits like "Vault", "Blameless", and "The Top of the Wall" moved asses and heads in time to the best rock has to offer. There is some talk of another album from the boys in 2009, tentatively titled Negative Zero. If each album brings improvement, then that one should be the one that snags ears forever.

See also: Philucifer, How Virtuous; the Accidents, Waiting to Happen; One Step Beyond, U No Hoo.

Philucifer | How Virtuous

Philucifer
How Virtuous
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The re-formed Philucifer, back when they announced they were getting back together in February of this year, was seen as a bunch of self-deluded rock stars trying to reclaim commercial success after splitting into three other bands (Question of Character, Supremascene, and the Dropsies) that were better apart than together. Singer and chief songwriter Dean Grant may have learned a little something from the experience, because How Virtuous is the best Philucifer album ever produced. Although, we still want him make another Supremascene album, too.

See also: Supremascene, Courage, Man, and Steady On (2007) and Iron Coast (2006); Question of Character, Aces and Eights (2007); The Dropsies, It Ain’t What You Think (2006).