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“Thieves And Charlatans” on The Obelisk quarterly review

Posted on December 11, 2024 by scotty fuse

Cortez, Thieves and Charlatans The fourth full-length from Boston’s Cortez sets a tone with opener “Gimme Danger (On My Stereo)” (premiered here) for straight-ahead, tightly-composed, uptempo heavy rock, and sure enough that would put Thieves and Charlatans — recorded by Benny Grotto at Mad Oak Studios — in line … Continue reading →

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“Thieves And Charlatans” reviewed on Metal Factory

Posted on December 10, 2024 by scotty fuse

CORTEZ – Thieves And CharlatansBy Crazy-Beat, December 10, 2024 Label: Ripple MusicGenre: Heavy Rockof 10 points: 7.6Release: Friday, October 18, 2024 CORTEZ, the guys from Boston, are putting out a decent heavy rock album here. Right from the start, the … Continue reading →

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Album release live review on Hump Day News

Posted on December 2, 2024 by scotty fuse

Cortez burns the boats at Deep Cuts on Friday, 22 November 2024. Worshipper and Curse The Son open the triplestack bill. “The Dregs” liquid lightshow in the house. Three bands, three new albums. The five-piece Cortez reclaimed the night as … Continue reading →

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“Thieves And Charlatans” reviewed by Saiten Kult

Posted on November 30, 2024 by scotty fuse

CORTEZ – Thieves And Charlatans 2024 (Ripple Music) – Style: Heavy Rock Hard rock, psychedelic rock, the former a little less classic 80s, more 90s, slightly doomy. Definitely following traditions and very beautifully performed. The melodic, but sometimes really rusty … Continue reading →

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“Thieves And Charlatans” reviewed by Ray Dorsey

Posted on November 28, 2024 by scotty fuse

CORTEZ is a band from Boston who have had 3 full-length albums prior to this 2024 release. As a lover of nearly all things hard, heavy & underground for over 50 years, it pains me to admit that I’d never … Continue reading →

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Scott interviewed for Transcending The Mundane zine

Posted on November 26, 2024 by scotty fuse

American heavy metallers Cortez have an interesting career. Their darkness shines through and their fourth album, ‘Thieves and Charlatans’, is out now on Ripple Music. Here is guitarist Scott to speak to us about the band and new things that … Continue reading →

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Thieves And Charlatans album release show review

Posted on November 25, 2024 by scotty fuse

Cortez/Worshipper/Curse The Son Live 11/22/24 by Mark ‘Yeti’ Richard · Published November 24, 2024 · Updated November 24, 2024 Live at Deep Cuts in Medford, Massachusetts, USA *November 22nd 2024* Deep Cuts in Medford, Massachusetts is about an hour and ten minute drive from where … Continue reading →

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We were interviewed for Metal Hammer Italy

Posted on November 9, 2024 by scotty fuse

Cortez – In questo mondo di ladri Il 08/11/2024, di Carlo Monforte. clear 912 / 5,000 Translation results Translation result Boston heavy rockers Cortez are back on the scene four years after the epic ‘Sell The Future’ and they do it with an … Continue reading →

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Thieves And Charlatans review on Jam Yeti Music Blog

Posted on November 4, 2024 by scotty fuse

Cortez – Thieves And Charlatans  by Mark ‘Yeti’ Richard · November 4, 2024 Cortez is a heavy rock/ stoner metal band from Boston, Massachusetts. The band formed in 2006 and just released their latest album, Thieves And Charlatans on Ripple Music, on October 18th, 2024. The current … Continue reading →

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Thieves And Charlatans is #6 on October’s Doom Charts!

Posted on November 1, 2024 by scotty fuse

Well lookee here, we came in at #6 on this month’s Doom Charts! Thanks to all of the contributors who are diggin’ on the new album, ‘Thieves And Charlatans’ on Ripple Music. “The band has always kicked ass and has … Continue reading →

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