With spring break right around the corner, many students have emptied their bank accounts in search of a peaceful getaway.

Well, as a service to those financially strapped music lovers who need some new tunes, I have some advice: save the $15 you planned to spend on the upcoming Alien Ant Farm album and buy a drink or at least some music worth listening to.

Alien Ant Farm's album, ANThology, is about as weak as their name. Sorry to disappoint the people in the world who were anticipating the release, but these guys are not original, creative or anything for that matter.

Put the sound of every mainstream alternative band that strives for the same lead vocals together with simple beats and guitar riffs that everyone has already played and you end up with the piece of crap that is ANThology.

These guys signify a lot of what's wrong with the music industry today. One band finds a sound that sells, everyone copies it and the next thing you know VH1 has a whole new set of groups to feature on a Where Are They Now? segment.

For those who don't take my advice, I'll be a good sport. The CD is set for release next Tuesday on New Noize/DreamWorks Records, the same label that has produced Papa Roach, who Alien Ant Farm will be accompanying on the Raid The Nation Tour that also kicks off in March. The band has just finished up a recent tour in which they shared the stage with Linkin Park and Taproot.

— Reviewed by Frank Bradley