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Episode 421: Bury Tomorrow, Black Crown Initiate, Night In Gales 2020 Album Reviews + Crew Nation Donor Pick

High Fidelity

We have some quality releases this week.  Like, at least two of these releases will likely be in our end of the year discussions.  Speaking of quality, we also chat a little about hi-res audio and the importance of having some quality gear,

You may also notice a review that, well, doesn’t fit.  Why did we do it? Go to THIS PAGE to find out how you can help this podcast contribute to Crew Nation and make us review whatever you want.

And remember – Be safe. Stay healthy. Stay Metal.

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Reviews:
Bury Tomorrow – Cannibal (MFN)
Black Crown Initiate – Violent Portraits of Doomed Escape (Century Media)
Night In Gales – Dawnlight Garden (Apostasy)

Crew Nation Donation Feature:
Ben Folds – Rockin’ the Suburbs (Sony)

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Episode 374: Architects, Cult Leader, Four Stroke Baron 2018 Album Reviews + Arizona Bandcamp Pick: Kardashev

Ride the Dial

This week’s albums were a little better than the last two!  Are we finally on an upswing??  Too soon to tell, but stay tuned to find out.  In the meantime, let us know what you think of these albums!

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Architects – Holy Hell (Epitaph)
Cult Leader – A Patient Man (Deathwish)
Four Stroke Baron – Planet Silver Screen (Prosthetic)

 

Arizona
Kardashev

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Episode 365: Revocation, Dead Letter Circus, The Nietzsche 2018 Album Reviews + North Dakota Bandcamp Pick: Grizzly Horse

Fin

No, we’re not done.  We’re just starting year seven!  However, one band we review this week, is coming to an end.  We also discuss another that is not technically calling it a day, but it will be the end of the band as we know them.

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Revocation – The Outer Ones (Metal Blade)
Dead Letter Circus – Dead Letter Circus (Rise)
The Nietzsche – Finals. (Venona)

 

North Dakota
Grizzly Horse

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Episode 285: Within the Ruins & Black Map 2017 Album Reviews + Frontierer 2015 Album Review + Scale the Summit Preview

Scouts’ Honor

In trying to keep with a pseudo-promise we made at the beginning of the year, this show has Brian’s Bandcamp pick for the month.  Next week, you’ll have Nick’s.  To spice things up further, we have a special guest this week!  Our good friend and ‘troop leader’ from the Horror Scouts podcast, Mike, brings his thorough reviewing prowess to the show.

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Reviews:
Within the Ruins – Halfway Human  (eOne)
Black Map – In Droves  (eOne)
Frontierer – Orange Mathematics

First Impressions:
Scale the Summit – “Royal Orphan” from In a World of Fear out May 19th

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Episode 271: Septa, Teramobil, Harvest Misery 2016 Album Reviews + Wolfheart Preview

On My Own, Here We Go

The albums we reveal this week – the last regular episode of 2016 – all have something in common besides being heavy.  They’re released by the bands themselves.  Labels? They don’t need no stinkin’ labels!  I mean, they may want them, but they prove here they certainly don’t need them.

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Reviews:
Septa – Sounds Like Murder
Teramobil – Magnitude of Thoughts
Harvest Misery – Harvest Misery

First Impressions:
Wolfheart – “Boneyard” taken from Tyhjyys out March 3, 2017 from Spinefarm

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