Making up for our prior lies, this week’s reviews are all 2016 releases! One of them is even Black Metal album! Also…new Deftones. Do you need any more reason to listen? I hope not, because that is about all I got…
Reviews:
Toothgrinder – Nocturnal Masquerade (Spinefarm)
Abbath – Abbath (Season of Mist)
Bury Tomorrow – Earthbound (Nuclear Blast)
To be clear – the episode is NOT boring! Your hosts just separately opine that some of the music could have been a little more interesting. That doesn’t mean you should skip anything…you might like it! You might think one of us is wrong and want to irrationally argue with the “wrong” host in the comments! There is fun to be had here, even if we didn’t think it was in the music.
Reviews:
Dead Letter Circus – Aesthesis (The End)
Soulfly – Archangel (Nuclear Blast)
Krisiun – Forged in Fury (Century Media)
Divides – Brokentooth (independent)
This week’s show follows a very similar trend to last week’s: there’s some awesome 5 (chaos)star releases, there is one utter disappointment, and the rest fall in between. Kinda strange how that worked out. There is one major difference this week, but it is obvious enough that I don’t need to explain it to you here.
Reviews:
The Ongoing Concept – Handmade (Solid State)
iwrestledabearonce – Hail Mary (Artery)
Wilson – Right to Rise (Razor & Tie)
Witch of the Waste – Made of Teeth (independent)
Neck of the Woods – Neck of the Woods (independent)
We have been saying every week so far this year, “it’s a slow week for releases” or that “nothing is coming out.” Obviously, there has been a ton of music, but the “bigger,” more recognizable names have been absent. Well, that all changes this week…and not necessarily for the better, as is the sad case for one of this week’s releases. To make up for it, Nick saw our friends in Byzantine destroy a small venue near his house and he tells you all about it.
Reviews:
High on Fire – Luminiferous (eOne)
KEN Mode – Success (Season of Mist)
Tempel – The Moon Lit Our Path (Prosthetic)
Enabler – By Demons Denied EP (Century Media)
Noisem – Blossoming Decay (A389)
Live Review:
Byzantine, Mobile Deathcamp, Final Drive, and more at Shenanigans in Westfield, MA on June 13, 2015
The diverse mix of bands this week also brings a diverse opinion of the music…mostly. I don’t think your hosts have disagreed this much in one show, maybe ever. If you listened to the show a few times, you can probably guess one of the albums we have differing opinions of just by looking at the bands names. The other big one may surprise you…
Reviews:
Paradise Lost – The Plague Within (Century Media)
Faith No More – Sol Invictus (Ipecac)
Skinless – Only the Ruthless Remain (Relapse)
Secrets of the Sky – Pathway (Metal Blade)
