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Episode 235: Wormed, North, Walls of Jericho 2016 Album Reviews + Mantar, Devildriver, Weekend Nachos, Fallujah, Thrice Previews

Totally Spaced Out

We inadvertently (and kinda loosely) have a theme of space in our album reviews this week.  One quite obviously deals with outer-space and sic-fi themes.  Another manages to use the space of the soundstage to it’s fullest potential, creating atmosphere and layers.  The last…well, the last we just kinda want to put a lot of space between us and the album.  Like I said – loosely themed.  Oh, and we also made space for some more First Impressions!

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Reviews:
Wormed – Krighsu (Season of Mist)
North – Light the Way (Prosthetic)
Walls of Jericho – No One Can Save You from Yourself (Napalm)

First Impressions:
Mantar – “Schwanenstein” from Ode to the Flame out April 15th from Nuclear Blast
Devildriver – “Daybreak” from Trust No One out May 13th from Napalm
Weekend Nachos – “Writhe” from Apology out May 20 from Relapse
Fallujah – “Scar Queen” from Dreamless out April 29th from Nuclear Blast
Thrice – “Blood on the Sand” from To Be Everywhere is To Be Nowhere out May 27th from Vagrant

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Episode 232: Anthrax, Omnium Gatherum, Omnihility 2016 Album Reviews

Try Harder Next Time

Well, this time we recorded the show before hitting the slopes, but we didn’t get to edit and such until after.  So, late again (get used to it), here were are with brand new releases that we are actually interested in hearing what you think about.  I mean, yeah, the whole point of this is we share our thoughts and you use that knowledge at your discretion.  However, we feel like we are missing a little something at some points here, so we want to know what you think!  Use that comments section and share you thoughts!  Be heard!

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Reviews:
Anthrax – For All Kings (Megaforce)
Omnium Gatherum – Grey Heavens (Lifeforce)
Omnihility – Dominion of Misery (Unique Leader)

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Episode 229: Obscura, Textures, Black Tusk 2016 Album Reviews + Metal Tours Rundown

Hit the Road, Jack

Hey, we have three brand new albums again!  Imagine that…  Also, as promised last week, we have a rundown of all the tours in progress or coming around soon.  Well, not all of them.  I realized we missed at least two (and apparently got a few other pieces of information wrong…but that is the Internet’s fault), but that has all been fixed in the list below, so that counts for something.  Right? RIGHT?  That’s what I thought.

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Reviews:
Obscura – Akróasis (Relapse)
Textures – Phenotype (Nuclear Blast)
Black Tusk – Pillars of Ash (Relapse)

Tours:
w/start dates

  • Cradle of Filth, Ne Obliviscaris, Butcher Babies
  • Nightwish, Sonata Arctica, Delain
  • Cannibal Corpse & Obituary w/ Cryptopsy, Abysmal Dawn  started 2/12
  • The Sword w/ Royal Thunder (3/20-4/16), Purson (5/7-28) 3/20
  • Intronaut, Scale the Summit, North 3/15
  • Unearth w/ Ringworm, Fit for an Autopsy (3/18-4/1), Reflections, Culture Killer (4/2-15) Great American Ghost (3/18-4/1), Hollow Earth (4/2-15)
  • Norma Jean w/ He is Legend, Forevermore, Rival Choir 3/25
  • Amon Amarth w/ Entombed A.D., Exmortus 4/7
  • The Black Dahlia Murder (playing Unhallowed in its entirety) w/ Fallujah, Disentomb 4/8
  • Kvelertak w/ Torche, Wild Throne 4/12
  • Lamb of God w/ Clutch, Corrosion of Conformity 4/30
  • Hatebreed w/ Devildriver, Devil You Know (5/13-6/4), Act of Defiance (6/5-11) 5/13
  • Fear Factory (playing Remanufacture in its entirety) w/ Soilwork

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Episode 219: Pronostic, Intronaut, Cryptopsy, Yautja 2015 Album & EP Reviews

Don’t Make Your Year End Lists Quite Yet

Well,  if you listened to these already, the go ahead.  If you have not hear these releases, we suggest you listen to this episode before you make your top picks for 2015. Spoiler alert: At least one of these is changing out lists.

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Reviews:
Pronostic – An Atomic Decision
Intronaut – The Direction of Last Things (Century Media)
Cryptopsy – The Book of Suffering: Tome 1
Yautja – Songs of Lament (Forcefield)

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Episode 216: Devil You Know, Arkaik, Birds In Row 2015 Album Reviews

I Think We Need a New Devil

As you may have already noticed, we only do three reviews this week.  There isn’s a shortage of releases yet and we haven’t gotten lazy (well, lazier). It was brought to our attention that, compared to other podcasts, we tend to run a little on the long side.  So, we are trying our hand at a more digestible show for you guys and what, in turn, becomes a less laborious task for us.

Want it even shorter? Want more content?  Want certain segments back? Let us know in the comments!!!

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Reviews:
Devil You Know – They Bleed Red (Nuclear Blast)
Arkaik – Lucid Dawn (Unique Leader)
Birds in Row – Personal War (Deathwish)

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