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Episode 326: Top 30 Albums of 2017

It’s New Year’s! Let’s Argue!

As our final act of 2017, we now present to you our collective Top 30 Albums of 2017!  Feel free to let us know your favorites – or argue about ours – in the comments!

We also want to take this time to thank each and every one of you who listen to this podcast and support us in any way. It is not always easy making keeping up with this show alongside our day jobs and living the rest of our lives, but in the end, we do really enjoy it all.  We truly appreciate all of you who listen, whether you are in a state next door or a country on the other side of the world.

We hope you had a great 2017 and we wish you an even better 2018!

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Episode 302: Byzantine, Desultory, River Black 2017 Album Reviews + Arch Enemy Preview + Chevelle, Black Map, & Dinosaur Pile-Up Live Review

Getting Into Gear

Among the album reviews, First Impression, and live review we have for you this week, Nick and I had a little sidebar chat about headphones.  We mention our gear sometimes but, after an experience this week, we felt the need to stress the importance of decent personal listening equipment.  We hope you enjoy the talk (and feel free to participate via comments) but if you really don’t care, I will take this time to remind you that we include chapter skips.

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Reviews:
Byzantine – The Cicada Tree (Metal Blade)
Desultory – Through Aching Aeons (Pulverised Records)
River Black – River Black (Season of Mist)

First Impression:
Arch Enemy – “The World is Yours” from Will to Power out September 8th through Century Media

Live Review:
Chevelle, Black Map, and Dinosaur Pile-Up at Irving Plaza in New York City, NY on July 11, 2017

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Episode 294: Full of Hell and Ulsect 2017 Album, Imperium 2015 Album Reviews + Byzantine Preview

Interest Levels May Vary

We have bit of treat this week – your hosts were recording together in person. Ok, so maybe that doesn’t make a big difference to you, but it’s fun for us. Also, all three albums reviews are from bands new to the show, which is quite an accomplishment two hundred and ninety four weeks in.

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Reviews:
Full of Hell – Trumpeting Ecstasy (Profound Lore)
Ulsect – Ulsect (Season of Mist)
Imperium – Sacramentum (CD – Ultimate Massacre Productions)

First Impressions:
Byzantine – “New Way to Bear Witness” from The Cicada Tree out July 28th from Metal Blade

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Episode 222: Top 20 Albums of 2015

The 2015 Finale!

It’s here!  It’s finally here!   Our top albums of the year list for you to argue over!  I know you guys have been dying to get to this episode, so I’ll refrain form further exclamations and let you get into it!  (Also, I hope you just read all that with the intended sarcasm.)

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Episode 221: 2015 Auxiliary Lists

It’s That Time Again

It’s less than two weeks until the end of the year, so that means it is time to start telling you our favorite (and least favorite) things from this year.  As in past years, before we get our top albums, we have some other short lists to share, such as Best EP, Most Improved, Worst Albums, and more!  Included in the “more” section is out Best Artwork featuring guest input form Mike Clancey, and this year, we actually are including the art for you to see! Imagine that…

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