Well, your hosts don’t argue much here, but we welcome you to argue with us! This week we share a few lists that are not our albums fo the year, including lists like Best Artwork (which you can see below), Most Disappointing, and Worst Albums. Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments.
We hope you have wonderful holiday with your friends and family!
Nick finished another trip around the sun on the day this show should have gone up. So, when you are leaving comments (as you should be doing) be sure to wish the son of a bitch the best in his next year of life.
Reviews:
Darkest Hour – Godless Prophets & The Migrant Flora (Southern Lord)
Evocation – The Shadow Archetype (Metal Blade)
Mycelia – Dawn
First Impressions:
Incendiary – “The Product is You” from Thousand Mile Stare out May 5th from Closed Casket Activities
We continue digging into 2017 with some heavy sh*t this week, and it does not disappoint. I mean, rating results varied, but overall, it was a solid week…better than last week, if we do say so ourselves. Also, I promise this title makes sense once you listen to the show.
Reviews:
Hour of Penance – Cast the First Stone (Prosthetic)
Deserted Fear – Dead Shores Rising (Century Media)
The Great Old Ones – EOD: A Tale of Dark Legacy (Season of Mist)
First Impressions:
Darkest Hour – “Those Who Survived” from Godless Prophets and the Migrant Flora out March 10th from Profound Lore
As promised, this week’s show is about our supplemental lists. A prelude, if you will, to the top albums of the year. We trimmed the fat this year, so we only have six categories (yeah, there was more), including Best EP, Most Disappointing, and Best Art. As in years past, the latter is done with a guest appearance from our good friend and kinda-in-house artist Mike Clancey. Feel free to share your picks – or argue with ours – in the comments!
(Just a reminder: For those of you doing your last minute Christmas shopping on Amazon – which we know some of you are doing – please go there through one of the album links on the side. That simple click-through will help keep this podcast up and running. Thanks!)
First off – yes, I am aware that the show title is also the same as an In Flames live release from 2005. Where do you think I got it from?
Now that that is out of the way…I chose that title because I went to three shows in five days last week and they are reviewed in this here episode. Nick even traversed the highway-hell known as Connecticut to join me for one of them! Also, we have our usual reviews of four new albums because that’s kinda what we do here. Busy episode, so you should just dive right in.
Reviews:
Amaranthe – Massive Addictive (Spinefarm)
Baptists – Bloodmines (Southern Lord)
Nero Di Marte – Derivae (Prosthetic)
Slipknot – .5: The Gray Chapter (Roadrunner)
Live Reviews:
“Hell or High Wattage Tour” feat. Unearth, Darkest Hour, Carnifex, Origin, I the Breather, and Black Crown Initiate @ The Studio at Webster Hall in New York, NY on October 19, 2014
Byzantine, Thy Will Be Done, IKILLYA, and Black Crown Initiate @ The Studio at Webster Hall in New York, NY on October 23, 2014
Arch Enemy, Kreator, Huntress @ Best Buy Theater in New York, NY on October 24, 2014
