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Episode 272: End of 2016 Auxiliary Lists

Listapaloozamania Start Now!

It’s a week before Christmas and all through the podcast we were stirring, bitching, and moaning about making lists.  I mean, we go through this every year, so you think we would just get over it. Anyway, as in years past, we have a few other short lists like Best Artwork (which you can see below), Most Disappointing, and Worst Albums. Enjoy these treats this week, and come back next week for the 2016 grand finale!

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Episode 246: Astronoid, Sludgehammer, Release the Long Ships 2016 Album Reviews + Norma Jean Preview + Hatebreed & Devildriver Live Reivew

Straws Pulled at Random

So, you may not recognize some names on the review list this week.  Well guess what?  Neither did we until we chose them.  So come take the ride with us as we explore some uncharted territory!

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Reviews:
Astronoid – Air (Blood Music)
Sludgehammer – The Fallen Sun
Release the Long Ships – Holocene

First Impression:
Norma Jean – “1,000,000 Watts” from Polar Similar due out September 9, 2016 from Solid State

Live Review:
Hatebreed, Devildriver, and Act of Defiance at Toad’s Place in New Haven, CT on June 11, 2016

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Episode 241: Devildriver, Enthean, The Hypothesis 2016 Album Reviews + Black Crown Initiate Preview

Redeemed by the Proverbial Left Field

I guess that title is somewhat of a spoiler (assuming you haven’t looked dat the sidebar yet), but it’s true.  It’s a good thing, though, because that means we have a couple of new “discoveries” that hopefully you’ll enjoy too!  You should let us know your thoughts in the comments.

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Reviews:
Devildriver – Trust No One (Napalm)
Enthean – Priests of Annihilation
The Hypothesis – Origin (Inverse)

First Impression:
Black Crown Initiate – “For Red Cloud” from Selves We Cannot Forgive out July 22nd from eOne  Read Full Article

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 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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