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Episode 121: Something Old, Something New…

…and some stuff in between.  Translation: We dive into a previously-reviewed band’s back catalog, have a brand new release from this past week, and a few more Shit We Missed picks from 2013.  In the middle of the show, we discuss rip apart the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival lineup. Also, there are couple of points where we ask for your participation…and one of those instance is kinda line a challenge/mission.  Intrigued?  Well, even if you aren’t, you should listen to the episode anyway.  There is some good music in here.

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Reviews: Exhale – When Worlds Collide (Pulverized); Legion of the Damned – Ravenous Plague (Napalm); Lunarsea – Route Code Selector (Punishment 18); Ovid’s Withering – Scryers of the Ibis (Subliminal Groove in CAN; independent in US)

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Episode 118: The End of the End (of the Year)

It’s that time! Time for Brian and Nick to share their top albums for 2013!  And this year, there are more than ever!  After individually making lists of more than 20 albums (beyond 20 was largely undecided when they worked on the collective list), the combined lists brought a Top 25!! There were so many great albums this year, it was hard not make a list this long.  Realistically, it should be even longer because there are even more great albums that didn’t make the cut because of math, but there was just not enough time (and energy) to go further.

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So, without further delay, here is The Sideshow Podcast’s Top 25 Albums of 2013!  Feel free to discuss and debate (and leave your own lists) in the comments.

  1. Nails – Abandon All Life (Southern Lord)
  2. Byzantine – Byzantine (independent)
  3. Norma Jean – Wrongdoers (Razor & Tie)
  4. Nero Di Marte – Nero Di Marte (Prosthetic)
  5. Amorphis – Circle (Nuclear Blast)
  6. Dead Letter Circus – The Catalyst Fire (The End)
  7. The Ocean – Pelagial (Metal Blade)
  8. Skeletonwitch – Serpents Unleashed (Prosthetic)
  9. Carcass – Surgical Steel (Nuclear Blast)
  10. TesseracT – Altered State (Century Media)
  11. Dark Tranquility – Construct (Century Media)
  12. Protest The Hero – Volition (Razor & Tie)
  13. Disperse – Living Mirrors (Season of Mist)
  14. Bring Me the Horizon – Sempiternal (Epitaph)
  15. Unhuman – Unhuman (independent)
  16. Soilwork – The Living Infinite (Nuclear Blast)
  17. Anciients – Heart of Oak (Season of Mist)
  18. Audrey Horne – Youngblood (Napalm)
  19. The Dillinger Escape Plan – One of Us is the Killer (Party Smasher/Sumerian)
  20. Lunarsea – Hundred Light Years (Punishment 18)
  21. Enshine – Origin (Rain Without End)
  22. Man Must Die – Peace Was Never an Option (Lifeforce)
  23. Weekend Nachos – Still (Relapse)
  24. DevilDriver – Winter Kills (Napalm)
  25. Old Gods – Stylized Violence (Forge Again)

Episode 103: It’s Possible Nick and Brian Share a Brain

As we try to keep giving you the most bang for your proverbial buck, we bring you FIVE new album reviews this week! Awesome, right?  Don’t say we never give you anything extra.  Speaking of added bonuses, Kyle is absent again this week.  Anyway, the albums this week cover a whole slew of different heavy stylings.  However, while the music may display diversity, there is a lack of difference in opinion from your hosts.  Not that that is a bad thing, as they do bring different perspectives and ultimately give some different ratings.  It’s just kinda interesting to hear, and makes you wonder how outlying Kyle’s would be if we were to ever hear them.

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Reviews: Dysmorphic – A Notion of Causality (Unique Leader); Enshine – Origin (Rain Without End); Lunarsea – Hundred Light YEars (Punishment 18); ReVamp – Wild Card (Nuclear Blast); Wilson – Full Blast Fuckery (Easy Killer)
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