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!
This weeks metallic mix is brought to you by bands who all have exemplary skills, Aside from the instruments they are paying, that is about all they have in common because their styles are drastically different…which is how we like to roll around here.
Reviews:
Archspire – Relentless Mutation (Season of Mist)
Caligula’s Horse – In Contact (Inside Out)
Neck of the Woods – The Passenger (Basick)
First Impression:
Sinsaenum – “Ashes” from Ashes EP out November 10th from earMUSIC
That title is solely for Nick’s amusement. We don’t have anything truly original here (and we don’t need to get into the semi-philisophical argument that “nothing is original”). What we do have, though, are a couple of solid albums and one that has a few songs that don’t really help in the fight against Chad Kroeger.
Reviews:
Origin – Unparalleled Universe (Nuclear Blast)
Stone Sour – Hydrograd (Roadrunner)
Northlane – Mesmer (UNFD)
First Impression:
Neck of the Woods – “Bottom Feeder” from The Passenger out September 15 through Basick Records
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…
This week’s show follows a very similar trend to last week’s: there’s some awesome 5 (chaos)star releases, there is one utter disappointment, and the rest fall in between. Kinda strange how that worked out. There is one major difference this week, but it is obvious enough that I don’t need to explain it to you here.
Reviews:
The Ongoing Concept – Handmade (Solid State)
iwrestledabearonce – Hail Mary (Artery)
Wilson – Right to Rise (Razor & Tie)
Witch of the Waste – Made of Teeth (independent)
Neck of the Woods – Neck of the Woods (independent)
