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Episode 108: Let the Music Do the Talking

Sometimes being at a loss for words can speak volumes. This becomes readily apparent as our faithful heroes maneuver through a slew of new albums, all of which are from more well known bands, compared to last week, anyway.   All these reviews, luckily, have new tunes to accompany them…which is extra sweet for releases like Serpents Unleashed which has a few weeks before coming out, and we can give you a fresh taste of.  But I digress in my excitement…just stop reading and listen for yourself already!

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Reviews: Pelican – Forever Becoming (Southern Lord); Red Fang – Whales and Leeches (Relapse); Rivers of Nihil – The Conscious Seeds of Light (Metal Blade); Skeletonwitch – Serpents Unleashed (Prosthetic)

Live Reviews: Finch @ Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, NJ on  October 15, 2013; Nine Inch Nails @ The Prudential Center, Newark, NJ on October 16, 2013

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Episode 93: It’s There as a Supporting Element, Not a Crutch

This week’s show is packed with new music and we almost had Kyle with us.  But, alas, he doesn’t know how to read a calendar, so yet again he is not present, disappointing his many fans…assuming those people really exist,.  However, with eight first impressions, five new albums, and a (Side)Showcase, you probably won’t miss him. You can also probably gather from the title that there are a fair amount of goofs and misspeaks from your faithful hosts, so that should help keep you entertained as well.

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Reviews: letlive. – The Blackest Beautiful (Epitaph); Lord Dying – Summon the Faithless (Relapse); Manegarm – Legions of the North (Napalm); Noisem – Agony Defined (A389); Bruce Soord with Jonas Renkse – Wisdom of Crowds (Kscope Music)

(Side)Showcase: Deadtide

First Impressions:
Witherscape – “Dead for a Day” from The Inheritance out August 6 via Century Media
Ashes of Ares – “Dead Man’s Plight” from Ashes of Ares out September 6 via Nuclear Blast
The Kindred – “Decades” from forthcoming album out later this year via Sumerian
Temple of the Black Moon – “Infernal Desire Machine” from debut album the band started recording July 9
Dead Letter Circus – “Lodestar” from The Catalyst Fire out August 9 via UNFD
Pelican – “Immutable Dusk” from Forever Becoming out October 15 via Southern Lord
Gorguts – “Oceans of Wisdom” from Colored Sands out September 3 via Season of Mist
Last Chance to Reason – “The Dictator” from Level 3 out August 6 via Prosthetic

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