We Don’t Care
The title here is slightly hyperbolic, but not by much. This week’s review choices struggled a bit to keep our attention. Some were better than others, and we certainly had bunch to talk about, so I guess it was all fine in the end.
Reviews:
Abbath – Outstrider (Season of Mist)
Wait – We Are In Transit (The Artisan Era)
All Hell – The Witch’s Grail (Prosthetic)
Day Drinking and Head Banging
Brian was up visiting Nick for the weekend when this episode was recorded and, actually, it’s the first time this year it happened. The show doesn’t really go down any differently, but it’s still fun for us. It also gets us to plan ahead better, so a lot of that happened! Like you care…
Reviews:
He Is Legend – White Bat (Spinefarm)
Torche – Admission (Relapse)
Immortal Bird – Thrive on Neglect (20 Buck Spin)
If You’re 555…
While we could easily go check the last time it has happened, it has been a long time since both off us gave all fives for reviews. So, that was you’re spoiler that you’re in for a treat this week…if you tend to agree with our reviews. If you don’t, you should be discussing that with us in the comments or on social media.
Reviews:
Pound – •• (Silent Pendulum)
Of Modern Architecture – Matricide
Flub – Flub (The Artisan Era)
(Dis)comfort Zone
It seems like oxymoronic to call any Metal music “comfortable” but I think a lot of us find it comfortable and/or safe in number of ways. When a band becomes comfortable or safe, though, that can be a good – like they found their “groove” – or bad – like they didn’t try hard enough. All of this comes up with our reviews, to varying degrees, and we’d love to hear your thoughts on it!
Reviews:
Destrage – The Chosen One (Metal Blade)
Idle Hands – Mana (Eisenwald)
Employed to Serve – Eternal Forward Motion (Spinefarm)
Live Review:
Tech Trek IV featuring Archspire, Inferi, Virvum, and Wormhole at Once Ballroom in Boston, MA on May 25, 2019
Stockholm Syndrome
We follow with three bands this week to see how their latest releases strike us. Do they hold our attention and have us defending them? Or do we want to break free and move on with our lives?
Reviews:
Amon Amarth – Berserker (Metal Blade)
Grand Magus – Wolf God (Nuclear Blast)
October Tide – In Splendor Below (Agonia)
