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Episode 378: Top Albums of 2018

Our Top 20 of 2018

Happy New Year freaks! Looks like we are going to kick off 2019 by being the last people to share our favorites of 2018. It was an interesting year, and we didn’t have any clear idea of what the list would look like, so you’ll probably be as surprised as we were.

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To repeat what we share in this show, we will now be doing episodes every other week. Life has just gotten in the way a little and we can’t keep up with a weekly pace at this time. With this change, we hope to give more time to the albums we listen to and keep giving you quality reviews. Thank you for listening and keeping us going!

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Episode 356: Skeletonwitch, The Agony Scene, Depths of Hatred 2018 Album Reviews + Wisconsin Bandcamp Pick: Pangaea

Get Up On This Death Trip

Fun facts: Though Skeletonwitch and The Agony Scene may seem to be generations apart, Skeletonwitch actually released their first full-length a little over a year after The Agony Scene did! Aaaaaand Skeletonwitch released Beyond the Permafrost (2nd album) only three weeks before TAS released Get Damned (3rd album).

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Skeletonwitch – Devouring Radiant Light (Prosthetic)
The Agony Scene – Tormenter (Outerloop)
Depths of Hatred – Bloodguilt (Prosthetic)

 

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Pangaea

 

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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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The holiday season is here, and you will be shopping on Amazon. Please consider changing your bookmark to our site and using the album art on the side to get there!  Amazon will give us a small percent back from your purchase and we use that to keep the show and site up and running.  Thanks!

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Episode 254: Skeletonwitch, Russian Circles, Hammers of Misfortune 2016 Album Reviews + The Dillinger Escape Plan Preview

Some More Returning Favorites

Last week’s show had some new faces…this week does not.  We have covered all these bands at least once before, and we even interviewed one of them (John Cobbett of Hammers)!  So how do these new ones stack up against previous efforts? Presumably you are here to find out, so you should know what to do.

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Reviews:
Skeletonwitch – The Apothic Gloom (Prosthetic)
Russian Circles – Guidance (Sargent House)
Hammers of Misfortune – Dead Revolution (Metal Blade)

First Impression:
The Dillinger Escape Plan – “Limerent Death” from Dissociation out October 14th through Party Smasher Inc.

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Episode 233: Entombed A.D., Bombus, American Head Charge 2016 Album Reviews + Kvelertak, Skeletonwitch, Aborted Previews

Rock is Not Dead, but Maybe Nu-Metal Should Be

Despite Marilyn Manson’s proclamation in 1998, Rock is not dead.  It just kind of went into hiding.  Rock hid in the underground, and also holed up with some other sub-genres…which it started doing way before 1998. Anyway, another thing that largely went into hiding only to rear it’s head again is Nu-Metal.  While we have presented a few exceptions on this here podcast, we have probably given more examples as to why Nu-Metal should have stayed hidden.  Unfortunately, we have an argument for the latter again this week.  Oh, and we have some first impressions to discuss too, so if you are still reading this, hopefully you have started the show already.

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Reviews:
Entombed A.D. – Dead Dawn (Century Media)
Bombus – Repeat Until Death (Century Media)
American Head Charge – Tango Umbrella (Napalm)

First Impressions:
Kvelertak – “1985” from Nattesford, out May 13th from Roadrunner Records
Skeletonwitch – “Well of Despair”, a new single out now with a new EP due this summer
Aborted – “Retrogore” from Retrogore, out April 22nd from Century Media

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