Musical Reuben
We have reviewed all of these bands before on this show…a few times each, actually. Despite that, two of the albums reviewed this week took us by surprise, for different reasons. The third was good, but we also expected it to be good. So get listening to see how that all shakes out.
Soulfly – Ritual (Nuclear Blast)
Castle – Deal Thy Fate (Ripple)
Shining – Animal (Spinefarm)
Brian legit expected one of these bands to have existed in the late 80’s and have reformed. That would have been some good made-up back story. One of these bands accuse some dude of actually being the fictitious back story. The other third…well, they don’t really fit the gag, so just make something up yourself.
Reviews:
He Is Legend – few (Spinefarm)
Shores of Null – Black Drapes for Tomorrow (Candlelight)
Vampire – With Primeval Force (Century Media)
First Impressions:
Goatwhore – “Vengeful Ascension” from Vengeful Ascension out June 23rd from Metal Blade
If you are to look into it, you can find the original, archetypal style for all sub-genres of Rock and Metal (or any other genre, really). Those foundations are built upon to create new sounds, styles, and ultimately new sub-genres, but there will always be bands playing that original sound. this week, we discuss a few of those bands.
Reviews:
Royal Thunder – Wick (Spinefarm)
Craven Idol – The Shackles of Mammon (Dark Descent)
Satan’s Hallow – Satan’s Hallow
First Impressions:
River Black – “Low” from River Black out July 7th from Season of Mist
No, this is not a list episode. There is just an inadvertent decrease in numbers of some sort that happens. Anyway, there’s some good stuff in here, including a review of the new Junius album (finally!). So stop reading my banter and get listening.
Reviews:
Junius – Eternal Rituals for the Accretion of Light (Prosthetic)
Hark – Machinations (Season of Mist)
Wolfheart – Tyhiyys (Spinefarm)
First Impressions:
Wear Your Wounds – “Fog” from WYW out April 7th from Deathwish
The title isn’t suggesting there is a bunch of garbage awaiting you in this episode. It’s just noting that some of the content, even while good, is not as good as it could be. It also references one host’s Bandcamp pick for the week. Listen through and you’ll get it. Trust me.
Reviews:
Mutiny Within – Origins
Carnal Decay – You Owe You Pay (Rising Nemesis)
Sunvoid – Through the Dazzling Illusion
First Impressions:
He Is Legend – “Sand” from Few out April 28th from Spinefarm
