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Episode 197: August Burns Red, Mutoid Man, Silent Planet, Wrvth 2015 Album Reviews

Streams of Consciousness 

We have another interesting mix of albums this week.  Ok, it’s actually not as diverse as most shows, but one really throws everything off balance.  Also, two of the other ones have been anxiously anticipated by your hosts…and one of them delivers. In the middle of these four brand new album reviews, we also start a discussion on streaming music.  I say “start” because I hope this will be somewhat ongoing as you listeners get involved. Personally, I have been using Apple music more since the recording, so I will be sharing some further comments on the service shortly (either on this site or our Facebook page…which you should go like…).

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Reviews:
August Burns Red – Found in Far Away Places (Fearless)
Mutoid Man – Bleeder (Sargent House)
Silent Planet – The Night God Slept (Solid State)
Wrvth – Wrvth (Unique Leader)

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Info Dump

So what did y’all think of Episode #2? It’s refreshing to see a sequel that’s better than the original. And it’s only gonna get better from here. We’re in the final planning stages for our next two episodes as we speak so stay tuned to www.thesideshowpodcast.com for more information about our upcoming shows. Also, if you haven’t done it already, check us out on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @SIDESHOWPodcast. We say a lot of funny/stupid/outlandish/awesome shit over there. Which reminds me…

Episode #2 featured an unusually insightful discussion from The SIDESHOWers about all the recent controversy over music streaming services and copyrights. After finally discovering the Interwebs last month, Randy Blythe and Mark Hunter took to Twitter with a vengeance, spouting off about…well, pretty much everything. Mostly though, they responded to this summer’s news about a bunch of heavy metal labels pulling out of Spotify, the latest controversial hotness sweeping the music industry.

Brian, Nick, and yours truly had a LOT to say about this and we barely even scratched the surface in Episode #2. It’s an ongoing topic we’ll continue to explore since it affects us directly both as podcasters and music fans. If you want to hear where the three of us stand on the debate, check out Episode #2. Before that though, educate yourself by checking out these links to get a better grasp on this sprawling debate:

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Episode 2

This week’s episode gets down and dirty with the new Maylene & The Sons of Disaster and Textures albums, skims the surface of the ever-growing Spotify debates, and hints at what will surely be the subject of a future show: Brian’s obsessive genre tagging.

REVIEWS: Maylene & the Sons of Disaster – IV; Textures – Dualism; Brutal Truth – End Time; Warbringer – Worlds Torn Asunder; Landmine Marathon – Gallows

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