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
Sweet Home
Yeah, this is later than usual, but we threw in an extra review to compensate. Well, we are going to pretend that was the plan all along because it sounds better.
Engel – Abandon All Hope (Gain)
Micawber – Beyond the Reach of the Flame (Prosthetic)
Rotten Sound – Suffer to Abuse (Season of Mist)
Unflesh – Savior
Checking Levels
We finally are doing another showcase! Doesn’t anybody remember those? Well, either way, we have treat for you this week amongst three more releases and our commentary on Decibel’s Top 40 list that we teased last week.
Reviews:
Implore – Subjugate (Century Media)
Midnight – Sweet Death and Ecstasy (Hell’s Headbangers)
Oblivion – The Path Towards… (Unique Leader)
(Side)Showcase: American Standards
Season’s Beatings
Thanksgiving has past, so that means it is officially Christmas season. (Unless you ask Nick, who wouldn’t give that day a “season” if he had the choice.) To get you in the mood for anxiously trying to find the right gift and possibly injuring another human to get a bargain TV, we reviewed some savage releases. Once you have that TV in your bloody hands, we have The Erkonauts for celebrating.
Reviews:
Antigama – Depressant (Selfmadegod)
Impureza – La Cadia De Tonatiuh (Season of Mist)
The Offering – The Offering (Century Media)
The Erkonauts – I Shall Forgive (Indie Recordings)
Wvrm – Can You Hear the Wind Howl*
Live Review:
Children of Bodom “20 Years Down & Dirty” Tour on November 24, 2017 at Playstation Theater in New York, NY
