Late Contenders
We are quickly approaching the end of the year, which means we have to start thinking about year-end best of lists and things like that. However, a couple of albums this week prove you can’t start too early.
The Ocean Collective – Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic (Metal Blade)
Arsis – Visitant (Nuclear Blast)
Psycroptic – As the Kingdom Drowns (Prosthetic)
No, not really. That’s a joke. If this show ever sounds like we are trying to go for “radio friendly” hunt us down and shoot us because we sold out. Anyway, that bit was a not a complete non-sequiter, as you will hear in one of our five album reviews. And because that’s not enough, we also have two live reviews for shows your super-awesome hosts went to last week. So get comfy because this might take a little more time….but it’s worth it, I promise.
Reviews: Austrian Death Machine – Triple Brutal (Artery Recordings); Lacuna Coil – Broken Crown Halo (Century Media); Lesser Key – Lesser Key EP (Sumerian); Pet the Preacher – The Cave & The Sunlight (Napalm); Sockweb – Werewolf (Monolithic Records)
Live Reviews: “Halo of Blood over North America Tour” feat. Children of Bodom, Death Angel, Tyr @ Irving Plaza, New York, NY on March 28, 2014; The Ocean, Scale the Summit, The Atlas Moth @ The Studio at Webster Hall, New York, NY on March 29, 2014
It’s that time! Time for Brian and Nick to share their top albums for 2013! And this year, there are more than ever! After individually making lists of more than 20 albums (beyond 20 was largely undecided when they worked on the collective list), the combined lists brought a Top 25!! There were so many great albums this year, it was hard not make a list this long. Realistically, it should be even longer because there are even more great albums that didn’t make the cut because of math, but there was just not enough time (and energy) to go further.
So, without further delay, here is The Sideshow Podcast’s Top 25 Albums of 2013! Feel free to discuss and debate (and leave your own lists) in the comments.
After having Kyle for a second straight time last week, he went AWOL again and your stuck with Brian taking the wheel and Nick riding shotgun. Your two faithful hosts steer you through a new batch of album reviews and a discussion on trailblazing move Earache Records made this week. Oh, and we also go over the tiny news story you may of missed that involves Tim Lambesis allegedly hiring a hitman to murder his wife. Fucking crazy, right!?
Reviews: Heaven Shall Burn – Veto (Century Media); Negator – Gates to Pantheon (Prosthetic); Starkill – Fires of Life (Century Media); 40 Below Summer – Fire at Zero Gravity (independent)
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Well, it must be a winter wonderland in Hell because Kyle has made it back for a second show in a row! He still managed to not full listen to one of the albums, but we’ll let it slide since he actually showed up and also brought a live review of a Clutch show he saw last week. Besides that, though, we have some great new albums we reviewed and music to played. We also take a moment to remember Jeff Hanneman, who as you know (unless you literally live under a rock) passed away this past Thursday morning. SLAYERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
Reviews: Amorphis – Circle (Nuclear Blast); Arsis – Unwelcome (Nuclear Blast); Howl – Bloodlines (Relapse); The Ocean – Pelagial (Metal Blade)
