Answering the Call
What happens when Slam goes beyond Slam? When Crust/Grind/Metallic Hardcore steps aside the style a little? Or when Black Metal overpowers everything else? We have those answers and more in this episode!
Reviews:
Ingested– Call of the Void (Unique Leader)
Call of the Void – Buried in Light (Translation Loss)
This Gift is a Curse – A Throne of Ash (Season of Mist)
In Search of Self
As we get older and experience more heavy music and the many different styles, we hone in on what we like (and loathe). We sometimes find ourselves enjoying styles we didn’t previously while outgrowing others. For better or worse, bands do something similar with their own sound, that rarely sits well…at least while they are figuring that out.
Reviews:
Parkway Drive – Reverence (Epitaph)
Homewrecker – Hell is Here Now (Good Fight)
Ingested – The Level Above Human (Unique Leader)
Broadcast the Nightmare
Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but does it make for a great album? Your hosts share their thoughts during reviews this week, so share yours in the comments!
Reviews:
Alterbeast – Feast (Unique Leader)
Necrophobic – Mark of the Necrogram (Century Media)
Letters from the Colony – Vignette (Nuclear Blast)
As our final act of 2017, we now present to you our collective Top 30 Albums of 2017! Feel free to let us know your favorites – or argue about ours – in the comments!
We also want to take this time to thank each and every one of you who listen to this podcast and support us in any way. It is not always easy making keeping up with this show alongside our day jobs and living the rest of our lives, but in the end, we do really enjoy it all. We truly appreciate all of you who listen, whether you are in a state next door or a country on the other side of the world.
We hope you had a great 2017 and we wish you an even better 2018!
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
