wild throne

Episode 238: Filter, Mantar, Primitive Weapons 2016 Album Reviews + Royal Thunder, The Sword, Wild Throne, Torche, Kvelertak Live Reviews

Out of Shape Shirtless Guppy

We are now back to our regularly scheduled programming.  So, that means you stuck with just Nick and Brian, but you get three new album reviews and a whole slew of live reviews since Nick was busy this last week.

Sideshow.238

Reviews:
Filter – Crazy Eyes (Wind Up)
Mantar – Ode to the Flame (Nuclear Blast)
Primitive Weapons – The Future of Death (Party Smasher Inc.)

Live Reviews:
The Sword, Royal Thunder at Pearl Street Night Club in Northampton, MA on April 15, 2016
Kvelertak, Torche, Wild Throne at Middle East (downstairs in Cambridge, MA on April 17, 2016

Read Full Article

Episode 229: Obscura, Textures, Black Tusk 2016 Album Reviews + Metal Tours Rundown

Hit the Road, Jack

Hey, we have three brand new albums again!  Imagine that…  Also, as promised last week, we have a rundown of all the tours in progress or coming around soon.  Well, not all of them.  I realized we missed at least two (and apparently got a few other pieces of information wrong…but that is the Internet’s fault), but that has all been fixed in the list below, so that counts for something.  Right? RIGHT?  That’s what I thought.

SideShow.229

Reviews:
Obscura – Akróasis (Relapse)
Textures – Phenotype (Nuclear Blast)
Black Tusk – Pillars of Ash (Relapse)

Tours:
w/start dates

  • Cradle of Filth, Ne Obliviscaris, Butcher Babies
  • Nightwish, Sonata Arctica, Delain
  • Cannibal Corpse & Obituary w/ Cryptopsy, Abysmal Dawn  started 2/12
  • The Sword w/ Royal Thunder (3/20-4/16), Purson (5/7-28) 3/20
  • Intronaut, Scale the Summit, North 3/15
  • Unearth w/ Ringworm, Fit for an Autopsy (3/18-4/1), Reflections, Culture Killer (4/2-15) Great American Ghost (3/18-4/1), Hollow Earth (4/2-15)
  • Norma Jean w/ He is Legend, Forevermore, Rival Choir 3/25
  • Amon Amarth w/ Entombed A.D., Exmortus 4/7
  • The Black Dahlia Murder (playing Unhallowed in its entirety) w/ Fallujah, Disentomb 4/8
  • Kvelertak w/ Torche, Wild Throne 4/12
  • Lamb of God w/ Clutch, Corrosion of Conformity 4/30
  • Hatebreed w/ Devildriver, Devil You Know (5/13-6/4), Act of Defiance (6/5-11) 5/13
  • Fear Factory (playing Remanufacture in its entirety) w/ Soilwork

Read Full Article

Episode 222: Top 20 Albums of 2015

The 2015 Finale!

It’s here!  It’s finally here!   Our top albums of the year list for you to argue over!  I know you guys have been dying to get to this episode, so I’ll refrain form further exclamations and let you get into it!  (Also, I hope you just read all that with the intended sarcasm.)

SideShow.222

Read Full Article

Episode 221: 2015 Auxiliary Lists

It’s That Time Again

It’s less than two weeks until the end of the year, so that means it is time to start telling you our favorite (and least favorite) things from this year.  As in past years, before we get our top albums, we have some other short lists to share, such as Best EP, Most Improved, Worst Albums, and more!  Included in the “more” section is out Best Artwork featuring guest input form Mike Clancey, and this year, we actually are including the art for you to see! Imagine that…

SideShow.221

Read Full Article

Episode 211: Trivium, Wild Throne, Black Breath, The Arcane Order 2015 Album Reviews

The Coyote Caught Up

Based on our own assumptions that have just about no basis whatsoever, it appears that when a bigger label signs a small, up-and-coming act, another existing act has to sellout so they can make that money back for the smaller band.  Yeah, I know that is (probably) complete BS, but it is one way to justify our lead review this week.  But stick around for the other reviews (and music) because it definitely gets better from there.

SideShow.211

Reviews:
Trivium – Silence in the Snow (Roadrunner)
Wild Throne – Harvest of Darkness (Roadrunner)
Black Breath – Slaves Beyond Death (Southern Lord)
The Arcane Order – Cult of None (Massacre)

Read Full Article