Our 20 Favorite Albums of One of Our Least Favorite Years
This is it! It is finally the end of 2020, and at the 11th hour, we are sharing our Top 20 albums fo the year. Why did we wait so long? Mostly because Brian forgot to post it days ago. But also because we wanted to go out with a bang? Sure…let’s go with that….
Happy New Year everybody! Here’s to a better year in 2021!
And remember – Be responsible. Stay healthy. Stay Metal.
Nick Doesn’t Care
The title sums up one host’s feelings for 3/4 of these albums. Can you guess which is the one he really likes? Well, you don’t have to guess…just listen.
And remember – Stay inside. Stay healthy. Stay Metal.
Reviews:
The Black Dahlia Murder – Verminous (Metal Blade)
Benighted – Obscene Repressed (Season of Mist)
WVRM – Colony Collapse (Prosthetic)
Abysmal Dawn – Phylogenesis (Season of Mist)
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
While this week’s show is a “standard” episode, it was probably more challenging for us than last week’s show. If you are asking yourself “Why?” now, then you should know the answer is “listen and find out.” And, as always, feel free to agree or disagree with our assessments in the comments or over on social media.
Reviews:
Decrepit Birth – Axis Mundi (Nuclear Blast)
Enfold Darkness – Adversary Omnipotent (Artisan Era)
Employed to Serve – Warmth of a Dying Sun (Holy Roar)
First Impression:
Wvrm – “Bag of Blades” from Can You Hear the Wind Howl? EP out late August through To Live a Lie Records
I know we haven’t gotten to 2017 releases yet, but we did do four releases this week. Why four? Because they are short so we had the time. And when I say short, I mean that all of these releases combined run only 10 minutes longer than one of our albums from last week. There’s some good stuff in here, so get listening and grind these out with us!
Reviews:
Wormrot – Voices (Earache)
Wvrm – Heartache
Wake – Sewing the Seeds of a Worthless Tomorrow
Vaulting – Vanitas
