Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of September 16, 2016. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors. As our staff post reviews of these albums, links will appear below the art work so that you can read about the release, see how we scored it, and more.
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Taking Back Sunday: Tidal Wave
Genre: Post Hardcore/Alternative // Label: Hopeless Records
Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of September 02, 2016. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors. As our staff post reviews of these albums, links will appear below the art work so that you can read about the release, see how we scored it, and more.
Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of August 19, 2016. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors. As our staff post reviews of these albums, links will appear below the art work so that you can read about the release, see how we scored it, and more.
Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of August 05, 2016. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors. As our staff post reviews of these albums, links will appear below the art work so that you can read about the release, see how we scored it, and more.
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Russian Circles: Guidance
Genre: Post Rock // Label: Sargent House
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– New Releases: August 05, 2016 –
Acolyte: Shades of Black
Genre: Progressive Rock // Label: Independent
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Avant Garde: Fire Walk With Me
Genre: Emo/Post Hardcore // Label: Tragic Hero Records
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Blackfoot: Southern Native
Genre: Rock // Label: Loud & Proud Records
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Bloody Hammers: Lovely Sort of Death
Genre: Psychedelic/Goth/Metal // Label: Napalm Records
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Blue Pills: Lady in Gold
Genre: 70s Rock // Label: Nuclear Blast Records
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The Brevet: Embers: Ch.2
Genre: Rock/Indie // Label: Independent
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Carnifex: Slow Death
Genre: Death Metal // Label: Nuclear Blast Records
Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of July 29, 2016. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors. As our staff post reviews of these albums, links will appear below the art work so that you can read about the release, see how we scored it, and more.
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Panopticon: Revisions of the Past
Genre: Black Metal/Folk // Label: Nordvis
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Amy Kress: Fly
Genre: Electronic/Pop // Label: Secret Music
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Beansidhe: Mont
Genre: Melodic Death Metal // Label: Via Nocturna
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Billy Talent: Afraid of Heights
Genre: Pop Punk/Alt. Rock // Label: The End Records
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The Bouncing Souls: Simplicity
Genre: Punk/Hardcore // Label: Rise Records
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The Chris Robinson Brotherhood: Anyway You Love, We Know How You Feel
Genre: Psychedelic/Blues // Label: Silver Arrow Records
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Death Spells: Nothing Above, Nothing Below
Genre: Metalcore/Electronic // Label: Vagrant Records
Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of July 22, 2016. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors. As our staff post reviews of these albums, links will appear below the art work so that you can read about the release, see how we scored it, and more.
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Assignment: Closing the Circle
Genre: Progressive Power Metal // Label: Massacre
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The Birthday Massacre: Imagica (Reissue)
Genre: Industrial/Goth/Alt. Metal // Label: Metropolis Records
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Black Crown Initiate: Selves We Cannot Forgive
Genre: Progressive Death Metal // Label: eOne Music
Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of July 15, 2016. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors. As our staff post reviews of these albums, links will appear below the art work so that you can read about the release, see how we scored it, and more.
Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of July 8, 2016. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors. As our staff post reviews of these albums, links will appear below the art work so that you can read about the release, see how we scored it, and more.
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All Your Sisters: Uncomfortable Skin
Genre: Post Punk // Label: The Flenser
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Aphex Twin: Cheetah
Genre: Electronic // Label: Warp Records
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The Apprehended: At Arms Length
Genre: Metalcore // Label: Imminence Records
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The Avalanches: Wildflower
Genre: Electronic/Pop/Dance // Label: Astralwerks
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Badbadnotgood: IV
Genre: Jazz/Pop // Label: Innovative Leisure
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Biffy Clyro: Ellipsis
Genre: Alternative Rock // Label: Warner Bros.
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Big Business: Command Your Weather
Genre: Hard Rock // Label: Joyful Noise Recordings
Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of July 1, 2016. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors. As our staff post reviews of these albums, links will appear below the art work so that you can read about the release, see how we scored it, and more.
C.B. Murdoc: Nonplus Ultrataken fromHere Be Dragons. Released 24 June, 2016.
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I’m not the biggest fan of technical death metal. To me, a large majority of it is style-over-substance; a flurry of notes and chaos with nothing that sticks. C.B. Murdoc is different. Although they could easily be placed into the technical death metal genre, each song has a multitude of riffs and melodies that will stick in your head and make you want to come back. This is particularly amazing because the band definitely engage in a large amount of chaos played at breakneck speeds. In a nutshell, C.B. Murdoc’s sound could be described as a cross between At the Gates, Atheist, and Meshuggah. Their foundation is definitely based on the same high-intensity, raw melodic death metal sound that made Slaughter of the Soul such an instant classic; including the throat-shredding vocal style. This foundation is combined with the technical chaos of Atheist’s Unquestionable Presence, and the quirky rhythmic experimentation and balls-crushing heaviness of Meshuggah’s best material.
This particular track, ‘Nonplus Ultra’, is probably one of my favorites on the album if only because it is one of the more instant songs. It features multiple tempo changes, crushing riffs, atonal dissonance, quirky rhythms, but also just the slightest hint of melody. At the current moment, Here Be Dragons is probably my number 2 album of the year. It is that good. Be sure…
Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of June 24, 2016. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors. As our staff post reviews of these albums, links will appear below the art work so that you can read about the release, see how we scored it, and more.
Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of June 17, 2016. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors. As our staff post reviews of these albums, links will appear below the art work so that you can read about the release, see how we scored it, and more.
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A Devil’s Din: Skylight
Genre: Psychedelic Stoner Rock // Label: Self-Released
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Avion Roe: In Separation
Genre: Alternative/Emo // Label: Epitaph Records
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Ayreon: The Theater Equation
Genre: Symphonic Progressive Metal // Label: Inside Out Music
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Beldam: Still the Wretched Linger
Genre: Doom/Sludge // Label: Horror Pain Gore Death Productions
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Big Deal: Say Yes
Genre: Psychedelic Indie Pop // Label: Fat Cat Records
Flotsam and Jetsam have faster more epic albums (Doomsday for the Deceiver), thrashier albums (No Place For Disgrace), more adventurous albums (The Cold), and even more commercial albums (Drift). None of them hold a candle to Cuatro. When Cuatro was released in 1992, it seemed like Flotsam and Jetsam were finally going to hit the big leagues. Cuatro featured the band’s best sound, best songwriting and was (and still is) their most consistent release. It was also the album that finally attracted Mtv and radio attention. That attention started on the radio with the song ‘Never to Reveal’. ‘Never to Reveal’ was an excellent blend of the band’s new streamlined sound combined with a bit of the energy and heaviness of their past, and it received frequent plays on metal radio. A subsequent video for ‘Wading Through the Darkness’ put the band front-and-center on Mtv, and things seemed to finally be going well for the band.
Things have never really gone well for Flotsam and Jetsam, though. For every step forward, there’s at least the same amount of steps back (if not more). Everyone knows what happened in the early nineties, and Flotsam’s attempt to capitalize on their newfound attention with Drift ended with them splitting from their label and landing back at Metal Blade where they made a series of decent albums before finally releasing The Cold — which stands as one of their best releases. Which led…
RIYL: Bat For Lashes, Marissa Nadler and Alexa Borden.
Let’s get this out of the way first: AURORA’s music comes with a glowing endorsement from Katy Perry, but don’t let that stop you from checking this out. There’s something strange about a lot of the music that comes from Norway. No matter the style, the artists just seem to have their own strange approach; Aurora Aksnes is no different. At nineteen years old she is well on her way towards creating her own unique style. This style is a mixture of electronic elements and indie pop that often has a very dark undercurrent. There are upbeat pop tracks such as ‘Conqueror‘ as well as darker tracks such as ‘Murder (5,4,3,2,1)‘ which is about assisted suicide — and is a video that is well worth watching. The song posted here is called ‘Running with the Wolves‘ and is probably more representative of the album’s sound overall. It has a slight indie pop sound, electronic elements, and it is as quirky as it is catchy. The song is taken from the album All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend and was released on March 11 through Glassnote.
Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of January 29, 2016. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors.
Aubrie Sellers – New City Blues (Aubrie Sellers Music)
Avantasia – Ghostlights (Nuclear Blast) Basement – Promise Everything (Run For Cover Records) — Dan H. Black Tusk – Pillars Of Ash (Relapse Records) Bloc Party – Hymns (Vagrant) Brothers In Law – Raise (WWNBB Collective) Bury Tomorrow – Earthbound (Nuclear Blast) Chthe’ilist – Le Dernier Crépuscule (Profound Lore) — Elijah K. Clan Nugent – Night Fiction (Woodsist Records) Conan – Revengeance (Napalm Records) — Raul Stanciu Dream Theater – The Astonishing (Roadrunner Records) Emily Wells – Promise (Lefse Records) Exumer – The Raging Tides (Metal Blade Records) Fall – The Insatiable Weakness (Self-Released) The Gathering – TG25: Live At Doornroosje (Napalm Records) Hexvessel – When We Are Death (Century Media Records) Kevin Gates – Islah (Bread Winners Association/Atlantic) Lionheart – Love Don’t Live Here (LHHC Records) Master – An Epiphany Of Hate (FDA Rekotz) Miranda Lee Richards – Echoes of the Dreamtime (Invisible Hands Records) Money – Suicide Songs (Bella Union) Nevermen – Nevermen (Ipecac Recordings) Nordic Union – Nordic Union (Frontiers Records) Pil & Bue – Forget The Past, Let’s Worry About the future (Name Music/Indie Recordings) Rihanna – Anti (Westbury Road Entertainment) Serenity – Codex…
