Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of October 21, 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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-Featured Release: Korn: “The Serenity of Suffering”-
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Korn: The Serenity of Suffering
Genre: Nu Metal // Label: Roadrunner Records
Check out the Staff Review for The Serenity of Suffering.
Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of October 07, 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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—Featured Release—
Meshuggah: The Violent Sleep of Reason
Genre: Progressive/Extreme Metal // Label: Nuclear Blast Records
Check out the Staff Review for The Violent Sleep of Reason.
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– New Releases: October 07, 2016 –
Aghast!: Something Else; Something Rotten
Genre: Death/Thrash // Label: Abducted Records
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Alter Bridge: The Last Hero
Genre: Rock // Label: Alter Bridge
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Candiria: While They Were Sleeping
Genre: Hardcore/Progressive // Label: Metal Blade Records
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Chain Wallet: Chain Wallet
Genre: Indie Pop/Dream Pop // Label: Jansen Plateproduksjon
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Colbie Caillat: The Malibu Sessions
Genre: Pop // Label: PlummyLou Records
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Dance Gavin Dance: Mothership
Genre: Alternative/Post Hardcore // Label: Rise Records
Check out the Contributor Reviews [1] [2] for Mothership
Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of September 30, 2016. Culottes Calvin Klein Baratos Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors.
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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—Featured Release—
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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—Featured Release—
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
Aeternitas: House of Usher
Amaranthe: Maximalism
American Football: American Football
Catch Prichard: Eskota
Church Tongue: Heart Failure
Crocodiles: Dreamless
