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A Leftover - Vomiturition(1995)

on Tue, 07/10/2012 - 14:09

A Leftover - Vomiturition(1995)

Invasion Records

Death Metal

I came across this record a few months ago while going on an old-school death metal binge. I was drawn to the record because it was apparently a gem, and had the same drummer from Swallow the Sun and Wintersun, so I figured it must have some good rep. And it certainly, certainly does. It’s chock full of riffs akin to what the Swede death scene was coming out with, as opposed to what you’d hear from their home country of Finland at the time. The record definetly holds a very modest torch towards bands like Dismember, Necrophobic

Regeneration - TIMELORD (2007)

on Tue, 07/03/2012 - 13:22

Regeneration - Timelord

Shrapnel Records

Power Metal / Speed Metal / Thrash Metal

Power metal is generally a genre that is somewhat misunderstood, just like the extreme variations of metal. Sure, some of it is quite flowery and—to put it lightly—cheesy, and with this idea in mind plenty of people blow off power metal as a genre for nerds, devoid of emotion or passion. This is wrong.

Matador - Zoroaster (2010)

on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 18:21

Matador - Zoroaster(2010)

E1 Entertainment

Sludge Metal / Doom Metal / Psychedlia

I don’t know what they’ve got in the water there in Georgia, but it seems like the state is quickly becoming to sludge metal what California was to thrash metal in the ’80s. It started with Mastodon, then Baroness, and now with Kylesa charging in, leading the horde, and usually with this band, Zoroaster by their side. It's nice to see at this day and age, where the internet has lead to us being more connected then ever, that regional scenes still exist.

Dark Adrenaline - Lacuna Coil

on Tue, 06/12/2012 - 20:26

Dark Adrenaline - Lacuna Coil (2012)

Century Media

Alternative Rock / Nu-Metal / Industrial Rock

There comes a certain time when a band in decline enters a creative dead end that they can never leave. I mean, most bands will release a few terrible efforts before picking up their socks and either outdoing themselves or managing to create music that isn’t terrible; others will continue on, destroying their legacy and becoming a mockery of themselves and their music.

Speed (EP) - The Rough Boys

on Tue, 06/05/2012 - 15:13
Speed - The Rough Boys (2012)
N/A
Hard Rock / Speed Metal / Punk Rock

Hide your daughters, hide your wives, The Rough Boys are coming to town and they aren’t discreet! Showcasing the art of Motorhead-styled rock (a musical grey area between hard rock, heavy metal and punk rock) their EPSpeed is twenty minutes of loud, balls-to-the-wall rock ’n’ roll that leaves you feeling like you were just tied to the back of a motorcycle and dragged through a whole motocross circuit. But although the Motorhead influence is strong, The Rough Boys still manage to add their own twist on the style.

Speed

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Relapse - Ministry

on Tue, 05/29/2012 - 14:54
Relapse - Ministry (2012)
13th Planet Records
Industrial Metal

There are some bands which are famous for refusing to die, calling out that their current tour will be their last and then it’s the curtain call, only to do a farewell tour and never retire at all. We’ve heard it from KISS, The Rolling Stones, and Aerosmith, so it’s a pretty common gimmick. But what about bands who fully call it quits, cease touring, etc., yet reform four years later and release a disc of new material?

Agape-Lantlos

on Tue, 05/22/2012 - 13:04

Agape-Lantlôs(2011)

Lupus Lounge

Post-Rock/Post-Metal/Post-Black Metal

When Lantlôs released .neon last year I will not deny that it absolutely blew me away. It managed to be an obvious post-rock-influenced record but it still adhered to so many black metal conventions that it contained absolutely everything I look for in both genres, compressed into one just absolutely chaotic yet stunningly beautiful record. What started off as a project by the bands spearhead, Herbst, became something much more when Neige(of Alcest fame) was added on vocals.

Lay Down thy Burdens - Battlesoul (2010)

on Tue, 05/08/2012 - 13:34

Lay Down thy Burdens - Battlesoul (2010)

CDN Records

Folk Metal/ Power Metal/ Melodic Death metal

For the most part in heavy metal (and music in general), every country has a genre that seems to be more prevalent than others. As such, in Canada we seem to have a knack for death metal (Cryptopsy, Gorguts, Kataklysm) and thrash (Voivod, Annihilator, Slaughter), as we have a large population and a decent number of successful acts in those styles.

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The Great Sabatini - Matterhorn

on Tue, 05/01/2012 - 12:28
The Great Sabatini - Matterhorn (2012)
N/A
Sludge Metal, Sludge/Doom Metal, Progressive Sludge

If there is ever a time for sludge to find itself in the spotlight, it’s now. With the success of acts such as Mastodon, Baroness, and High on Fire, it’s clear that the general metal populace is now aware of the genre that bands such as The Melvins, Crowbar,and Neurosis pioneered in the early ’90s.

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Hideous Appetites - Adrenechrome (2012)

on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 15:34

Hideous Appetites - Adrenechrome (2012)
N/A
Thrash Metal/Sludge Metal/Stoner Metal

Thrash metal is a massively influential genre that, some will argue, evolved way too fast. It managed to quickly push all extremities to the maximum in as little as two years, spawning death metal in 1985, only two years after Metallica’s debut. And with that, a lot of bands didn’t really have the space to perfectly evolve the genre on their own, and some say that may be half to blame for thrash’s decline.

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