City of Industry – Conspire Conspire Conspire
“John Suede is wrong. He’s also the weakest link in his own band.”
Chelsea Wolfe – Birth of Violence
the grooves are as sweet as the grasses sticky with dew and as beautifully structured as the trees anticipating the toss of their crisping leaves.
Tool – Fear Inoculum
Rating – 12/5. Rating – 3/5 How can there be two ratings? Read and find out.
Cable – Take the Stairs to Hell
congruent with the classic era of northeast noisecore
Mizmor – Cairn
an album to get lost in with its echoing soundscapes laden with flaring visions of traipsing through ochre-hued wastelands.
LORD – Fallen Idols
aggressive and high-precision aspects of extreme metal with infectious and anthemic choruses that border on AOR levels of sweet melodicism
Bodies on Everest/Lump Hammer – Whelmed Split Full Album Stream
Jump right in to the bizarre devastation that is Whelmed, then read on below the link to see how my views compare to yours.
Haunt – If Icarus Could Fly/Mosaic Eyes EP
speedy, melodic, aggressive, and concise tunes that are catchy as all-get-out.
Diamond Head – The Coffin Train
an inspired, if somewhat uneven, album that more than holds its own against today’s hordes of old-school copycats.
Sacred Reich – Awakening
straight-forward, groove-based thrash with occasional bursts of pummeling speed