Five Horse Johnson – Jake Leg Boogie
This album carries a kind of blues swagger that is just gritty and makes you want more.
Kayak – Seventeen
Ultimately, what could have been a dizzying set of technical exercises actually breathes with life and vigor as a result of the melodic lines that make the whole affair quite entertaining and well worth a listen.
Corpsia – Genocides In the Name of God
It’s always good to hear a fresh take on some old thrash with modern twists.
The Body and Full of Hell – One Day You Will Ache Like I Ache
I’m not sure that I can even say that I like the album. What I can say with certainty is that it is one of the most compelling listens I’ve heard all year.
Scorched – Echoes of Dismemberment
The opening riffs…seem to take their time clomping up the stairs with the realization that killing you may be more of a challenge than they thought.
Void Omnia – Dying Light
Dying Light is a rich, layered album full of black metal darkness.
Vrtra – My Bones Hold A Stillness
The rather vivid imagery in my head every time I listen to these roughly 30 minutes over three tracks is of being lost in sea. At night. In the eye of a brewing storm.
Morbo/Bunker 66 – Into the Morbid Bunker Split 7″
Sometimes 12 minutes of savagery is all you need.
15 Words About: Dirt Chili – Album Shot & a Smoke
Local Michigan metal to party with, loudly. Bartenders, beasts, warmongers working men and warriors included.
Sumerlands – Sumerlands
They remind me of the better bands of that generation before it went full hair metal, with even a touch of NWOBHM in the mix. Instead, they are really the new wave of American heavy metal.